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1999 studio album by Charlie Haden From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Art of the Song is an album by jazz bassist Charlie Haden and his Quartet West, released in 1999. It reached number ten on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.
The Art of the Song | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | July 27, 1999 | |||
Recorded | February 19–22, 1999 | |||
Studio | Capitol Studio A (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | Jazz, Vocal jazz | |||
Length | 65:53 | |||
Label | Polygram | |||
Producer | Charlie Haden, Ruth Cameron | |||
Charlie Haden chronology | ||||
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Quartet West chronology | ||||
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Quartet West was formed in 1986. Their repertoire consisted mainly of music from the 1930s and 1940s, often music associated with films of that period.
Guest vocalists Bill Henderson and Shirley Horn each perform four songs.
The orchestral accompaniment written for Shirley Horn of Leonard Bernstein's "Lonely Town", won Alan Broadbent a Grammy Award.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
All About Jazz | (favorable) [1] |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
John Sharpe in All About Jazz wrote, "The Art Of The Song is an evocative collection of sombre ballads, immaculately performed..."[1] while Richard S. Ginell of Allmusic writes "Frankly, this sounds like the work of a weary musician."[2]
Charlie Haden Quartet West
Guest musicians
Orchestra
Production
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