Quartet West Explained

Quartet West
Type:	Album
Artist:	Charlie Haden
Cover:	Quartet West.jpg
Released:	June 1987
Recorded:	December 22 and 23, 1986
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	61:43
Label:	Verve
Producer:	Hans Wendl
Chronology:	Charlie Haden
Prev Title:	Ballad of the Fallen
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	In Angel City
Next Year:	1988

Quartet West is an album by the American jazz bassist Charlie Haden, recorded in 1986 and released on the Verve label.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Stacia Proefrock stated: "While the album may not be stretching many boundaries stylistically, this format does little to dilute Haden's impressive performances, and his love for this material is made obvious with his intricate arrangements".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Haden except as indicated

1. "Hermitage" (Pat Metheny) - 7:59
2. "Body and Soul" (Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 6:19
3. "The Good Life" (Ornette Coleman) - 4:39
4. "In the Moment" - 6:06
5. "Bay City" - 6:46
6. "My Foolish Heart" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) - 6:47
7. "Passport" (Charlie Parker) - 4:45
8. "Taney County" - 7:39
9. "The Blessing" (Coleman) - 5:50
10. "Passion Flower" (Billy Strayhorn) - 4:53

• Recorded at Producers 1 & 2 in Los Angeles, California on December 22 and 23, 1986

Personnel

• Charlie Haden – bass
• Ernie Watts - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Alan Broadbent - piano
• Billy Higgins - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Charlie-Haden-Ernie-Watts-Alan-Broadbent-Billy-Higgins-Quartet-West/release/2395416 Discogs album entry
2. Proefrock, S. AllMusic Review accessed December 1, 2011