The Ballad of the Fallen is a jazz album by bassist Charlie Haden, with arrangements by Carla Bley, recorded in November 1982 and released on ECM October the following year.
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| Released | 1 October 1983[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 1982[2] | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde jazz, experimental big band | |||
| Length | 51:51 | |||
| Label | ECM 1248 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
The album is the second by Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, the follow-up to their 1969 Liberation Music Orchestra.[2] Carla Bley, Don Cherry, Michael Mantler, Paul Motian, Dewey Redman, and Haden himself appeared in the LMO's new incarnation with six new members.
Reception
editThe album was voted jazz album of the year in Down Beat magazine's 1984 critic's poll. Haden and Carla Bley placed first in that 1984 poll's “Acoustic Bass” and “Composer” categories, respectively.
Track listing
edit- Side A
- 1. "Els Segadors" ("The Reapers") (Catalan traditional) – 4:14
- 2. "The Ballad of the Fallen" (folk song from El Salvador) – 4:19
- 3. - "If You Want to Write Me" ("Si Me Quieres Escribir") (traditional) – 3:55
- 4. - "Grandola Vila Morena" (José Afonso) – 2:11
- 5. - "Introduction to People" (Carla Bley) – 3:55
- 6. - "The People United Will Never Be Defeated" ("El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!") (Sergio Ortega) – 1:40
- 7. "Silence" (Charlie Haden) – 5:49
- Side B
- 1. "Too Late" (Carla Bley) – 8:24
- 2. "La Pasionaria" (Charlie Haden) – 10:26
- 3. "La Santa Espina" (Àngel Guimerà/Enric Morera) – 6:58
Personnel
editLiberation Music Orchestra
edit- Charlie Haden – double bass
- Carla Bley – piano, glockenspiel, arrangements
- Dewey Redman – tenor saxophone
- Jim Pepper – flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Steve Slagle – clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Michael Mantler – trumpet
- Gary Valente – trombone
- Sharon Freeman – French horn
- Jack Jeffers – tuba
- Don Cherry – pocket trumpet
- Mick Goodrick – guitar
- Paul Motian – percussion, drums
References
edit- ^ The Ballad Of The Fallen - Charlie Haden - ECM Records
- ^ a b c AllMusic review
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 91. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 623. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
External links
edit- The Story behind the Ballad of the Fallen, by Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra at The Music Aficionado, Jan.3, 2017
- Liner notes at ECM, accessed 5/1/2018
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