Charlie Haden

thumb|Charlie Haden Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career began as a child with his family's singing group. Haden was involved in revolutionizing the harmonic concept of bass playing in jazz, his style sometimes complemented the soloist, and at other times moved independently, so avoiding a strictly accompanying role. In the late 1950s, he was a member of the Ornette Coleman Quartet, beginning the emergence of the free jazz movement. In 1969, he formed his first band, the Liberation Music Orchestra, featuring arrangements by jazz composer Carla Bley. In the late 1960s, he became a member of pianist Keith Jarrett's trio, quartet and quintet. In the 1980s, he formed a new group, Quartet West. Haden often recorded and performed in a duo setting, with musicians including guitarist Pat Metheny and pianists Hank Jones and Kenny Barron. Quotes about Charlie Haden An integral part of Ornette Coleman's early groups, Charlie Haden played an important role in the development of free jazz, while also being an extremely competent and intuitive player. While his playing and writing with the large ensemble Liberation Music Orchestra, as well as his output with Keith Jarrett's group is stellar, his duo recordings are great, as well, namely Beyond the Missouri Sky with guitarist Pat Metheny and Nightfall with pianist John Taylor. Jon Solomon of Westword (November 14, 2013) External links Category:Bassists Category:Jazz musicians Category:Musicians from the United States Category:Composers from the United States Category:People from Iowa Category:1937 births Category:2014 deaths