Closeness (album)

Closeness
Studio album by
Charlie Haden
Released1976
RecordedJanuary 26 and March 18 & 21, 1976
StudioGeneration Sound Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length39:08
LabelHorizon
ProducerEd Michel
Charlie Haden chronology
Liberation Music Orchestra
(1970) 		Closeness
(1976) 		The Golden Number
(1977)

Closeness is an album of four duets by bassist Charlie Haden recorded in 1976 and released on the Horizon label.[1] Haden’s duet partners are pianist Keith Jarrett, alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman, harpist Alice Coltrane and drummer Paul Motian.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "Recommended, particularly due to the Ornette and Jarrett collaborations".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Haden
  1. "Ellen David" - 9:11
  2. "O.C." - 9:31
  3. "For Turiya" - 12:26
  4. "For a Free Portugal" - 7:55
  • Recorded at Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California on January 26, 1976 (track 3) and at Generation Sound in New York City on March 18 (track 1) and March 21 (tracks 2 & 4), 1976

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Discogs album entry accessed November 30, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S.Allmusic Review accessed November 30, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 91. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 565.



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