Charlie Haden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charlie Haden

American bassist

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1937

Place of Birth: Shenandoah, Iowa, United States

Date of Death: 11-Jul-2014

Profession: composer, conductor, bassist, musician, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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About Charlie Haden

  • Charles Edward Haden (August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014) was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than fifty years.
  • In the late 1950s, Haden was an original member of the ground-breaking Ornette Coleman Quartet. Haden revolutionized the harmonic concept of bass playing in jazz.
  • German musicologist Joachim-Ernst Berendt wrote that Haden's "ability to create serendipitous harmonies by improvising melodic responses to Coleman's free-form solos (rather than sticking to predetermined harmonies) was both radical and mesmerizing.
  • His virtuosity lies…in an incredible ability to make the double bass 'sound out'.
  • Haden cultivated the instrument's gravity as no one else in jazz.
  • He is a master of simplicity which is one of the most difficult things to achieve." ) Haden played a vital role in this revolutionary new approach, evolving a way of playing that sometimes complemented the soloist and sometimes moved independently.
  • In this respect, as did his predecessor bassists Jimmy Blanton and Charles Mingus, Haden helped liberate the bassist from a strictly accompanying role to becoming a more direct participant in group improvisation.
  • In 1969, he formed his first band, the Liberation Music Orchestra, featuring arrangements by pianist Carla Bley.
  • In the late 1960s, he became a member of pianist Keith Jarrett's trio, quartet and quintet.
  • In the 1980s, he formed his band, Quartet West.
  • Haden also often recorded and performed in a duo setting, with musicians including guitarist Pat Metheny and pianist Hank Jones.

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