The Ballad of the Fallen

by Charlie Haden & the Liberation Music Orchestra, Charlie Haden, Carla Bley

Overview

The second recording by Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra utilizes a few alumni (the bassist/leader, trumpeters Don Cherry and Mike Mantler, tenor saxophonist Dewey Redman, drummer Paul Motian and pianist Carla Bley), along with other musicians who rose to prominence since the 1969 debut album (Jim Pepper and Steve Slagle on reeds, trombonist Gary Valante, guitarist Mick Goodrick, Sharon Freeman on French horn, and Jack Jeffers on tuba). As with the first set, the music mixes together some melodic but avant-garde explorations with revolutionary themes including songs from the Spanish Civil War, El Salvador, Portugal and Chile. "Too Late," a duet by Bley and Haden, serves as a change of pace. The music is quite credible and emotional, and has dated well. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	04/11/2000
Label:	Ecm / Universal Classics & Jazz
UPC:	0042281154621
Rank:	96696

Tracks

1. Els Segadors (The Reapers)
2. The Ballad of the Fallen
3. If You Want to Write Me (Si Me Quieres Escribir)
4. Grandola Vila Morena
5. Introduction to People
6. The People United Will Never Be Defeated (El Pueble Unido Jam¿¿s Ser¿¿ ...)
7. Silence
8. Too Late
9. La Pasionaria
10. La Santa Espina

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Charlie Haden & the Liberation Music Orchestra   Primary Artist
Charlie Haden   Primary Artist,Contrabass,Bass
Steve Slagle   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Sax (Soprano),Sax (Alto),Clarinet,Flute
Carla Bley   Primary Artist,Piano,Glockenspiel,Guest Artist
Dewey Redman   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Don Cherry   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Trumpet,Trumpet (Pocket)
Michael Mantler   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Trumpet
Sharon Freeman   Primary Artist,French Horn
Mick Goodrick   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Guitar
Jim Pepper   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Flute,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Jack Jeffers   Primary Artist,Tuba
Gary Valente   Primary Artist,Trombone
Paul Motian   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Percussion,Drums

Technical Credits

Manfred Eicher   Producer
Carla Bley   Arranger,Composer,Performer
Jorge Alfonso   Composer
Martin Wieland   Engineer
Jose Afonso   Composer
Charlie Haden   Liner Notes,Performer,Composer,Arranger
Traditional   Composer
Jose Alfonso Santon   Composer
Sergio Ortega   Composer
Roberto Masotti   Photography
Sergio "El Checo" Ortega   Composer
Barbara Wojirsch   Design
Eduardo Carrasco   Composer