Haunted Heart (Charlie Haden album) explained

Haunted Heart is an album by the American jazz bassist Charlie Haden's Quartet West recorded in 1991 and released on the Verve label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "Quartet West has emerged as a premier small combo, and Haden nicely paid tribute to the past without being held hostage to it".^[2]

Track listing

1. Introduction (Max Steiner / Adolph Deutsch) - 0:37
2. "Hello My Lovely" (Haden) - 6:47
3. "Haunted Heart" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 9:12
4. "Dance of the Infidels" (Bud Powell) - 3:50
5. "The Long Goodbye" (Alan Broadbent) - 6:30
6. "Moonlight Serenade" (Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish) - 9:08
7. "Lennie's Pennies" (Lennie Tristano) - 5:15
8. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) - 4:18
9. "Lady in the Lake" (Broadbent) - 6:09
10. "Segment" (Charlie Parker) - 5:32
11. "The Bad and the Beautiful" (David Raksin) - 5:32
12. "Deep Song" (Douglass Cross, George Cory) - 6:05

Personnel

• Charlie Haden – bass
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone
• Alan Broadbent – piano
• Larance Marable – drums
• Jo Stafford – voice (track 3)
• Jeri Southern – voice (track 8)
• Billie Holiday – voice (track 12)

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Charlie-Haden-Quartet-West-Haunted-Heart/release/844421 Discogs album entry
2. Wynn, R. Allmusic Review accessed December 5, 2011