The Ballad of the Fallen

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The Ballad of the Fallen
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Studio album by
Released1 October 1983 [1]
RecordedNovember 1982 [2]
Genre Avant-garde jazz, experimental big band
Length51:51
Label ECM 1248
Producer Manfred Eicher
Charlie Haden chronology
Time Remembers One Time Once
(1983)
The Ballad of the Fallen
(1983)
Quartet West
(1987)
Liberation Music Orchestra chronology
Liberation Music Orchestra
(1970)
The Ballad of the Fallen
(1983)
Dream Keeper
(1990)

The Ballad of the Fallen is a jazz album by bassist Charlie Haden, with arrangements by Carla Bley. It was recorded in November 1982 and released on ECM Records in October 1983.

Contents

The album is the second by Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, the follow-up to their 1969 Liberation Music Orchestra . [2] Carla Bley, Don Cherry, Michael Mantler, Paul Motian, Dewey Redman, and Haden appeared in the LMO's new incarnation with six new members.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [3]
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The album was voted jazz album of the year in DownBeat 's 1984 critic's poll. Haden and Carla Bley placed first in that 1984 poll's “Acoustic Bass” and “Composer” categories, respectively.

Track listing

1. "Els Segadors" ("The Reapers") (Catalan traditional) – 4:14
2. "The Ballad of the Fallen" (folk song from El Salvador) – 4:19
3. - "If You Want to Write Me" ("Si Me Quieres Escribir") (traditional) – 3:55
4. - "Grandola Vila Morena" (José Afonso) – 2:11
5. - "Introduction to People" (Carla Bley) – 3:55
6. - "The People United Will Never Be Defeated" ("El Pueblo Unido Jamás Será Vencido!") (Sergio Ortega) – 1:40
7. "Silence" (Charlie Haden) – 5:49
1. "Too Late" (Carla Bley) – 8:24
2. "La Pasionaria" (Charlie Haden) – 10:26
3. "La Santa Espina" (Àngel Guimerà/Enric Morera) – 6:58

Personnel

Liberation Music Orchestra

References

  1. The Ballad Of The Fallen - Charlie Haden - ECM Records
  2. 1 2 3 AllMusic review
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 623. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 91. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.