The Ballad of the Fallen | ||||
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Released | 1 October 1983 [1] | |||
Recorded | November 1982 [2] | |||
Genre | Avant-garde jazz, experimental big band | |||
Length | 51:51 | |||
Label | ECM 1248 | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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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.
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.
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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.
Liberation Music Orchestra