American Dreams (Charlie Haden album)
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| Released | September 2002 | |||
| Recorded | May 14–17, 2002 | |||
| Studio | Signet Soundelux in Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Charlie Haden and Ruth Cameron | |||
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American Dreams is an album by bassist Charlie Haden with saxophonist Michael Brecker recorded in 2002 and released on the Verve label.[1]
Reception
[edit]The AllMusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 2½ stars, stating, "This overly long quartet-plus-strings session is Charlie Haden's paean to an ideal America, made during a time that was ripe for such reflections. The band, with Haden on bass, Michael Brecker on tenor, Brad Mehldau on piano, and Brian Blade on drums, is unassailably strong."[2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
Track listing
[edit]- All compositions by Charlie Haden except as indicated
- "American Dreams" - 4:52
- "Travels" (Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny) - 6:46
- "No Lonely Nights" (Keith Jarrett) - 5:18
- "It Might Be You" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin) - 4:55
- "Prism" (Jarrett) - 5:21
- "America the Beautiful" (Katharine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward) - 5:23
- "Nightfall" - 5:07
- "Ron's Place" (Brad Mehldau) - 7:30
- "Bittersweet" (Don Sebesky) - 6:46
- "Young and Foolish" (Albert Hague, Arnold B. Horwitt) - 5:38
- "Bird Food" (Ornette Coleman) - 7:31
- "Sotto Voce" (Vince Mendoza) - 5:12
- "Love Like Ours" (Bergman, Bergman Grusin) - 4:25
- Recorded at Signet Soundelux in Los Angeles, California on May 14–17, 2002
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
- Charlie Haden – bass
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone
- Brad Mehldau – piano
- Brian Blade – drums
- Unidentified String Orchestra
- Alan Broadbent – arranger, conductor (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, & 10)
- Vince Mendoza – arranger, conductor (tracks 2 & 12)
- Jeremy Lubbock – arranger, conductor (tracks 4, 7 & 13)
Production
- Charlie Haden – producer
- Ruth Cameron – producer
- Jay Newland – engineer (recording, mixing)
- Tom Hardisty – assistant engineer (recording, mixing)
- CB Graphic – design (cover)
- Claude Emile Furones – photography (cover)
- Jim McHugh – photography (session)
References
[edit]- ^ Discogs album entry accessed December 7, 2011
- ^ a b Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed December 7, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 625. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
