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Best of Quartet West

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You know how some albums give you just what you wanted to hear just when you wanted to hear it? I've been a fan of Charlie Haden's work with Ornette Coleman and the Liberation Music Orchestra for years, not to mention his lovely "Steal Away" cd. But I hadn't really checked out his Quartet West, probably because most of the reviews I'd read concentrated on the 40's/50's nostalgia qualities. Well, there certainly is that--and it's a kind of music that's much more to my taste than it used to be--but really this is just a lovely jazz album, with sophisticated and engaging tunes, expressive and inventive solo work,a traditional approach that still acknowledges what jazz has come to sound like. Yes, this is a good cd to have on when you pick up a Raymond Chandler novel and pour a glass of scotch, but just listen to it.... Just what I wanted to hear.

s o u n d s a w e s o m e , c h a r l i e !

A good example of what this great group could produce. But, why do band leaders have to sing? A real downer of an ending for a good album.

LOVE THE MUSIC OF THE QUARTET AND A LOT OF THE GOOD SONGS ARE HERE.CHECK THIS OUT IF YOU CAN FEEL THE WEST THING.