The Golden Number

by Charlie Haden

The Golden Number cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: A&M
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:54
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Featuring a series of intimate duets, 'The Golden Number' highlights bassist Charlie Haden's extraordinary improvisational empathy. Collaborating with luminaries such as Don Cherry and Ornette Coleman, Haden explores deep, lyrical avant-garde jazz structures. The album is a masterclass in musical dialogue, showcasing profound emotional resonance and technical freedom.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, experimental, saxophone, bassy, piano

Tracklist

  1. Out Of Focus (7:25)
  2. Shepp's Way (12:09)
  3. Turnaround (7:51)
  4. The Golden Number (12:28)

Credits

  • Bruce Thomas - transcription by [transcribed by]

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