Charlie Haden’s American Jazz Quartet/Germany 1986

Charlie Haden led the band with allies Paul Motian, Dewey Redman, and the legendary trumpeter Baykida Carroll, and they performed under the name of the American Quartet.This was a rare live performance at a jazz festival in Germany. Recorded on a high quality sound board, first appearance! ! For Quartet West, formed in 1987, which became Hayden’s signature project with the Liberation Music Orchestra, he performed as a classical quartet with Ornette Coleman, a trio with Pat Metheny, and with Keith Jarrett. In 1986, he was involved in various activities including playing guitar with Paul Motian and Dewey Redman, who were with him in the American Quartet, and a trumpet player from Missouri, who was from the same hometown as Motian and Redman. A very rare live performance at the Deutsch’s Jazz Festival held in Frankfurt, Germany in 1986, performed under the name of American Quartet, with the addition of Baikida Carol, known for Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition etc. A must-listen version is now available, completely recorded on the highest quality sound board that has been carefully mastered by the label! ! At the peak of his creativity in the 1970s, Keith Jarrett played solo piano and was active in two different quartets. The “American Quartet” was active in the United States mainly on the Impulse label, and the “European Quartet” was active in Europe on the ECM label. In contrast to the transparent and lyrical “European Quartet”, the “American Quartet” often performed with intense and high tension, like flames. This is a natural result due to the differences between the co-stars, but if you listen closely to both quartets, it is obvious that Keith is Keith, and the difference is largely due to the other members. “American Quartet” has a high element of free improvisation, and the reliable performance that follows the classic road of jazz is truly wonderful. It also contains many spiritual elements. Dewey Redman’s spiritual blow, which is based on hard bop and has a flexible blues feel, and the bikida carol that is the heart of Hayden’s version of “American Quartet” are simply wonderful! In his review of Carroll’s 1982 masterpiece “Shadows & Reflections” in which Dave Holland and others participated, Toyo Nakamura described it as “the sound of the earth spinning”, and it is full of free-spirited play, and is another “American quartet”. ” is highly prestigious. Of course, it’s Paul Motian’s artistic drumming that sings like a melody instrument and has a vivid beginning and end, his solo singing spirit, and the leader Charlie, who plays a solid beat behind him with a strong and warm tone that could be called an acoustic bass. This is because there are two people. This is a must-have item that captures the precious live performance by a rare lineup with almost no records left in Charlie’s long career on the highest quality sound board! ! Live at 20.Deutsches Jazz Festival,Frankfurt,Germany 1986 EX – SBD 2021 Original Remaster 65 min Charlie Haden – Bass Dewey Redman – Saxophone Baikida Carroll – Trumpet Paul Motian – Drums 5 Tracks no Setlist