Charlie Haden - Definition and Overview

Charles Edward Haden (born August 6, 1937) is a jazz bassist who first made his name playing with Ornette Coleman in the early late 1950s and 1960s.

He went on to lead the Liberation Music Orchestra in the 1970s.

Quartet West, started in 1987, consisted of Ernie Watts on sax, Allan Broadbent on piano and Larance Marable on drums. This group featured lush, romantic arrangements by Broadbent, often with strings, and was the recipient of many awards.

His daughters, Petra and Rachel Haden, are both musicians, formerly of That Dog.