The Ballad of the Fallen

The Ballad of the Fallen is a jazz album by bassist Charlie Haden, recorded in 1982 and released in 1983. The album was voted "Jazz album of the year" in Down Beat magazine's 1984 critic's poll. Haden and Bley also placed first in that 1984 poll's Acoustic Bass and Composer categories, respectively. The album is in fact the second by Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, the follow-up to their 1969 Liberation Music Orchestra. Carla Bley, Don Cherry, Michael Mantler, Paul Motian, Dewey Redman, and Haden himself reappeared in the LMO's new incarnation, together with six new members. Personnel: Carla Bley — piano, glockenspiel Don Cherry — pocket trumpet Sharon Freeman — French horn Mick Goodrick — guitar Charlie Haden — bass Jack Jeffers — tuba Michael Mantler — trumpet Paul Motian — percussion, drums Jim Pepper — flute, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone Dewey Redman — tenor saxophone Steve Slagle — clarinet, flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Gary Valente — trombone Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.