Charlie Haden – The Golden Number LP (Verve By Request)

Charlie Haden – The Golden Number

In this collection of bass-led duets, Charlie Haden enlists Don Cherry (trumpet/flute), Archie Shepp (tenor), Hampton Hawes (piano) and a trumpet playing Ornette Coleman on the four tracks. Hawes’ playing on the Ornette-penned “Turnaround” is the clear straight-ahead highlight of this generally exploratory album.

This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.

Tracklist:
Side A
1.   Out of Focus (feat. Don Cherry)
2.   Shepp’s Way (feat. Archie Shepp)

Side B
1.   Turnaround (feat. Hampton Hawes)
2.   The Golden Number (feat. Ornette Coleman)

Label: Verve
Released: 2024