Charlie Haden loves film as much as music, combining both loves on the critically acclaimed
Haunted Heart.
Haden led his tremendous group Quartet West through 12 numbers, several, like
Cole Porter's "Every Time We Say Goodbye," and
Alan Broadbent's "Lady In The Lake,"
Arthur Schwartz and
Howard Dietz's "Haunted Heart," and even the short introduction, with film ties and/or links.
Haden transferred vocals on some numbers from
Jeri Southern,
Billie Holiday and
Jo Stafford into the mix without disrupting or disturbing the group framework. Quartet West has emerged as a premier small combo, and
Haden nicely paid tribute to the past without being held hostage to it. ~ Ron Wynn