Song for the Whales

Old and New Dreams · 1979 · Composition de Charlie Haden, ballade finale

Context

Composition by Charlie Haden that closes the album at nearly eight minutes. The title foreshadows the bassist's environmental commitment.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Free jazz, ECM and European jazz. Among the origins and influences of Free jazz: Tristano School, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Modal.

By the same artist

• Lonely Woman (Old and New Dreams) (1979)
• Guinea (1979)
• Orbit of La-Ba (1979)
• Open or Close (1979)

Sources

• EN: Old and New Dreams (1979 album)

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