Closeness (album)

Closeness
Studio album by Charlie Haden
Released	1976
Recorded	January 26 and March 18 & 21, 1976
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:08
Label	Horizon
Producer	Ed Michel
Charlie Haden chronology
As Long as There's Music (1976) Closeness (1976) The Golden Number (1977)

Closeness is an album of duets by bassist Charlie Haden recorded in 1976 and released on the Horizon label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Recommended, particularly due to the Ornette and Jarrett collaborations".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Haden

1. "Ellen David" - 9:11
2. "O.C." - 9:31
3. "For Turiya" - 12:26
4. "For a Free Portugal" - 7:55

• Recorded at Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California on January 26, 1976 (track 3) and at Generation Sound in New York City on March 18 (track 1) and March 21 (tracks 2 & 3), 1976

Personnel

• Charlie Haden — bass
• Ornette Coleman — alto saxophone (track 2)
• Keith Jarrett — piano (track 1)
• Alice Coltrane — harp (track 3)
• Paul Motian — percussion (track 4)

References

1. Discogs album entry accessed November 30, 2011
2. Yanow, S.Allmusic Review accessed November 30, 2011
3. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 91. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.