Night and the City (album)

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Night and the City
Live album by Charlie Haden

Publication
(s)

1998

Label (s) Verve Records

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

jazz

Title (number)

7th

running time

70:47

occupation

production

Charlie Haden , Ruth Cameron

Studio (s)

Live at the Iridium, New York City

Night and the City is a duo album recorded in 1996 by American jazz bassist Charlie Haden and pianist Kenny Barron .

The album

The album was recorded live in the small New York club The Iridium . Except for the occasional clatter of cutlery and the applause of the guests, the live character of the album is largely unnoticeable. Haden and Barron mostly play ballads. Waltz for Ruth is a composition by Charlie Haden for his wife, Ruth Cameron.

The album is a continuation of the collaboration between Barron and Haden, which had already started successfully with Roy Haynes on the Grammy nominated album Wanton Spirit the year before.

reception

Charlie Haden, 2007
Kenny Barron in Munich (2001)

Night and the City was nominated in 1999 for a Grammy in the category “Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Individual Or Group”.

The Los Angeles Times wrote: Haden supported Barron with his well-known, down-to-earth sound by listening intensely to the piano lines and responding to every sudden shift in musical direction with his own counterweight development ... The crowd in the packed jazz club savored every moment , listened attentively and responded enthusiastically to every particularly tempting musical moment.

Down Beat (5/98), p. 62, gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and wrote: … the well-chosen songs suggest a romantic, evening setting, enhanced by the friendly clink of glasses and cutlery. Barron and Haden communicate consistently as equal partners ...

Track list

  • Twilight Song - 12:47
  • For Heaven's Sake - 10:45 am
  • Spring Is Here - 10:21
  • Body and Soul - 10:24
  • You Don't Know What Love Is - 7:01 am
  • Waltz for Ruth - 8:21
  • The Very Thought of You - 11:02

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  1. ^ Review in the Los Angeles Times
  2. ↑ Engl. Original: Haden supported Barron with his familiar big, bottomy sound, listening intently to the piano lines, responding to sudden shifts of musical direction with his own counterbalancing movements ... The full-house audience in the Jazz Club savored every moment , listening intently, responding enthusiastically to each especially enticing musical moment.
  3. ↑ English original: “… the well-chosen tunes suggest a romanticized, after-hours setting, enhanced by the gentle clatter of glasses and plates. Barron and Haden interact as equal partners throughout… ”

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