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1988 studio album by Charlie Haden

In Angel City

Studio album by Charlie Haden

Released

October 1988

Recorded

May 30–June 1, 1988

Genre

Jazz

Length

61:43

Charlie Haden chronology

Quartet West
(1987)

In Angel City
(1988)

Etudes
(1988)

Quartet West chronology

Quartet West
(1987)

In Angel City
(1988)

Haunted Heart
(1992)

In Angel City is an album by the American jazz bassist Charlie Haden's Quartet West, recorded in 1988 and released on the Verve label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "An excellent showcase for Haden in a straight-ahead setting and for Watts, whose passionate sound perfectly fits the band. Highly recommended".

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Haden except as indicated

"Sunday at the Hillcrest" – 6:21
"First Song" – 6:57
"The Red Wind" (Pat Metheny) – 4:55
"Blue in Green" (Miles Davis, Bill Evans) – 7:16
"Alpha" (Ornette Coleman) – 6:27
"Live Your Dreams" (Ernie Watts) – 6:32
"Child's Play" – 3:06
"Fortune's Fame" (Vince Mendoza) – 8:09
"Tarantella" (Alan Broadbent) – 3:15 Bonus track on CD
"Lonely Woman" (Coleman) – 13:41 Bonus track on CD

Recorded at Producers 1 & 2 in Los Angeles, California on May 30 – June 1, 1988

Personnel

Charlie Haden – bass
Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone, shaker, synthesizer
Alan Broadbent – piano
Larance Marable – drums
Alex Cline – drums, percussion (track 3)

References

^ Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed December 1, 2011
Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 566.

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Studio albums	As Long as There's Music (1978) Closeness (1976) The Golden Number (1977) Gitane (1978) Mágico (1980) Folk Songs (1981) Etudes (1988) Silence (1989) Dialogues (1990) First Song (1992) Steal Away (1995) Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) (1997) None But the Lonely Heart (1997) Nocturne (2001) American Dreams (2002) Nightfall (2004) Land of the Sun (2004) Heartplay (2006) Come Sunday (2012)
Live albums	Time Remembers One Time Once (1981) The Montreal Tapes: with Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell (1994) The Montreal Tapes: with Paul Bley and Paul Motian (1994) Night and the City (1996) The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra (1997) The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (1997) The Montreal Tapes: with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Paul Motian (1997) In Montreal (2001) The Montreal Tapes: Tribute to Joe Henderson (2003) Long Ago and Far Away (2007) Mágico: Carta de Amor (2012) Tokyo Adagio (2015)
Liberation Music Orchestra albums	Liberation Music Orchestra (1970) The Ballad of the Fallen (1983) Dream Keeper (1990) Not in Our Name (2005) Time/Life (2016)
Old and New Dreams albums	Old and New Dreams (1977) Old and New Dreams (1979) Playing (1981) A Tribute to Blackwell (1990)
Quartet West albums	Quartet West (1987) In Angel City (1988) Haunted Heart (1992) Always Say Goodbye (1994) Now Is the Hour (1996) The Art of the Song (1999) The Private Collection (2007) Sophisticated Ladies (2010)
Related articles	Discography Josh Haden Spain The Blue Moods of Spain Petra Haden Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out Rachel Haden Tanya Haden Let's Go Sailing The Haden Triplets

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