other titles...
- Out of Focus (feat. Don Cherry)
- Shepp’s Way (feat. Archie Shepp)
- Turnaround (feat. Hampton Hawes)
- The Golden Number (feat. Ornette Coleman)
Charlie Haden
The Golden Number (Verve by Request) (2024 Reissue)
DECCA(UMO)
In this collection of bass-led duets, Charlie Haden enlists Don Cherry (trumpet/flute), Archie Shepp (tenor), Hampton Hawes (piano) and a trumpet playing Ornette Coleman on the four tracks.
Hawes’ playing on the Ornette-penned “Turnaround” is the clear straight-ahead highlight of this generally exploratory album. This Verve By Request title is pressed on 180-gram vinyl at Third Man in Detroit.