Land of the Sun

Artist: Charlie Haden
Label: Verve Labels
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 602498208250
EAN: 0602498208250
ASIN: B0002O37RM

Release Date: 2004-08-31

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Tracks:

It Was You
I Only Dream Of Your Love
Lullaby For Patrica
You Belong To My Heart
Nostalgia
Forever
Longing
When Will I Forget You
Yeasterday I Heard The Rain
Paola's Song

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Customer Reviews:

Relaxing, Sweet and Fresh. .......2007-01-12

This is how I describe "Land of the Sun":
Soft, mellow and relaxing, without any musical instruments confusion; every note and every sound from these fine 10 musicians is so well heard and appreciated. The Bongo played by Juan De La Cruz is a beautiful sound addition on every track and the Stereo recording is very well distributed. Charlie Haden is not trying to show what a great player he is; he is simply making a great soft Jazz album full of taste and sweet melodies.
Pour yourself a glass of wine, put this album in your CD player and enjoy this beautiful relaxing jazz masterpiece of Charlie Haden. "Land of the Sun"

Really Listen to the music, and you will understand.......2006-06-29

I agree with the amazon.com editorial review and with "Longboard Jazzer." Those who are only giving this album 1 star just aren't getting it. The emphasis in this album is on the songs themselves, which makes this album a little different from others. Every song is interesting and beautiful, in a subtle kind of way. With songs like this being the unifying factor of the album, the arrangements and solos should serve to complement them - and they do. Rubalcaba has some very fine arrangements that, again, are interesting in a very subtle kind of way. Really listen, and you'll get it. There is fine playing throughout that is very sensible and appropriate for the music. Rubalcaba's playing demonstrates these qualities throughout, and I must argue that Zenon's solo on the opening track is perhaps the best on the album. He is a player who has a lot of great things going for him. This is a must-have... but it warrants some serious, careful listening, or else you'll miss the importance of this album.

Dull music for elderly people, why the 5 stars?.......2005-10-07

I bought this album because I love Charlie Haden's tone, and was impressed by the inclusion of the very fast playing alto saxist Miguel Zenon and pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba in the credits.
But why were they hired? There's hardly any need in the bland arrangements for more than competent amateurs. It certainly needs a singer and a rocket up the band.
I am so puzzled by the five star reviews that I went back and switched on the CD. The track I picked at random was nice, but I couldn't face a second, and played a Fall record instead to wake me up. I shall try again, but it seems a bit dreary.

big letdown.......2005-09-26

after the beauty of "nocturne", i expected this to be , at least comparable, since many of the same people are on this date...sorry...this is a sad, boring excuse for music, let alone jazz, and i'm at a loss how such gifted musicians could sound so lifeless...maybe its the material, which may sound great sung by a decent vocalist, but leave nothing much to an arranger but dull, boring melodies, void of emotion, and inspiring (?) the most insipid playing ...despite this, some solos get slightly off the ground, but over all, this is an awful , boring, deadly dull record, and all connected to this should go back to the wooodshed.

Thanks.......2005-05-08

Hi, folks !

Thanks for sharing your patience with this album of mine!
I don't like it so much as you do ...
But it's possibly not my best work.
Thanks anyway to all the buyers and listeners of good jazzy works!

Sincerly yours, Charlie

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Beware (The Funk Is Everywhere) ~ Afrika Bambaataa

Stray ~ Stray

Transparency ~ arco

Guitar Method ~ Kid Kilowatt

The Nylon Curtain ~ Billy Joel

Songs from the Burl Bar ~ Storytyme

Nada Como el Sol ... ~ Sting

Down With the Average Joe ~ X-Members

Out Tha Trunk ~ John Harrison