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These are very quiet, contemplative, downbeat pieces with gorgeous accompaniment by all involved. I love this and have played it over and over. Though some of these are Cuban ballads, the overall effect is certainly not Latin. Rubalcaba is a pianist whose every note is worth hearing.
It is absolutely beautiful. Haden plays beautifully as usual. I love this album, it is so romantic in the best sense of the word. The tunes are mostly ballads but it has a Latin pulse to it and is very good listening from a jazz as well as a non jazz perspective.
The hallmark for me is the use of different instruments (e.g. Nocturne is a wonderful mix of Latin rhythms that both peaks your interest and soothes your soul. violin, tenor sax, acoustic guitar) that support the very solid bass - piano superstructure.
like the miles davis slice of heaven "kind of blue," this charlie haden album is perfect. i felt sick. i jumped online and ordered me another copy pronto. every note. fear overtook me at once and i began turning the house upside down in my frantic search for this gem. i'm sure my original copy will turn up someday beneath a butter dish or amongst the dog's toy chest. nowhere was it to be found.
i wanted to listen to charlie haden's sublime album "nocturne," and i couldn't find it. every second. perfect and beautiful. gonazlo rubalcaba's piano work is stunning, as is the saxophone work of joe lovano and david sanchez. may you find yourself a copy and never misplace it. and now i have this gorgeous recording back in my home. and, of course, mr haden's bass is sublime, as always. that'll be great.
cuban jazz for late nights, this is quiet, contemplative music at its best. it was not there where it should be amongst my other charlie haden cds. my heart raced and beads of sweat formed on my forehead.
seriously, i have over 700 jazz albums, and this one is in my top 25. as long as i never have to go through another day of life without this near at hand for when the mood is right. then i will have two copies.
last month i experienced some horror in my life that was worthy of a stephen king novel. well, amazon.com came to my rescue. federico ruiz violin playing adds another great dimension here.
Once again Haden generously finds a more dominant instrument (piano) with which to match his own tasteful accompaniment and arrangments. For me only the great jazz recordings of the "Concierto de Aranjuez" (Jim Hall; the MJQ; and Miles Davis) reach so faithfully and so successfully back to Spanish or Latin American traditional music or boleros but within the medium of jazz. This is my favorite jazz record purchase of the last ten years. The album truly retains the original Latin flavor of the seelctions yet is bona fide jazz.
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