In Angel City

{{Infobox album

| name = In Angel City

| type = Album

| artist = Charlie Haden

| cover = In Angel City.jpg

| alt =

| released = October 1988

| recorded = May 30–June 1, 1988

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 61:43

| label = Verve

| producer = Hans Wendl

| chronology = Charlie Haden

| prev_title = Quartet West

| prev_year = 1987

| next_title = Etudes

| next_year = 1988

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Quartet West

| type = studio

| prev_title = Quartet West

| prev_year = 1987

| title = In Angel City

| year = 1988

| next_title = Haunted Heart

| next_year = 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".Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-angel-city-r139999 AllMusic Review] accessed December 1, 2011

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

| rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz

| rev2Score = {{rating|3|4}}{{cite book | last1=Cook |first1=Richard |last2=Morton |first2=Brian | title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | publisher=Penguin Books | year=2006 | pages=566 }}

}}

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

Category:Verve Records albums

Category:Charlie Haden albums

Category:1988 albums