Rambling Boy
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Listeners familiar with the Charlie Haden's celebrated career may not know of the legendary jazz bassist's early years in country music performing with his family. Charlie Haden Family & Friends: Rambling Boy brings the artist's personal history full circle and presents a new generation of the Haden Family - a legendary Midwest music institution in the 1930s and 1940s, now reborn in the 21st century. Rambling Boy includes songs… Product details and pricing info |
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97 Customer Reviews Posted
- Interesting Recording
- I have long been a fan of Charlie Haden's jazz recordings. This recording is interesting and worth having, although I continue to prefer his jazz work.
- 2008-11-29, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Great
- I heard Mr. Haden on Terry Grosse being interviewed and I had to have this great CD.
It is full of years of talent, and a good variety of styles. I play it more than any CD I have right now.
Highly recommend this album. - 2008-11-24, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Fabulously Folksy
- Charlie Haden's 'Rambling Boy' lives up to its folksy title. From the spunky start of "Single Girl, Married Girl" to the tender finale of "Oh, Shanendoah," this jazz musician gets downhome with some superb numbers that if anything scotch the reminiscent 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' soundtrack. Drawing more from folk, country, and bluegrass, Haden showcases a lot of family and friends to truly provide a terrific collection. Rubbing elbows with such illustrious likes as Vince Gill, Bruce Hornsby, and Elvis Costello, the breadth and quality of this collection is hard to beat. There's spare passion on numbers like "Spiritual" to the hodown of "Road to Broken Hearts" (with Ricky Skaggs). Playful story spinning comes from "Joe Clark" (with the expression of Jack Black no less). But the family's also adept. The sweetness of Rachel Haden on "The Fields of Athenry" and the marvelous harmonies of The Haden Triplets are inviting and sweetly supportive. One doesn't have to seek The Grand Ole Opry archives or 'A Prairie Home Companion' to get gems like Dan Tyminski's collaboration on "Ocean of Diamonds" or the rustic simplicity of "Down by Salley Gardens" (with Ruth Cameron). Despite the generous nineteen helpings of music, 'Rambling Boy' never offers a sour cup of cider.
- 2008-11-19, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Foot Tappin', Hand Clappin' First Rate Music
- 'Rambling Boy' is a marvelous compilation of authentic, front-porch Americana. I love country and hear my share of Bluegrass. If you're a fan of groups such as Charlie Haden, as I am, this will show you what their predecessors sounded like. True roots music. The recording is great, as well. Nary a hiss or pop, which is quite remarkable for recordings of this era. The engineers obviously embarked on a labor of love. The songs and the singers are first rate- this is a sing along CD- grab it and bring it with you- warning: it may cause foot tapping and hand clapping.
Highly Recommended. prisrob 11-16-08
The Art of the Rag
The Best of Quartet West - 2008-11-17, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Lots of talent and fun to listen to
- I'm not an expert on this genre of music, but I really did enjoy listening to this CD... perhaps more than I expected. It is easy to realize right away that there is lots of talent on this album... and that it was a joy for them to make. I think that energy carries over and can be perceived by the listener. It's a great album to pop in the car stereo while you're driving on a trip and one that is worth re-listening to... because there is a lot to take in. If you're a fan of bluegrass or folk, you will probably enjoy this CD.
- 2008-11-13, 0 of 0 people found this review helpful, Rated:
