Free jazz is born, but rehab is necessary for the new world. The New Thing’s vanguard are waiting when Charlie returns to music. Some important new friends are made; some important new music is made with them.

This Episode’s Playlist:
Expectations, by Keith Jarrett
Free Jazz (Part 2), by The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet
The Empty Foxhole, by Ornette Coleman
My Back Pages, by Keith Jarrett Trio
Song for Chè, by Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra
The Rich (And The Poor), by Keith Jarrett
Chairman Mao, by Old And New Dreams
Two Folk Songs, by Pat Metheny
Taney County, by Charlie Haden
Further Listening:
Charlie Haden/Jim Hall, by Charlie Haden and Jim Hall
Nightfall, by Charlie Haden and John Taylor
Tokyo Adagio, by Charlie Haden and Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Long Ago And Far Away, by Charlie Haden and Brad Melhdau
Dan’s curated Spotify playlist covering Charlie Haden, Scott LaFaro, Gary Peacock and Steve Swallow
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