CHARLIE HADEN - FAMILY AND FRIENDS - RAMBLING BOY (2LP)

Charlie Haden Family & Friends Rambling Boy on 2x Vinyl LP! 

A legendary artist brings his career full circle with a unique, once-in-a-lifetime album. Rambling Boy features an all-star cast that includes Jack Black, Sam Bush, Rosanne Cash, Elvis Costello, Jerry Douglas, Pat Metheny, Dan Tyminski and Ricky Skaggs.

Always one to defy conventions and expectations, bassist Charlie Haden attained his now-legendary status through his groundbreaking work with the original Ornette Coleman Quartet in the late '50s, recording some of the most seminal albums in the genre with artists like Keith Jarrett, and leading his own Liberation Music Orchestra. Charlie’s consistently broadminded approach to music has led him to record with everyone from John Coltrane to Ringo Starr to Herbie Hancock, as well as continue to record his own unique and timeless albums.

But even those listeners familiar with the artist’s celebrated career may not know of Charlie Haden’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. This 19-track collection is the artist’s first release for the Decca/Universal label and a singular addition to his illustrious discography.

Rambling Boy includes songs made famous by the Stanley Brothers, the Carter Family, and Hank Williams alongside fabled traditional tunes and some striking original compositions. The performing cast includes Charlie Haden, his wife and co-producer Ruth Cameron, all four of his children (the triplets Petra, Rachel and Tanya Haden, their brother Josh Haden), and his son-in-law Jack Black, each of whom has his or her own career in music.

Musicians:
Charlie Haden—bass, backing vocals
Sam Bush—mandolin
Russ Barenberg—guitar
Jerry Douglas—dobro
Stuart Duncan—fiddle
Bruce Hornsby—piano
Pat Metheny—guitar
Bryan Sutton—guitar

Charlie Haden Family & Friends: Rambling Boy Track Listing

LP1 (Side A)
1. Single Girl, Married Girl feat. The Haden Triplets (Rachel, Petra, Tanya Haden) (2:38)
2. Rambling Boy feat. Vince Gill (2:58)
3. 20/20 Vision feat. Bruce Hornsby (4:16)
4. Wildwood Flower feat. Rosanne Cash (3:35)
5. Spiritual feat. Josh Haden (6:14)
LP1 (Side B)
1. Oh, Take Me Back feat. Rachel Haden & Tanya Haden (2:19)
2. You Win Again feat. Elvis Costello (3:12)
3. The Fields Of Athenry feat. Petra Haden (7:29)
4. Ocean Of Diamonds feat. Dan Tyminski (3:38)
LP2 (Side A)
1. He’s Gone Away feat. Tanya Haden (4:32)
2. A Voice From On High feat. The Haden Triplets (Rachel, Petra, Tanya Haden) (4:16)
3. Down By The Salley Gardens feat. Ruth Cameron (4:30)
4. Road Of Broken Hearts feat. Ricky Skaggs (2:29)
5. Is This America? (Katrina 2005) feat. Pat Metheny (3:40)
LP2 (Side B)
1. Tramp On The Street feat. Rachel Haden (4:57)
2. Old Joe Clark feat. Jack Black (4:06)
3. Seven Year Blues feat. The Haden Triplets (Rachel, Petra & Tanya Haden) (2:41)
4. Old Haden Family Show feat. 2-yr-old Cowboy Charlie (1:43)
5. Oh Shenandoah feat. Charlie Haden (vocal) (3:49)