Always Say Goodbye

Always Say Goodbye is an album by American jazz bassist Charlie Haden's Quartet West that was recorded in 1993 and released on the Verve label.[1] The "intro" and the "ending" tracks feature excerpts from Hawks's masterpiece The Big Sleep.

Always Say Goodbye
Studio album by
Charlie Haden
Released1994
RecordedJuly 30 and August 1, 1993
StudioOcean Way Recording, Los Angeles
GenreJazz
Length69:47
LabelVerve
ProducerCharlie Haden, Hans Wendl
Charlie Haden chronology
Haunted Heart
(1991)		 Always Say Goodbye
(1994)		 Steal Away
(1995)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Daniel Gioffre awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Always Say Goodbye is part of the continuing Quartet West project by Haden, in which the venerable bassist attempts to evoke the spirit of Hollywood circa 1930-1940... The results, though at first a little bit unsettling, are quite spectacular... Highly recommended".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing
All compositions by Charlie Haden except as indicated.
  1. Introduction (Max Steiner / Adolph Deutsch) - 0:58
  2. "Always Say Goodbye" - 6:38
  3. "Nice Eyes" - 5:04
  4. "Relaxin' at Camarillo" (Charlie Parker) - 3:58
  5. "Sunset Afternoon" (Alan Broadbent) - 4:13
  6. "My Love and I [Love Song from Apache] (Johnny Mercer, David Raksin) - 3:19
  7. "Alone Together" (Howard Dietz, Arthur Schwartz) - 5:21
  8. "Our Spanish Love Song" - 6:07
  9. "Background Music" (Warne Marsh) - 4:45
  10. "Ou Es-Tu, Mon Amour? (Where Are You, My Love?)" (Henry Lemarchand, Emil Stern) - 6:44
  11. "Avenue of Stars" (Broadbent) - 5:52
  12. "Low Key Lightly [Variation on the Theme of Hero to Zero]" (Duke Ellington) - 4:52
  13. "Celia" (Bud Powell) - 4:57
  14. "Everything Happens to Me" (Tom Adair, Matt Dennis) - 6:25
  15. Ending - 0:34

Personnel

References
  1. Discogs album entry accessed December 5, 2011
  2. Gioffre, D. Allmusic Review accessed December 5, 2011
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