Charlie Haden & Liberation Music Orchestra

Synonymous with the legacy of late jazz bassist Charlie Haden, the Liberation Music Orchestra was one of the most influential groups to emerge from the avant-garde jazz period of the 1960s. Founded by Haden and pianist/collaborator Carla Bley in 1969 as way to protest social and political injustices -- and as a vehicle for exploring large-scale works of free and forward-thinking jazz -- the Liberation Music Orchestra was a vital component of the bassist's career until his death in 2014. The group's landmark 1970 album, Liberation Music Orchestra, featured original and well-c...