Charlie Haden Nocturne 180g 2LP (Vinyl)

Never Before on VINYL!!!
180g Double Vinyl Pressed in Germany with Deluxe Packaging!

Recorded on 180g heavy-weight vinyl to ensure quality sound, packaged in gatefold cover, and covered by premium protective vinyl outer sleeve.

The “Play 33 1/3 LP Series” features masterpiece albums released in the '90s converted for the first time world-wide to analog Long Playing record. The album cover and package created after months of graphic work and processes by hand enhanced its excellence and to ensure the record’s superb sound quality, the German MMP, who undertook the record production of EMI Germany and Universal, utilized a heavy weight 180g vinyl LP to contain the sound. Khiov who was in charge of the planning and production of many LP miniature series took charge of the album cover production spending 6 months to create a masterpiece.

This project was highly scrutinized passing rigid testing at the factory in Germany. Even the performers themselves had not been able to put their hands on the LP version of their own albums as their home country had not produced them.  The LPs produced by this project certainly have become must-have items by LP lovers all around the world.

In the age where faster and more convenient is thought to be better, the increase in demand for the retro vinyl LP worldwide is clearly attributed to the satisfaction from the sound offered by analog products impossible to be replicated by CD and digital products and the delight of touching, feeling, and possessing this masterpiece-like large artwork. Furthermore, LP records have both rarity and history that increase their value over time and serve as an attractive factor for collectors.

Originally released on CD in 2001, Charlie Haden's Nocturne was awarded the Grammy Award in 2002 for Best Latin Jazz Album.

"Charlie Haden teams up once more with the young Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba for this melancholy, soothing album. Ignacio Berroa, on drums and percussion, completes the core trio. Special guests include tenor saxophonists Joe Lovano and David Sanchez, violinist Federico Britos Ruiz, and guitarist Pat Metheny (one track only). Rubalcaba contributes orchestrations on two cuts, both of which omit drums and percussion. Haden's intention is to explore the bolero, a distinctive Latin dance rhythm that Ignacio Berroa accents with a soft, subtle snare drum roll, played with brushes, beginning on the "and" of the first beat of the bar and ending on the second. This rhythm is perfect for a slow dance, and indeed, the entire album is highly romantic, with bittersweet melodies and lilting cadences..." - allmusic.com

Features:
• Play 33 1/3 Series
• 180g heavyweight vinyl pressed by MMP
• Double LP
• 8-page booklet
• Black poly-lined inner sleeves
• Gatefold jacket
• Project designed & sleeve made by Khiov
• Originally released in 2001 on CD only

Musicians:
Charlie Haden, bass
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, piano
Ignacio Berroa, drum, percussion
Joe Lovano, tenor saxophone
David Sanchez, tenor saxophone
Pat Metheny, acoustic guitar
Federico Britos Ruiz, violin

Selections:
LP1 - Side 1:
1. En La Orilla del Mundo (At the Edge of the World)
2. Noche De Ronda (Night of Wandering)
3. Nocturnal
LP1 - Side 2:
1. Moonlight (Claro De Luna)
2. Yo Sin Ti (Me Without You)
3. No Te Empenes Mas (Don't Try Anymore)
LP2 - Side 3:
1. Transparence
2. El Ciego (The Blind)
3. Nightfall
LP2 - Side 4:
1. Tres Palabras (Three Words)
2. Contigo En La Distancia / En Nosotros (With You In the Distance / In Us)