Land of the Sun (album)

Land of the Sun
Studio album by Charlie Haden
Released	August 31, 2004
Recorded	December 19–22, 2003
Genre	Latin jazz
Length	01:03:08
Label	Verve
Producer	Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ruth Cameron
Charlie Haden chronology
American Dreams (2002) Land of the Sun (2004) Nightfall (2004)

Land of the Sun is an album by American jazz musician Charlie Haden. In 2005, the album won Haden the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Music critic Thom Jurek of Allmusic wrote of the album; "Land of the Sun is a deeply romantic album, but it is lush without artificial ornamentation or affectation. Musically, its refinement is such that it begs critical as well as casual listening. Hopefully this won't be the last such exercise from Haden and Rubalcaba, but an introduction."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Fuiste Tú (It Was You)" (Marroquín, Sabre) – 6:17
2. "Sueño Sólo con Tu Amor (I Only Dream of Your Love)" (Marroquín, Sabre) – 5:08
3. "Canción de Cuna a Patricia (Lullaby for Patricia)" (Marroquín) – 7:00
4. "Solamente una Vez (You Belong to My Heart)" (Lara) – 8:06
5. "Nostalgia" (Marroquín) – 5:40
6. "De Siempre (Forever)" (Marroquín) – 7:07
7. "Añoranza (Longing)" (Marroquín) – 3:21
8. "Cuando Te Podré Olvidar (When Will I Forget You)" (Marroquín, Sabre) – 4:49
9. "Esta Tarde Vi Llover (Yesterday I Heard the Rain)" (Manzanero) – 6:42
10. "Canción a Paola (Paola's Song)" (Marroquín) – 8:58

Personnel

• Charlie Haden – bass
• Gonzalo Rubalcaba – piano
• Ignacio Berroa – drums
• Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
• Miguel Zenon – alto saxophone
• Michael Rodriquez – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Oriente Lopez – flute
• Larry Koonse – guitar
• Lionel Loueke – guitar
• Juan De La Cruz – percussion

Notes

Recorded December 19–22, 2003 at Avatar Studios, NYC. Mixed February 22–28, 2004 at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, California. Mastered April 12, 2004 at the Mastering Lab, Los Angeles, California

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