The Ballad of the Fallen

The Ballad of the Fallen is a jazz album by bassist Charlie Haden, with arrangements by Carla Bley, recorded in November 1982 and released on ECM October the following year.

The Ballad of the Fallen
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1983
RecordedNovember 1982
GenreAvant-garde jazz, experimental big band
Length51:51
LabelECM 1248
ProducerManfred Eicher
Charlie Haden chronology
Time Remembers One Time Once
(1983)
The Ballad of the Fallen
(1983)
Quartet West
(1987)
Liberation Music Orchestra chronology
Liberation Music Orchestra
(1970)
The Ballad of the Fallen
(1983)
Dream Keeper
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

The album is the second by Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra, the follow-up to their 1969 Liberation Music Orchestra. Carla Bley, Don Cherry, Michael Mantler, Paul Motian, Dewey Redman, and Haden himself appeared in the LMO's new incarnation with six new members.

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