Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra, Marciac, France, 5 August 2004, Disc 2

Opening song: '“Focus On Sanity”, from Ornette Coleman’s The Shape of Jazz To Come (1959, Atlantic).Today’s Great Reading in History©: Richard Hofstadter, from Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (1963; 2020 Library of America edition).It is Sunday, July 26th, 2026. After bombing Iran for 13 straight days, U.S. gas pump prices rose almost 4%. The average price of fuel is $4.11 per gallon as of today, up from the $4.10 average on Friday. It has been two days since U.S. President Trump has bombed Iran. The Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra’s performance in Marciac, France, on August 5, 2004 included material they had recently recorded for the album Not In Our Name. The album was a response to the policies of then president George W. Bush, especially the Iraq War. It was recorded for Radio France and was discovered in two parts, on two separate CD-R discs, in the archive of Charlie Haden. I present part two. Thanks for listening.Charlie Haden Liberation Music OrchestraMarciac, FranceJazz In Marciac Festival5 August 2004Disc Two of TwoCharlie Haden: BassCarla Bley: Piano, ArrangementsTony Malaby: SaxophoneChris Cheek: SaxophoneMiguel Zenón: SaxophoneSeneca Black: TrumpetMichael Rodriguez: TrumpetAhnee Sharon Freeman: French HornCurtis Fowlkes: TromboneJoe Daley: TubaSteve Cardenas: GuitarMatt Wilson: DrumsTrack listing:* Adagio For Strings (Samuel Barber)* We Shall Overcome (Traditional)Recorded by Radio FranceIn this Substack podcast I listen to albums and cassettes from the collection of my father, the late jazz bassist Charlie Haden. If you like what you hear, please consider subscribing. The address is joshhaden.substack.com.Check out Charlie’s record collection.Check out select Charlie Haden Estate items from my eBay store.All words & images © 2026 by Josh Haden, except where noted. All rights reserved.Josh Haden's Mémoire is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit joshhaden.substack.com/subscribe