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Land of the Sun is an album by American jazz musician Charlie Haden with Cuban pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba. It presents orchestral Latin dance music from 1940s Mexico, mainly composed by José Sabre Marroquín, which Rubalcaba arranged for an ensemble of ten featuring among others Joe Lovano and Miguel Zenon on saxophone. In 2005, the album won Haden the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.

Reception

Professional ratings
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Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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."

Track listing

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

Personnel

Charlie Haden – bass
Gonzalo Rubalcaba – piano, percussion
Ignacio Berroa – drums, percussion
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 (Chocolate) – bongo

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

References

McDermott, Tricia (February 13, 2005). "2005 Grammy Award Winners". CBS News. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
^ Jurek, Thom. "Land of the Sun > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 625. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

v t e Charlie Haden
Studio albums	As Long as There's Music (1978) Closeness (1976) The Golden Number (1977) Gitane (1978) Mágico (1980) Folk Songs (1981) Etudes (1988) Silence (1989) Dialogues (1990) First Song (1992) Steal Away (1995) Beyond the Missouri Sky (Short Stories) (1997) None But the Lonely Heart (1997) Nocturne (2001) American Dreams (2002) Nightfall (2004) Land of the Sun (2004) Heartplay (2006) Come Sunday (2012)
Live albums	Time Remembers One Time Once (1981) The Montreal Tapes: with Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell (1994) The Montreal Tapes: with Paul Bley and Paul Motian (1994) Night and the City (1996) The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra (1997) The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (1997) The Montreal Tapes: with Gonzalo Rubalcaba and Paul Motian (1997) In Montreal (2001) The Montreal Tapes: Tribute to Joe Henderson (2003) Long Ago and Far Away (2007) Mágico: Carta de Amor (2012) Tokyo Adagio (2015)
Liberation Music Orchestra albums	Liberation Music Orchestra (1970) The Ballad of the Fallen (1983) Dream Keeper (1990) Not in Our Name (2005) Time/Life (2016)
Old and New Dreams albums	Old and New Dreams (1977) Old and New Dreams (1979) Playing (1981) A Tribute to Blackwell (1990)
Quartet West albums	Quartet West (1987) In Angel City (1988) Haunted Heart (1992) Always Say Goodbye (1994) Now Is the Hour (1996) The Art of the Song (1999) The Private Collection (2007) Sophisticated Ladies (2010)
Related articles	Discography Josh Haden Spain The Blue Moods of Spain Petra Haden Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out Rachel Haden Tanya Haden Let's Go Sailing The Haden Triplets

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