Bassist Charlie Haden began his life in music almost immediately, singing on his parents country & western radio show at the tender age of 22 months. He started playing bass in his early teens and in 1957, left America s heartland for Los Angeles, where he met and played with such legends as Art Pepper, Hampton Hawes and Dexter Gordon. Haden has earned countless honors from around the globe, including two GRAMMY® awards. This set includes five albums Old and New Dreams, A Tribute to Blackwell, Etudes, Silence and First Song.