Charles Edward `` Charlie '' Haden ( August 6 , 1937 -- July 11 , 2014 ) was an American jazz double bass player , bandleader , composer and educator known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman , pianist Keith Jarrett , his Liberation Music Orchestra , with arrangements by pianist Carla Bley , and his band formed in the 1980s , Quartet West .
Charles Edward `` Charlie '' Haden ( August 6 , 1937 -- July 11 , 2014 ) was an American jazz double bass player . He was known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman , pianist Keith Jarrett , and his Liberation Music Orchestra , a group he co-led with pianist Carla Bley .