The bass, no matter what kind of music you're playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything sound more beautiful and full. When the bass stops, the bottom kind of drops out of everything.

Eventually he set his sights on Los Angeles and to save money for the trip took a job as house bassist for ABC-TV's Ozark Jubilee in Springfield Missouri. His first recordings were made that year with Paul Bley. Family
His son Josh Haden is a bass guitarist and singer.

Charles Edward Haden (born August 6 1937 Shenandoah Iowa) is an American jazz musician. Haden is also known for his signature lyrical bass lines.