When we first started playing we did a lot of rehearsing. We used to write out everything. In fact, that's the way everybody rehearses: we play the tunes and improvise.

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.