American Dreams (Charlie Haden album)

The AllMusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 2½ stars, stating, "This overly long quartet-plus-strings session is Charlie Haden's paean to an ideal America, made during a time that was ripe for such reflections. The band, with Haden on bass, Michael Brecker on tenor, Brad Mehldau on piano, and Brian Blade on drums, is unassailably strong."[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

All compositions by Charlie Haden except as indicated

1. "American Dreams" - 4:52
2. "Travels" (Lyle Mays, Pat Metheny) - 6:46
3. "No Lonely Nights" (Keith Jarrett) - 5:18
4. "It Might Be You" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Dave Grusin) - 4:55
5. "Prism" (Jarrett) - 5:21
6. "America the Beautiful" (Katharine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward) - 5:23
7. "Nightfall" - 5:07
8. "Ron's Place" (Brad Mehldau) - 7:30
9. "Bittersweet" (Don Sebesky) - 6:46
10. "Young and Foolish" (Albert Hague, Arnold B. Horwitt) - 5:38
11. "Bird Food" (Ornette Coleman) - 7:31
12. "Sotto Voce" (Vince Mendoza) - 5:12
13. "Love Like Ours" (Bergman, Bergman Grusin) - 4:25

• • Recorded at Signet Soundelux in Los Angeles, California on May 14–17, 2002

• Charlie Haden — bass
• Michael Brecker — tenor saxophone
• Brad Mehldau — piano
• Brian Blade — drums
• Unidentified String Orchestra
• Alan Broadbent (tracks 1, 3, 6, 9, & 10), Jeremy Lubbock (tracks 4, 7 & 13), Vince Mendoza (tracks 2 & 12) — arranger, conductor