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Charlie Haden, an Uncommon card
Charles Edward Haden was an American jazz double bass player, bandleader, composer and educator whose career spanned more than fifty years.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 71
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 139
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 140,000
Power 139 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Charlie Haden quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Charlie Haden card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
In the late 1950s, he was an ______ member of the ground-breaking Ornette Coleman Quartet.
Answer
original. In the late 1950s, he was an original member of the ground-breaking Ornette Coleman Quartet. From the Charlie Haden article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, he formed his first band, the Liberation Music Orchestra, featuring arrangements by the pianist Carla Bley.
Answer
1960s. In 1969, he formed his first band, the Liberation Music Orchestra, featuring arrangements by the pianist Carla Bley. From the Charlie Haden article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Haden helped to revolutionize the harmonic concept of bass playing in jazz, evolving a style that sometimes complemented the soloist, and other times moved independently, liberating bassists from a strictly accompanying role.
- In the late 1950s, he was an original member of the ground-breaking Ornette Coleman Quartet.
- In 1969, he formed his first band, the Liberation Music Orchestra, featuring arrangements by the pianist Carla Bley.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Charlie Haden article was read about 140,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 71 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Charlie Haden
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Charlie Haden (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Brianmcmillen, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
