''Always Say Goodbye'' is an album by American jazz bassist

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's Quartet West that was recorded in 1993 and released on the

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Reception

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'' wrote that the album "takes music and dialogue from films like Howard Hawks's ''

'', and combines them with Quartet West originals and standards from past eras to create a romantic

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that won ''

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'' magazine's Album of the Year award in 1994." The

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review by Daniel Gioffre awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "''Always Say Goodbye'' is part of the continuing Quartet West project by Haden, in which the venerable bassist attempts to evoke the spirit of Hollywood circa 1930-1940... The results, though at first a little bit unsettling, are quite spectacular... Highly recommended".Gioffre, D
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Charlie Haden except as indicated.'' # ''Introduction'' (

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Personnel

– bass * Ernie Watts -

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* Larance Marable - drums *

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References

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