The Art of the Song is an album by jazz bassist Charlie Haden and his Quartet West, released in 1999.

It reached number ten on the Billboard Top Jazz Albums chart.

The orchestral accompaniment written for Shirley Horn of Leonard Bernstein's "Lonely Town", won Alan Broadbent a Grammy Award.

John Sharpe in All About Jazz wrote, "The Art Of The Song is an evocative collection of sombre ballads, immaculately performed..."[1] while Richard S. Ginell of Allmusic writes "Frankly, this sounds like the work of a weary musician.

"[2] Charlie Haden Quartet West Guest musicians Orchestra Production