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. But listeners could have lived without the ear-candy sheen provided by the 34-piece orchestra, arranged primarily by 　　Alan Broadbent 　　, with additional contributions from 　　Jeremy Lubbock 　　and 　　Vince Mendoza 　　. ( 　　Broadbent 　　and 　　Mendoza 　　also penned charts for 　　Jane Monheit 　　´s 　　In the Sun 　　, released two weeks earlier.) Aside from outright banalities like "America the Beautiful" and "It Might Be You" (yes, the 　　Stephen Bishop 　　lite-radio hit), there are some sa