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Dave Anderson: Plays with Gusto
by Dean Nardi
Gusto! Vigorous and enthusiastic. Implies doing something with great spirit and energy. From the Spanish, gusto indicates taste, pleasure or liking, and that, friends, wraps and puts a bow around what you hear from New York-based soprano and tenor saxophonist Dave Anderson on his uplifting In Lieu of Flowers album (Label1, 2025). Anderson needed no warmup for the record, launching immediately into “Outer Circle," displaying the tight harmonic camaraderie between the leader and the rest of the quartet. ...
Continue ReadingSonny Rollins, Greg Tardy, Sam Dillon, Jimmy Greene and Dave Anderson
by Joe Dimino
From a seasoned jazz cat who keeps the flame burning bright, we kick off the 917th episode of Neon Jazz with the ever-inventive Dave Anderson, spinning tracks from his soulful new 2025 release, In Lieu of Flowers. It all starts with his sound--modern yet rooted--and a nod to where it all began: witnessing the legendary Sonny Rollins live in concert. That spark set the stage for a lifelong jazz journey. From there, we dive into a powerful mix of new ...
Continue ReadingDave Anderson: Blue Innuendo
by Edward Blanco
A follow up to his highly-acclaimed debut album Clarity (Pony Boy Records, 2010), saxophonist Dave Anderson presents his second foray into the modern jazz landscape but this time, adding a tinge of the blues with the artful and engaging Blue Innuendo, offering a selection of original music that sizzles and swings from beginning to end. The title of the album is drawn from an original song penned and dedicated to the great organ master Joey D'Francesco after hearing the organist ...
Continue ReadingDave Anderson: Clarity
by AAJ Italy Staff
Cresciuto in una famiglia di musicisti e svezzato da una serie di interessanti collaborazioni (Clark Terry, Gene Bertoncini, Mel Torme), il saxofonista Dave Anderson arriva al debutto da leader per la Pony Boy Records a capo di un quartetto compattato da un paio d'anni di comune militanza.Clarity è un album che rilascia una infinita serie di melodie gradevoli, adatte sia per essere ascoltate a volume deciso (l'up tempo “Troubled Angel"), ma anche per staresene in sottofondo con discrezione ...
Continue ReadingDave Anderson Quartet: Clarity
by Edward Blanco
Having built a reputation as an exceptional reedman in Seattle, Dave Anderson presents a sparkling debut on the melodically rich Clarity, alternating between alto and soprano saxophones on eight original compositions and two covers. Having performed extensively throughout North America with luminaries like Jim McNeely, Clark Terry and the late great Mel Tormé, Anderson moved to Seattle in 2005 from his native Minnesota, forming Dave Anderson Quartet after a one-nighter at Egan's Ballard Jamhouse. The group consists of pianist John ...
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