Jazz Articles about Fred Anderson

Fred Anderson: 21st Century Chase

by AAJ Italy Staff
February 22, 2010

Si richiama idealmente - nel titolo - alla storica “sfida" tra Dexter Gordon e Wardell Gray del 1947, questo nuovo disco [disponibile anche in DVD] del patriarca del jazz di Chicago, il sassofonista Fred Anderson. L'occasione: nel marzo del 2009 il musicista ha festeggiato l'ottantesimo compleanno con un concerto nel suo club, il “Velvet Lounge," aggiungendo ai componenti del proprio quartetto, Jeff Parker alla chitarra, Harrison Bankhead al basso e Chad Taylor alla batteria, l'amico/rivale Kidd Jordan [solo di pochi ...

Fred Anderson: 21st Century Chase

by John Sharpe
February 10, 2010

There are few more thrilling sounds in jazz than the twin tenors of Fred Anderson and Kidd Jordan in aerobatic flight. Though they play together in person on at least an annual basis, including headline appearances at the Vision Festival in 2005 and 2008, this is the first time they have appeared together on disc since the classic Two Days in April (Eremite, 1999). Anderson came up with the title in homage to a storied encounter between Dexter Gordon and ...

Fred Anderson: 21st Century Chase

by Jerry D'Souza
November 29, 2009

Fred Anderson 21st Century Chase Delmark Records 2009

Saxophonist Fred Anderson turned 80 on March 22, 2009 and celebrated the occasion with a concert at The Velvet Lounge in Chicago. He called in fellow tenor player Kidd Jordan, bassist/cellist Harrison Bankhead, guitarist Jeff Parker and drummer Chad Taylor to join him. What transpired was a hot, steamy barrage of music, ignited by two senior citizens of improvised music, which has been released on DVD ...

Fred Anderson: Staying in the Game

by AAJ Italy Staff
November 23, 2009

Fred Anderson, grande vecchio del jazz chicagoano, voce epica di quella scena, non ha mai lasciato Chicago. Si è anzi prodigato per aprire nella città spazi indipendenti, dove si potesse portare e far vivere la musica improvvisata. Il Birdhouse, da lui fondato nel '77, durò ben poco, a causa di un vicinato ostile all'iniziativa. Nel 1982, il Velvet Lounge ebbe maggiore fortuna, diventando un punto di riferimento importante a livello internazionale che funziona tuttora. La figura del sassofonista ottantenne è ...

Fred Anderson: 21st Century Chase

by Mark Corroto
October 15, 2009

To quote Roger Daltry of The Who, from 1965:

Why don't you all f-fade away (Talkin' 'bout my generation) And don't try to dig what we all s-s-say (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm not trying to cause a big s-s-sensation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) I'm just talkin' 'bout my g-g-g-generation (Talkin' 'bout my generation) This is my generation. This is my generation, baby.

It's not likely that anyone was thinking about the line, “I hope I die before ...

Fred Anderson: 21st Century Chase

by Jerry D'Souza
October 14, 2009

Fred Anderson celebrated his 80th birthday in March 2009, performing with long time friend and collaborator Kidd Jordan (tenor saxophone), Jeff Parker (guitar), Harrison Bankhead (bass) and Chad Taylor (drums) at his celebrated Chicago club, The Velvet Lounge.

Anderson has not recorded much in the past few years, and so every recording by him is an event. Here it becomes all the more vital, standing as a testament to the power that he and Jordan can still invest ...

Fred Anderson: Staying in the Game

by Jerry D'Souza
August 8, 2009

Tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson, one of the founding members of the Associateion for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) has a spotty recording output. This creative force in free jazz has made amends over the last five years with strong CDs including Timeless: Live at the Velvet Lounge (Delmark, 2006), Back Together Again (Thrill Jockey, 2004) and From the River to the Ocean (Thrill Jockey, 2007), on which he showed that he could still play with creative energy. He continues ...