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Live at the Velvet Lounge Volume III

By Fred Anderson

Label: Asian Improv Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: Andersonville; Acceleration; Beyond the Bridge; Positive Changes; Best Time of Life; Discreet Indentifier.

Album

Staying In The Game

By Fred Anderson

Label: Engine
Released: 2009
Track listing: Sunday Afternoon; The Elephant and the Bee; 60 Degrees in November; Wandering; Springing Winter; Changes and Bodies and Tones.

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Article: Multiple Reviews

John Funkhouser, Angelica Sanchez, David Arner: 3 x Piano 3

Read "John Funkhouser, Angelica Sanchez, David Arner: 3 x Piano 3" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

It's unclear why anyone would desire the end result, but as the saying goes, “there are many ways to skin a cat." Setting aside the vivisection angle for a moment, there are countless approaches to the classic jazz piano trio. Ever since ragtime, boogie-woogie and stride pianists caught the attention of popular music listeners, jazz pianists ...

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Article: Film Review

Fred Anderson: 21st Century Chase

Read "Fred Anderson: 21st Century Chase" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza

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 ...

Article: Album Review

Fred Anderson: Staying in the Game

Read "Staying in the Game" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

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, ...

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Article: Live From New York

November 2009

Read "November 2009" reviewed by AAJ Staff

by AAJ Staff

Muhal Richard Abrams and Fred AndersonCommunity Church of New YorkNew York, NY October 16, 2009Muhal Richard Abrams and Fred Anderson are not quite of the same island. The same Chicago archipelago, sure, but Anderson has more hovered around than been an active member of the Association for the Advancement of ...

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Article: Music and the Creative Spirit

George Lewis: A Power Stronger Than Itself

Read "George Lewis: A Power Stronger Than Itself" reviewed by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.

by Lloyd N. Peterson Jr.

As an improviser, educator and an explorer of musical expression, George Lewis has become one of the significant contributors towards the respect and recognition Jazz is finally receiving as one of America's most notable and distinguished cultural achievements. He recently published what I consider to be one of the most critical books on Jazz and African ...

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Article: Album Review

Chad Taylor: Circle Down

Read "Circle Down" reviewed by Mark F. Turner

by Mark F. Turner

With an insatiable appetite for music on the fringe, drummer Chad Taylor has been an active participant in the creative music environments of both Chicago and New York. In Chicago, he's been a member of Fred Anderson's trio, Sticks and Stones with Matana Roberts, and the Chicago Underground ensembles with Rob Mazurek. In New York, he's ...

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Fred Anderson: 21st Century Chase

Read "21st Century Chase" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto

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 ...

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Article: Album Review

Fred Anderson: 21st Century Chase

Read "21st Century Chase" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza

by Jerry D'Souza

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 ...


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