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Fred Anderson: Blue Winter
by Kurt Gottschalk
If it wasn't one already, Fred Anderson's trio with Hamid Drake and William Parker can rightly be considered a supergroup. Anderson was named the first Vision Festival Lifetime Recognition honoree last month, and if such awards were given, Drake and Parker would surely have shared the MVP trophy. While the three have worked together before--notably in ...
Fred Anderson: Blue Winter
by Michael McCaw
Listening to Fred Anderson can sometimes be akin to listening to a sage or prophet. Wordless history and wisdom simply pour from the bell of his horn, allowing him to communicate with listeners on a different level than most other musicians. Recorded on December 12, 2004, this two-CD, nearly 150-minute complete performance with William ...
Fred Anderson: On the Run
by Jeff Stockton
Tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson has seen it all in his 75-plus years. One of the founders of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) in the '60s, Anderson has been tireless in his mission to nurture young jazz talent in his hometown of Chicago, Ill.. With his first club in the '70s, The Birdhouse ...
Back at the Velvet Lounge
Label: Delmark Records
Released: 2004
Track listing: Fougeux; Olivia; Job Market Blues; Syene; King Fish.
Back Together Again
Label: Thrill Jockey
Released: 2004
Track listing: Leap Forward; Black Women (for Beatrice Anderson and Amelia Drake); Back Together Again;
Losel Drolma; A Ray From THE ONE; Louisiana Strut; Know Your Advantage (The Great Tradition);
Lama Khyenno (Heart?s Beloved).
Fred Anderson's Legendary Velvet Lounge
by Jeff Stockton
It was broad daylight the first time I drove down to Chicago's South Loop, just to see where Fred Anderson's legendary Velvet Lounge was. I went right passed it. In the middle of the afternoon, there isn't much going on in the area that surrounds the city's mammoth convention center, McCormick Place. Squeezed in between an ...
Fred Anderson and Hamid Drake: Back Together Again
by Rex Butters
Hamid Drake has been a member of Fred Anderson’s extended family for years. Drake took drum lessons from Fred’s son and replaced him in Fred’s quartet. Now a leading light in his own right, Drake returns to play with family on Together Again. The intimate sessions show the tangible bond between the two, and their ease ...
Fred Anderson/Hamid Drake: Back Together Again
by Mark Corroto
The image America projects around the world is one of largeness. Big movies, big SUVs, big footballers, and loud rock music. Even the impression of our jazz is loud and large, sometimes Ellingtonian, but large. From Wynton's Blood On The Fields to Ornette's Skies Of America, the largeness is apparent and flowing. The reactions ...
Fred Anderson: Back at the Velvet Lounge
by Rex Butters
At 74, Fred Anderson reasserts his royalty on the tenor saxophone with Back at the Velvet Lounge recorded live at Anderson's club. If anyone plays free-bop, it's Anderson. With Anderson, an athletic technique marries a fountain of melody. While Fred's more closely associated with the avant-garde, Johnny Griffin and Gene Ammons look over his shoulder now ...
Back At The Velvet Lounge
Label: Delmark Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Fogeux; Olivia; Job Market Blues; Syene; King Fish.
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