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- Date Released: January 1, 2001
- Genre: Jazz
- Style: Contemporary, Avant-garde
- Label: Delmark
Live document shows the old timer can still bring it.
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We Say...
This 71 year-old blows with hurricane force on this live outing recorded in March of 2000 at his own Chicago jazz club, the Velvet Lounge. Joined by drummer Hamid Drake and bassist Tatsu Aoki, Anderson flaunts his huge tone and wealth of creativity on extended performances of "Tatsu's Groove," "On the Run" and "Smooth Velvet." Like his New Orleans counterpart and occasional collaborator, septuagenarian tenor titan Kidd Jordan, Anderson plays with ferocious abandon and shows no signs of slowing down here.
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They Say...
When Fred Anderson entered his seventies in 1999, the Chicago-based tenor sax veteran showed no signs of slowing down. His avant-garde improvisations were as passionate and arresting as ever, and he kept busy owning and operating a Windy City jazz club called the Velvet Lounge. Recorded at his Velvet Lounge in March 2000, this generally excellent CD finds a 71-year-old Anderson leading a piano-less trio that boasts Tatsu Aoki on upright bass and Hamid Drake on drums. Both are fellow Chicagoans, and both of them enjoy a strong rapport with Anderson on extended inside/outside performances such as the 18-minute "Tatsu's Groove," the 19-minute "Smooth Velvet," and the 16-minute "On the Run." Like John Coltrane, Anderson can be long-winded -- and like Coltrane, he is such a wealth of creativity and imagination that his excesses can easily be forgiven. Those excesses, in fact, can even be enjoyable if you are among Anderson's die-hard devotees. Throughout the CD, Anderson never sounds the least bit inhibited; of course, being uninhibited is easier when you're playing at your own club. At his Velvet Lounge, Anderson is in the driver's seat. He doesn't have to worry about a club owner complaining that he doesn't play enough overdone standards, he isn't asked to feature predictable Sarah Vaughn clones who haven't a fraction of Sassy's soulfulness, and he doesn't have to explain his music to a booking agent who fails to comprehend avant-garde jazz. On the Run: Live at the Velvet Lounge is Anderson on his own terms and his own turf -- he's calling the shots, and for listeners, that's a very good thing.
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| 01. |  |
Ladies In Love |
4:43 |
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| 02. | |
On The Run |
16:17 |
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| 03. | |
Smooth Velvet |
19:29 |
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| 04. | |
Tatsu's Groove |
18:53 |
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| 05. | |
Hamid's On Fire |
13:29 |
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05 Total Tracks, 72:51 Total Length
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Credits
- Fred Anderson - Sax (Tenor) // Fred Anderson - Sax (Tenor) // Fred Anderson - Main Performer // Fred Anderson - Main Performer // Tatsu Aoki - Bass // Tatsu Aoki - Bass // Hamid Drake - Drums // Robert G. Koester - Producer // Al Brandtner - Design // Lloyd Sachs - Liner Notes // Andy Nozaka - Photography
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