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Fred Anderson

In an archive recording, Alyn Shipton talks to the late saxophonist Fred Anderson about his best CDs, including work with Joe Jarman, Muhal Richard Abrams and drummer Hamid Drake.

Fred Anderson, who died in June, was a founder member of the AACM in Chicago and ran the city's famous club, the Velvet Lounge. Alyn Shipton visited him at the site of his historic club before it was demolished in 2006, and talked to Anderson about his best recordings.

The music features Joe Jarman, Muhal Richard Abrams and Anderson's long-term collaborator, the drummer Hamid Drake.

1 hour

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Sat 9 Oct 2010 16:00
成人快手 Radio 3

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  • Fred Anderson

    Ladies in Love

    Composer: Anderson Performers: Fred Anderson, ts. Velvet Lounge, Chicago, 18 Nov 2002.

    • On The Run - Live at the Velvet Lounge.
    • Delmark.
    • DG 534.

  • Joseph Jarman

    Little Fox Run

    Composer: Anderson Performers: Joseph Jarman, as; Bill Brimfield, tp; Fred Anderson, ts; Christopher Gaddy, p, marimba; Charles Clark, b; Thurman Barker, Steve McCall, d. 20 Oct 1966.

    • Song For.
    • Delmark.
    • DD 410.

  • Joseph Jarman

    Song For Christopher

    Composer: Jarman Performers: Joseph Jarman, as, bn, fl; Sherri Scott, voc; Charles Clark, b, cello, koto; Thurman Barker, d; Muhal Richard Abrams, p; Fred Anderson, John Stubblefield, ts; Lester Lashley, tb; John Jackson, tp. Chicago, 19 June 1968.

    • As If It Were The Seasons.
    • Delmark.
    • DD 417.

  • Fred Anderson

    Dark Day

    Composer: Anderson Performers: Bill Brimfield, tp; Fred Anderson, ts; Steve Palmore, b; Hank Drake, d. Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, 15 May 1979.

    • Dark Day / Live in Verona.
    • Unheard Music.
    • ALP 218 CD 1.

  • Fred Anderson

    Ballad for Rita

    Composer: Anderson Performers: Fred Anderson, ts; Larry Hayrod, b; Hamid Drake, d; Adam Rudolph, perc. 17 Sept 1979.

    • The Missing Link.
    • Nessa.
    • NCD 23.

  • Fred Anderson Quartet

    Birdhouse

    Composer: Anderson Performers: Fred Anderson, ts; Jim Baker, p; Harrison Bankhead, b; Hamid Drake, d. Sparrow Sound Design, Chicago, 20 Feb 1995.

    • Birdhouse.
    • Okka.
    • 12007.

  • Fred Anderson

    Flashback

    Composer: Anderson / Bankhead / Drake Performers: Fred Anderson, ts; Harrison Bankhead, b; Hamid Drake, d. July 2005.

    • Timeless.
    • Delmark.
    • D 568.

  • Fred Anderson

    21st Century Chase (Part 2)

    Composer: Anderson Performers: Fred Anderson, Kidd Jordan, ts; Jeff Parker, g; Harrison Bankhead, b; Chad Taylor, d. 22 March 2009.

    • 21st Century Chase.
    • Delmark.
    • 589.

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  • Sat 9 Oct 2010 16:00
    成人快手 Radio 3

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