Released 2008 Venue Velvet Lounge, Chicago Label Asian Improv Release date 2008 Genre Jazz | Recorded October 13, 2007 Length 73:49 Artist Fred Anderson Producer Fred Anderson | |
Live at the Velvet Lounge Volume III
(2008) A Night at the Velvet Lounge Made in Chicago 2007
(2009) Similar Dark Day, The Great Vision Concert, Staying in the Game, Back at the Velvet Lounge, Blue Winter | ||
Live at the Velvet Lounge Volume Three is an album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson which was recorded during the 2007 Chicago Asian American Jazz Festival at the club owned by Anderson, the Velvet Lounge, and released on the Asian Improv label. Anderson's Quartet features San Franciscan saxophonist Francis Wong, drummer Chad Taylor and bassist Tatsu Aoki.
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Reception
The All About Jazz review by Jeff Stockton states "On second saxophone, Wong sounds like an Anderson student, his lines just a little bit less weighty than the mentor's but equally well-thought-out and coherent, seamlessly complementing Anderson's lead."
In an article for the Chicago Reader Bill Meyer notes that "Anderson and Wong have similar tones but contrasting styles: Anderson is more rhythmic and gives each note in his dancing figures an individual emphasis, while Wong works slurs and eerie vocalizations in his horn’s upper register."
Track listing
- "Andersonville" - 14:17
- "Acceleration" - 9:47
- "Beyond the Bridge" - 14:45
- "Positive Changes" - 9:55
- "Best Time of Life" - 10:13
- "Discreet Identifier" - 14:52