Staying In The Game
Jazz
| Jul 2009
Reviews
Fo
Reviewed 2009-08-30
Reviewed 2009-08-30
FRED ANDERSON: Staying in the Game
Engine Studios, 2009
AVANT-BOP – Anderson, an icon of Chicago’s free-bop sound at age 80, continues to turn out fresh, vigorous and inventive tenor sax lines in this lo-fi trio recording, made late last year with bassist Harrison Bankhead and drummer Tim Daisy. Bass is wonderfully varied but sometimes buried in the mix; drums have a wide, enveloping sound.
* * * * | All good. Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6
1. 24:38 – relaxed bop stroll, ever so gradually heats up; clusters of sax notes over thick walking rhythm… cooking by the halfway point; collapses for excellent bass solo with 8:00 to go, ramps back up swiftly at end.
2. 8:21 – duet gets busy: firm sax statements spar with dense bass scribbles
3. 10:50 – trio rumbles ‘n’ rolls, maintains a steady level; sax has lots to say
4. 6:40 – soothing kalimba/bass & melodic sax, flutters about, then gentle walk
5. 6:13 – duo: hot sax, chattering percolation over rumbling drums
6. 10:22 – rich solo drum patter, joined by scribbly arco bass, calming sax… meditative over turbulence, fine three-way interplay
[ Fo ] 08/30/09
Engine Studios, 2009
AVANT-BOP – Anderson, an icon of Chicago’s free-bop sound at age 80, continues to turn out fresh, vigorous and inventive tenor sax lines in this lo-fi trio recording, made late last year with bassist Harrison Bankhead and drummer Tim Daisy. Bass is wonderfully varied but sometimes buried in the mix; drums have a wide, enveloping sound.
* * * * | All good. Fo’s Picks: 2, 4, 5, 6
1. 24:38 – relaxed bop stroll, ever so gradually heats up; clusters of sax notes over thick walking rhythm… cooking by the halfway point; collapses for excellent bass solo with 8:00 to go, ramps back up swiftly at end.
2. 8:21 – duet gets busy: firm sax statements spar with dense bass scribbles
3. 10:50 – trio rumbles ‘n’ rolls, maintains a steady level; sax has lots to say
4. 6:40 – soothing kalimba/bass & melodic sax, flutters about, then gentle walk
5. 6:13 – duo: hot sax, chattering percolation over rumbling drums
6. 10:22 – rich solo drum patter, joined by scribbly arco bass, calming sax… meditative over turbulence, fine three-way interplay
[ Fo ] 08/30/09
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Charting
2009-08-30 — 2009-11-01
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 1 | 3 |
| Oct 18 | 2 |
| Oct 11 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | 2 |
| Sep 13 | 1 |
| Sep 6 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Sunday Afternoon | ||
| 2. | The Elephant And The Bee | ||
| 3. | 60 Degrees In November | ||
| 4. | Wandering | ||
| 5. | Springing Winter | ||
| 6. | Changes In Bodies And Tones |