
Fred Anderson Trio - Live at the Velvet Lounge
Label: okkadisk 12023 | Condition: New | Description: Musicians Fred Anderson — tenor saxophone Peter Kowald — bass Hamid Drake — percussion Cover and Artwork Photo: Nicole AdersDesign: Louise Molnar Songs 1. Straight, But Not Straight (33:17) 2. To Those Who Know (11:41) 3. Multidimensional Reality (28:54) total time: 73:49 Recording Info Recorded at the Velvet Lounge, Chicago, IL, June 1, 1998 Produced by: Fred Anderson & Peter Kowald Executive Producer: Bruno Johnson Recorded & mixed by: Steve Mezger OkkaDisk continues to demonstrate that Chicago has seized the initiative in channeling energy into the creation of meaningful jazz. Importantly, it acknowledges the continuing contribution of veterans such as Joe McPhee and, in this instance, saxophonist Fred Anderson. Now 70, Anderson’s profile has remained lower than those of other founding members of the AACM, but on this set, recorded last year at the club he runs to make ends meet, his gnarly