Back at the Velvet Lounge

Back at the Velvet Lounge
Back at the Velvet Lounge
Live album by Fred Anderson
Released	2003
Recorded	November 18, 2002
Venue	Velvet Lounge, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	65:01
Label	Delmark
Producer	Robert G. Koester
Fred Anderson chronology

Back at the Velvet Lounge is an album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson, which was recorded in 2002 and released on Delmark. This second installment on Bob Koester's label of live recordings made at Fred's own club, the Velvet Lounge, features the young trumpeter Maurice Brown making his first appearance on CD, Chicago Underground's guitarist Jeff Parker and drummer Chad Taylor, and bassists Tatsu Aoki and Harrison Bankhead.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Tom Hull	A−^[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "Although technically 'avant-garde', the music on this lively outing should interest straight-ahead jazz fans too, for these Chicago-based musicians are all worthy of greater recognition."^[2]

The All About Jazz review by Derek Taylor notes that "Hearing Anderson (and his friends) blow can be a cathartic and intensely enjoyable experience, especially in person in the funky confines of the Lounge. But his palette is limited by choice and has thus far only rarely allowed for substantial deviations from standard vernacular."^[4]

The JazzTimes review by Nate Chinen says "Back at the Velvet Lounge has its scattered failings, but there are quite a few moments elsewhere in the set -like Anderson's choruses on the laid-back 'Syene'- that manage to compensate."^[5]

Reviewing for The Village Voice in September 2004, Tom Hull said of Anderson's performance, "On his home court, with a full band behind him, he feels comfortable enough to toss us a soft one."^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Fred Anderson

"Fougeux" - 12:59
"Olivia" - 15:29
"Job Market Blues" - 13:43
"Syene" - 10:25
"King Fish" - 12:25

Personnel

Fred Anderson - tenor sax
Maurice Brown - trumpet
Jeff Parker - guitar
Harrison Bankhead - acoustic guitar on 3, bass on 1-2
Tatsu Aoki - bass on 2-5
Chad Taylor - drums

References

^ Back at the Velvet Lounge Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine at Delmark
^ ^a ^b Yanow, Scott. Fred Anderson - Back at the Velvet Lounge: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
^ Hull, Tom (September 28, 2004). "September 2004 Notebook". tomhull.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
^ Taylor, Derek. Back at the Velvet Lounge review at All About Jazz
^ Chinen, Nate. Back at the Velvet Lounge review at JazzTimes
^ Hull, Tom (September 28, 2004). "Jazz Consumer Guide (2): The Caribbean Tinge". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 25, 2020 – via tomhull.com.

[Delmark-1] Back at the Velvet Lounge Archived 2014-11-29 at the Wayback Machine at Delmark

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, Scott. Fred Anderson - Back at the Velvet Lounge: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2014.

[3] Hull, Tom (September 28, 2004). "September 2004 Notebook". tomhull.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.

[AAJ-4] Taylor, Derek. Back at the Velvet Lounge review at All About Jazz

[JazzTimes-5] Chinen, Nate. Back at the Velvet Lounge review at JazzTimes

[Hull-6] Hull, Tom (September 28, 2004). "Jazz Consumer Guide (2): The Caribbean Tinge". The Village Voice. Retrieved June 25, 2020 – via tomhull.com.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	The Missing Link (1979) Vintage Duets (with Steve McCall, 1980) Black Horn Long Gone (1993) Birdhouse (1995) Fred Chicago Chamber Music (1996) Fred Anderson / DKV Trio (1996) Back Together Again (with Hamid Drake, 2003) From the River to the Ocean (with Hamid Drake, 2007) Staying in the Game (2008)
Live albums	Dark Day (1979) The Milwaukee Tapes Vol. 1 (1980) Destiny (with Marilyn Crispell and Hamid Drake, 1994) Live at the Velvet Lounge (1998) Fred Anderson Quartet Volume One (1998) 2 Days in April (1999) Fred Anderson Quartet Volume Two (1999) Duets 2001 (with Robert Barry, 1999) Birthday Live 2000 (2000) On the Run, Live at the Velvet Lounge (2000) Back at the Velvet Lounge (2002) The Great Vision Concert (2003) Blue Winter (2004) Timeless, Live at the Velvet Lounge (2005) Live at the Velvet Lounge Volume III (2007) A Night at the Velvet Lounge Made in Chicago 2007 (2007) 21st Century Chase (2009)