Live at the Velvet Lounge

Live at the Velvet Lounge is an album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson with German free jazz bassist Peter Kowald and long-time collaborator drummer Hamid Drake. The record documents a June 1998 performance at the Chicago club owned by Anderson, the Velvet Lounge, and was released on the Okka Disk label.[1]

Live at the Velvet Lounge
Live album by
Released1999
RecordedJune 1, 1998
VenueVelvet Lounge, Chicago
GenreJazz
Length73:52
LabelOkka Disk
ProducerFred Anderson , Peter Kowald
Fred Anderson chronology
Fred Anderson / DKV Trio
(1997)
Live at the Velvet Lounge
(1999)
Fred Anderson Quartet Volume One
(1999)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz    [3]

In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "Before you know it, the trio is in the midst of a lively musical display that melds Anderson's all-out blowing, Kowald's extended techniques, and Drake's skill in hand percussion."[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "The live session comes from Anderson's own club and it has the self-indulgent relaxation of focus that comes with a home gig." [3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Fred Anderson, Peter Kowald, Hamid Drake
  1. "Straight, but not Straight" - 33:17
  2. "To Those Who Know" - 11:41
  3. "Multidimensional Reality" - 28:54

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Live at the Velvet Lounge at Okka Disk
  2. ^ a b Layne, Joslyn. Fred Anderson - Live at the Velvet Lounge: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 44. ISBN 0-14-051521-6.