Live at the Velvet Lounge Volume III

Live at the Velvet Lounge Volume III
Live album by Fred Anderson
Released	2008
Recorded	October 13, 2007 Velvet Lounge, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	73:49
Label	Asian Improv
Producer	Fred Anderson
Fred Anderson chronology
From the River to the Ocean (2007) Live at the Velvet Lounge Volume III (2008) A Night at the Velvet Lounge Made in Chicago 2007 (2009)

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.

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."^[1]

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."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Andersonville" - 14:17
2. "Acceleration" - 9:47
3. "Beyond the Bridge" - 14:45
4. "Positive Changes" - 9:55
5. "Best Time of Life" - 10:13
6. "Discreet Identifier" - 14:52

Personnel

• Fred Anderson - tenor sax
• Francis Wong - tenor sax
• Chad Taylor - drums
• Tatsu Aoki - bass

References

1. Stockton, Jeff. Live at the Velvet Lounge Volume III review at All About Jazz
2. Meyer, Bill. Fred Anderson Quartet at Chicago Reader