''Fred Anderson Quartet Volume Two'' is a double album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson which was recorded live during the 1999 season at the Chicago club owned by Anderson, the

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, and released on the Asian Improv label. Anderson's Quartet features longtime partner drummer

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, guitarist Jeff Parker and Asian American bassist Tatsu Aoki.

Reception

In his review for

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, Alex Henderson states "The Chicagoan was 70 when these excellent performances were recorded, and he continues to play with the authority of someone who is very much in his prime." The

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review by Glenn Astarita says "Mr. Anderson possesses a deep, rugged tone while portraying a starkly lyrical yet altogether vigorous approach to his craft while often performing in a workmanlike, no-nonsense manner."Astarita, Glenn
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Fred Anderson'' ''Disc One:'' # "Look Out!" - 15:58 # "Road Trip" - 37:40 # "Tomato Song" - 12:11 ''Disc Two:'' # "December 4th" - 15:04 # "Exotic Dreams" - 22:31 # "Jeff's Turnaround" - 34:41

Personnel

* Fred Anderson -

tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while ...

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a percussion mallet, beater including attached or enclosed beaters or Rattle (percussion beater), rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or ...

* Jeff Parker -

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

* Tatsu Aoki -

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References

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