Double Bass Fred Anderson passes

[koricancowboy]

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[damonsmith]

Another Bummer! His "Live at the Velvet Lounge" with Peter Kowald and Hamid Drake is a master piece of modern free jazz. Blue Winter with William Parker and Drake is another great one as well "Two Days in April" with Kidd Jordan added.
None of those are available as legal downloads.
This trio with the GREAT Chicago bassist Harrison Bankhead is here, though:
http://www.emusic.com/album/Fred-Anderson-Timeless-MP3-Download/11213031.html
They have a duo on Ayler records well worth finding, too!

 

[MolluskGoneBad]

This is terrible news. R.I.P.

 

[Eric Hochberg]

I was one of the young "cats" Fred had the patience to nurture when I got back to Chicago from college, 1973. Fred had jam session/performances at the Chandler Leisure Center in Evanston, on Tuesday nights. Billy Brimfield was usually in attendance along with a bunch of us youngsters. This was a really exciting workshop on playing free jazz and I relished the opportunity to participate, as I had been a big AACM fan in high school, frequently going out to hear Muhal, Henry Threadgill, Kalaparusha, Fred Hopkins and other stars. While I eventually lost touch with that scene, I'll forever be appreciative of Fred's willingness to make the music accessible to me and guys of my generation.

Thank you, Fred. You will be missed!