A Night at the Velvet Lounge Made in Chicago 2007

A Night at the Velvet Lounge Made in Chicago 2007
Live album by Fred Anderson
Released	2009
Recorded	November 17, 2007 Pietrze Theatre, Poznań
Genre	Jazz
Length	77:11
Label	Estrada Poznańska
Fred Anderson chronology
Live at the Velvet Lounge Volume III (2008) A Night at the Velvet Lounge Made in Chicago 2007 (2009) Staying in the Game (2009)

A Night at the Velvet Lounge Made in Chicago 2007 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson which, despite its title, was recorded live in Poznań, Poland, at the second Made in Chicago Festival, and released by Estrada Poznańska, a small Polish cultural arts agency. Anderson is accompanied by bassist Harrison Bankhead and 8 Bold Souls drummer Dushun Mosley.^[1]

Reception

In an article for the Chicago Reader Bill Meyer notes that "Mosley's shifts between relaxed swing and edgy funk keep his partners on their toes, and the CD's high point comes when his lively calypso beat on 'Gin and Bourbon Street' prompts Anderson to channel his inner Sonny Rollins."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Anderson / Bankhead / Mosley

1. "Juke Box Jazz" - 16:09
2. "Clearing the Air / Me We" - 10:42
3. "Gin and Bourbon Street" - 9:07
4. "Africa" - 10:27
5. "Trying to Cath the Rabbit" - 12:51
6. "Funky Fred" - 8:34
7. "The Strut" - 9:21

Personnel

• Fred Anderson - tenor sax
• Harrison Bankhead - bass
• Dushun Mosley - drums

References