Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Music / Post No Bills Celebrating Fred Anderson
Posted by Peter Margasak on 07.13.10 at 06:54 PM
- Hamid Drake, William Parker, and Fred Anderson
Perhaps no musician was closer to Anderson than Drake, a lifelong disciple who played in Anderson-led bands starting in the 70s; his earliest recordings were with the saxophonist in 1979. (As part of its Unheard Music series, Atavistic has released both of them, reissuing Dark Day and making the material on The Milwaukee Tapes available for the first time.) Drake, Parker, and Abrams all played on one of Anderson's best-ever albums, From the River to the Ocean (Thrill Jockey, 2007). I imagine this concert will provide some catharsis, especially since it's Drake's first in town since Anderson's passing.
photo: Peter Gannushkin / downtownmusic.net
Today's playlist:
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, Mala Chandrashekar, and Jaishree Jairaj, Vadhya Sunadha Pravaham (Felmay)
Chll Pll, Aggressively Humble (Porter)
Joe Martin, Not by Chance (Anzic)
Sao Paulo Underground, The Principle of Intrusive Relationships (Aesthetics)
Nice Guy Trio, Here Comes . . . the Nice Guy Trio (Porto Franco)
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"his earliest recordings were with the saxophonist in 1979"
Historical point: Hamid appears (as "Hank") on the Fred Anderson Quintet LP "Another Place" (Moers Music), which was recorded at the Moers festival in 1978.
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Thanks, Jeb--that's what I get for using a Tom Lord's discography, which distinguishes Hank from Hamid. I even have that record--should've remembered.
