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Fred Anderson - Black Horn Long Gone Southport Records (S-SSD 0128) "Fred Anderson works hard. He works hard in his life, and works hard to play his horn. He is on a life mission." -Joanie Pallatto, Partner, Southport Records Fred Anderson is a Chicago original. His tenor saxophone sounds like a mighty warrior - the sound clear, focused and strong. His recorded output is continually evolving. Anderson notes that he has always felt that this recording is important for his discography. This notable recording features both the late Malachi Favors Maghostut on acoustic bass, and Ajaramu (AJ Shelton) on drums. "Black Horn Long Gone" was recorded at Sparrow Sound Design Recording Studio, Chicago, Illinois - January 1993 - A Direct-to Digital Recording. Anderson's club, The Velvet Lounge, which he started in 1982, has become a Chicago landmark for the jazz and experimental music scenes for both musicians and fans, and continues to host regular jam sessions after relocating in the summer of 2006. "We are losing the art of improvisation. I've dedicated my whole life to improvisation -it's an art form. Guys can play all night and every night and never play the same thing twice -there's an ART to it. Charlie Parker is the finest example, as I've been researching - those musicians trusted each other. That's the way we created these recordings, right in the studio, we trusted each other. You got to pretty much know what you're doing, and know where you are at all times, that's called concentration. As I've been doing research on how this music came about, and how these guys put this music together - It's gonna be a lost art -improvisation." - Fred Anderson Southport Records was founded in 1977 by pianist/composer/engineer Bradley Parker-Sparrow in response to the lack of production of new music in Chicago, from Chicago. The label focuses on new music of any form from Chicago artists and projects it to a world market. All compositions and improvisations by Fred Anderson © Many Weathers Pub. Co. BMI