Duets 2001 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson with former Sun Ra drummer Robert Barry, which, despite the title, was recorded live in 1999 at Chicago's Empty Bottle after having performed together only once before. It was released on the Thrill Jockey label.[1]
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| Released | 2001 | |||
| Recorded | May 22, 1999 | |||
| Venue | Empty Bottle, Chicago | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:08 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz |  [3] |
In his review for AllMusic, Glenn Astarita states "Duets 2001 is a rousing success, as the duo embarks upon a series of mid-tempo swing vamps atop free bop-style dialogue and brisk interplay, thanks to Anderson's corpulent tone, limberly executed lines, and Barry's polyrhythmic swing beats."[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz says "Barry is a powerful drummer, well used to marshalling the most chaotic and anarchic of ensembles, but here he can be quite delicate, and only a recording of this quality would have captured all of his quieter figures."[3]
The All About Jazz review by Mark Corroto notes that "While this session is billed as an improvising occasion, the duo is anything but loose and no musical idea finds a dead end. It seems that for every action one player takes, there is the positive reaction by the other."[4]
In an article for the Chicago Reader, Neil Tesser claims "I've been listening to tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson for about 30 years, and I can't recall a more joyful, liberated, lyrical example of his playing than his latest disc, Duets 2001".[5]
Track listing
edit- "Bouncing" - 13:05
- "Speed Way" - 8:17
- "Taps" - 8:46
- "Off Blue" - 8:41
- "We" - 6:20
- "Dark Day" - 7:59
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Duets 2001 at Thrill Jockey
- ^ a b Astarita, Glenn. Fred Anderson - Duets 2001: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2006). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (8th ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 42. ISBN 978-0-141-02327-4.
- ^ Corroto, Mark. Duets 2001 review at All About Jazz
- ^ Tesser, Neil. Robert Barry & Fred Anderson at Chicago Reader