Blue Winter is a double album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson, which was recorded live at Vermont's Johnson State College in 2004 and released on Eremite, a label founded by producer Michael Ehlers. The set features four long improvisations by a trio with bassist William Parker and drummer Hamid Drake. While the three have worked together before, in quartet with Kidd Jordan on the album 2 Days in April, this is their first trio recording.[1]
| Blue Winter | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 2005 | |||
| Recorded | December 12, 2004 | |||
| Venue | Dibden Center for Arts, Johnson State College, Johnson, Vermont | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 109:26 | |||
| Label | Eremite | |||
| Producer | Michael Ehlers | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [2] |
The All About Jazz by Kurt Gottschalk states "Blue Winter is pure Anderson —with the best rhythm section in the land to be sure— and an indispensable selection of energy improv."[3]
In an article for the Chicago Tribune, Howard Reich ranked the album as number 2 jazz record of 2005 and notes that "Anderson rarely has been more faithfully recorded, the often leathery quality of his midrange, the acidity of his high notes and the barreling quality of his nethermost pitches captured more vividly than ever before."[4]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Anderson / Drake / Parker
- "I" - 44:16
- "II" - 37:59
- "III" - 13:08
- "IV" - 14:03
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Blue Winter at Eremite Records
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ Gottschalk, Kurt. Blue Winter review at All About Jazz
- ^ Reich, Howard. A productive, remarkably original year at Chicago Tribune