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Product Description Brimming with melodic insight and still able to raise the roof with his intensity, Anderson's sonic vocabulary is now completely his own. * Down Beat from the review of "On the Run, Live at the Velvet Lounge" (DMK #534). This second installment of live recordings made at Fred's own club feature the tenor saxophonist supported by the young, fiery trumpeter Maurice Brown making his first appearance on CD, as well as Chicago Underground's Jeff Parker on guitar and Chad Taylor on drums, and bassists Tatsu Aoki and Harrison Bankhead. Review Veteran tenor saxophonist Fred Anderson is often identified as the godfather of the city's old-meets new breed of working musicians. Recorded at his own club, Anderson fronts a group of fiery young players who are obviously inspired to be playing with him. Trumpeter Maurice Brown prods and tangles with Anderson's burly sound, and guitarist Jeff Parker shines in his supporting role. Harrison Bankhead sits in on bass and acoustic guitar but it's bassist Tatsu Aoki and drummer Chad Taylor who anchor this dynamic session. Four Stars! --Mitch Myers, Down BeatAt 74, Fred Anderson reasserts his royalty on the tenor saxophone with Back At The Velvet Lounge, recorded live at Anderson's club. If anyone plays freebop, it's Anderson. With Anderson, an athletic technique marries a fountain of melody. While his tenor is more closely associated with avant-garde, Johnny Griffin and Gene Ammons look over his shoulder now and then. His reluctance to tour may blunt his name brand recognition, but his influence over the last 40 years in Chicago reaches through many younger players, from Roscoe Mitchell to Ken Vandermark. Affirming his reputation as a powerful hard blowing musician, these tracks also show Anderson with various configurations in unexpected settings. The recording also features the debut of Trumpeter Maurice Brown. Brown blows a whirlwind of music between Anderson's expositions moving easily from sweet to the raw and back. Back At The Velvet Lounge gives non-locals a tantalizing glimpse at one of Second City's most valuable resources. --Rex Butters, All About JazzHe's an unsung tenor saxophonist who, at 74 deftly bridges the gap between post-bop and the avant-garde. Back at the Velvet Lounge is a terrific live document of a band tearing it up in a small, unpretentious venue. Using his brawny tone and endless stream of ideas, Anderson jousts with 22 year-old trumpet firebrand Maurice Brown, while bassist Tatsu Aoki and drummer Chad Taylor churn and burn and guitarist Jeff Parker contributes coy commentary. The program ranges from frenetic outre-bop to dirges to loping blues, but most of the music swings a steady pulse in favor of free rhythm, and that's a good thing. --Eric Snider, Weekly Planet