Birdhouse (album)
Birdhouse | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1996 | |||
Recorded | February 20, 1995 (track 4 April 7, 1994) | |||
Studio | Sparrow Sound Design, Chicago | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 62:59 | |||
Label | Okka Disk | |||
Producer | Fred Anderson , Bruno Johnson | |||
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Birdhouse is an album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson released in 1996 on Okka Disk.
The title refers to Anderson's Chicago club that closed in 1978. Three pieces are played by a quartet with pianist Jim Baker and long-time collaborators bassist Harrison Bankhead and drummer Hamid Drake. "Like Sonny" is dedicated to saxophonist Sonny Stitt.[1] The final song, "Waiting for M.C.", is an Anderson-Drake duo from the sessions for the album Destiny (1994) by pianist Marilyn Crispell
Reception[]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "Birdhouse finds tenor sax great Fred Anderson leading his quartet through four originals that cover a spectrum of moods."[2]
Track listing[]
- All compositions by Fred Anderson except as indicated
- "Birdhouse" - 18:55
- "Bernice" - 16:11
- "Like Sonny" - 15:33
- "Waiting for M.C." (Fred Anderson - Hamid Drake) - 12:20
Personnel[]
- Fred Anderson - tenor sax
- Jim Baker - piano
- Harrison Bankhead - bass
- Hamid Drake - drums
References[]
- ^ Original Liner Notes by Peter Kostakis
- ^ Jump up to: a b Layne, Joslyn. Fred Anderson – Birdhouse: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2002). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (6th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 43. ISBN 0-14-051521-6.
Categories:
- Fred Anderson (musician) albums
- Okka Disk albums
- 1996 albums