29 March 2008

Fred Anderson Reunion Band - Live Chicago Jazz Festival 1994 (FM broadcast)





FRED ANDERSON REUNION BAND
Chicago Jazz Festival
September 4, 1994
Fred Anderson [ts]
Kidd Jordan [ts]
George Lewis [trb]
Bill Brimfeld [tpt]
Doug Ewart [reeds]
Harrison Bankhead [b]
Hamid Drake [d]
Source: FM Broadcast
Total Time 46:15

Fred brought together his 70s band, together with guest, fellow veteran tenorist, Kidd Jordan for the festival. I'll let the music speak for itself. The band was really smoking that night. This is the best Fred Anderson recording I've ever heard.
Thanks to billien for seeding. Link in comments.

16 comments:

  1. Link mp3 VBR high quality

    http://rapidshare.com/files/103042181/FredReunion_mp3.rar

    Flac link to follow.

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  2. Wow -- what a great recording. For all the dozens of times Fred Anderson and Kidd Jordan have played together, the only recording we have of them is the Eremite double CD. It's wonderful -- and if pushed, I'd say I still prefer the clear counterpoint between the two to this -- but it isn't enough. It's also terrific to hear a mix in which Billy Brimfield sounds bright and not muffled. Terrific player, but it's hard to get close to what he's doing on the older recordings.

    Many, many thanks!

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  3. this looks great , im looking forward to it thanks boromir.

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  4. Flac links

    http://rapidshare.com/files/103274309/FredReunion_flac.part1.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/103292293/FredReunion_flac.part2.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/103349425/FredReunion_flac.part3.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/103361705/FredReunion_flac.part4.rar

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  5. great! really a burning set!

    thanks a lot for this post and for all the great music you are posting on this blog.

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  6. this looks like a great show. I saw kidd jordon about a year ago and I couldn't believe the power that guy gets out of his horn - it was like he was tearing I-beams in half. great assembly of players here, and pretty much anything with Hamid Drake on it is worth hearing in my book. thank you.

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  7. A concert like this in flac? You spoil us, but thank you, great work!

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  8. Beautiful!
    The Eremite record, "Two Days in April" (with William Parker and Hamid Drake) is also a must-hear.

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  9. Any chance of a re-up? Thanks

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  10. after todays post this one deserves to get back to life !...
    THX !....

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  11. ....didn't realise this was posted. It's the same what I have posted yesterday > http://inconstantsol.blogspot.de/2015/09/fred-anderson-reunion-band-chicago-1994.html

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  12. I was excited to find this concert recording. Very high quality. Unfortunately, though lucky that the link is still up, for some reason the first piece cuts out in the middle of the music at 9:40 in, and it's supposed to be 40 minutes long. As such, a re-up would be worthwhile, and fans should avoid downloading it until this happens to avoid similar frustration. Nevertheless, thanks to all for a wonderful resource.

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  13. HI Jazzhound - the first track is OK and plays perfectly for a bit more than 40 minutes. I've just tried it. Downloaded it, unpacked it and played the music.
    Maybe you would like to dl it again and unpack it with win-rar. At least that's the software I used.
    Cheers

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