''Black Horn Long Gone'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist
Fred Anderson recorded in 1993 but not issued until 2010 by the Chicago-based Southport label.
Background
The title refers to the Selmer tenor saxophone Anderson played on this four-hour session.
[Original Liner Notes by Joanie Pallatto] It features Anderson's trio with longtime associates in the
AACM, bassist
Malachi Favors Maghostut
Malachi Favors (August 22, 1927 – January 30, 2004) was an American jazz bassist who played with the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Biography
"Favors's tendency to dissemble about his age was a well-known source of mirth to fellow musicians of his g ...
, member of the
Art Ensemble of Chicago, and drummer Ajaramu (aka AJ Shelton), a veteran of the bop era.
Both Favors and Ajaramu died before the release of the album. The last piece is an unaccompanied solo homage to saxophonist
Clifford Jordan, who would die only two months later.
Reception
In his review for
AllMusic, Alex Henderson states "Anderson plays with a lot of passion and conviction on avant-garde originals like 'Saxoon', 'The Strut Time', 'Bernice', and 'Wandering'; his playing is quite free and uninhibited."
The
All About Jazz review by Francis Lo Kee states "For those interested in investigating Anderson's great playing and original compositions, ''Black Horn Long Gone'' is an outstanding place to start."
[''Black Horn Long Gone'' Review by Francis Lo Kee]
at All About Jazz
Track listing
:''All compositions and improvisations by Fred Anderson''
# "Wandering" - 5:58
# "Our Theme" - 6:27
# "Saxoon" - 6:41
# "Three on Two" - 10:00
# "Bernice" - 9:26
# "The Strut Time" - 8:30
# "Malachi's Tune" - 6:06
# "Ode to Clifford Jordan" - 8:03
Personnel
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Fred Anderson -
tenor sax
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Malachi Favors Maghostut
Malachi Favors (August 22, 1927 – January 30, 2004) was an American jazz bassist who played with the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Biography
"Favors's tendency to dissemble about his age was a well-known source of mirth to fellow musicians of his g ...
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bass
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*Ajaramu (AJ Shelton) -
drums
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References
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Fred Anderson (musician) albums
2010 albums