''On the Run, Live at the Velvet Lounge'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson, which was recorded in 2000 at his Chicago club, the

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, and released on Delmark. He's backed by his regular rhythm section of bassist

Tatsu Aoki (born September 19, 1957) is a multi-instrumentalist trained in traditional Japanese music (ie: taiko and shamisen), educator and experimental filmmaker. In his career as Chicago's Jazz and creative improvisor, he is mostly known as a long-standi ...

and drummer

Hamid Drake Hamid Drake (born August 3, 1955) is an American jazz drummer and percussionist. By the close of the 1990s, Hamid Drake was widely regarded as one of the best percussionists in jazz and improvised music. Incorporating Afro-Cuban, Indian, and Afr ...

.''On the Run, Live at the Velvet Lounge''
at Delmark

Reception

In his review for

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, Alex Henderson states "Like

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, Anderson can be long-winded, and like Coltrane, he is such a wealth of creativity and imagination that his excesses can easily be forgiven." The

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review by Derek Taylor notes that "Delmark has some explaining to do. Why it’s taken them nearly four decades to record and release Fred Anderson’s debut for the label is a mystery crying out for clarification."Taylor, Derek
''On the Run'' review
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'' review by Marshall Bowden says "Anderson and his cohorts never call attention to their formidable technique at the expense of driving the music forward and creating an exciting listening experience for the audience. If more jazz musicians worked this way, maybe it would be a more popular musical genre."Bowden, Marshall
''On the Run'' review
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Track listing

:''All compositions by Anderson / Aoki / Drake'' # "Ladies in Love" - 4:31 # "On the Run" - 16:00 # "Smooth Velvet" - 19:13 # "Tatsu's Groove" - 18:37 # "Hamid's on Fire" - 12:41

Personnel

* Fred Anderson -

tenor sax The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (while th ...

- bass *

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References

{{reflist 2001 live albums Fred Anderson (musician) live albums Delmark Records live albums