On the Run, Live at the Velvet Lounge

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 Velvet Lounge, and released on Delmark. He's backed by his regular rhythm section of bassist Tatsu Aoki and drummer Hamid Drake.[1]

On the Run, Live at the Velvet Lounge
Live album by
Fred Anderson
Released2001
RecordedMarch 25, 2000
VenueVelvet Lounge, Chicago
GenreJazz
Length71:02
LabelDelmark
ProducerRobert G. Koester
Fred Anderson chronology
Duets 2001
(2001)		 On the Run, Live at the Velvet Lounge
(2001)		 Back at the Velvet Lounge
(2003)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Alex Henderson states "Like John Coltrane, Anderson can be long-winded, and like Coltrane, he is such a wealth of creativity and imagination that his excesses can easily be forgiven."[2]

The All About Jazz 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."[3]

The PopMatters 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."[4]

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

Personnel

References
  1. On the Run, Live at the Velvet Lounge at Delmark
  2. Henderson, Alex. Fred Anderson - On the Run, Live at the Velvet Lounge: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  3. Taylor, Derek. On the Run review at All About Jazz
  4. Bowden, Marshall. On the Run review at PopMatters
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