Black Horn Long Gone

Black Horn Long Gone
Black Horn Long Gone
Studio album by Fred Anderson
Released	2010
Recorded	January 1993
Studio	Sparrow Sound Design, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	61:11
Label	Southport
Producer	Fred Anderson
Fred Anderson chronology

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.^[1] It features Anderson's trio with longtime associates in the AACM, bassist Malachi Favors Maghostut, member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and drummer Ajaramu (aka AJ Shelton), a veteran of the bop era.^[1] 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

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."^[2] 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."^[3]

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

References

^ ^a ^b Original Liner Notes by Joanie Pallatto
^ ^a ^b Henderson, Alex. Fred Anderson – Black Horn Long Gone: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
^ Black Horn Long Gone Review by Francis Lo Kee at All About Jazz

[Liner_notes-1] Original Liner Notes by Joanie Pallatto

[Allmusic-2] Henderson, Alex. Fred Anderson – Black Horn Long Gone: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 19, 2014.

[AAJ-3] Black Horn Long Gone Review by Francis Lo Kee at All About Jazz

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v t e Fred Anderson
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	The Missing Link (1979) Vintage Duets (with Steve McCall, 1980) Black Horn Long Gone (1993) Birdhouse (1995) Fred Chicago Chamber Music (1996) Fred Anderson / DKV Trio (1996) Back Together Again (with Hamid Drake, 2003) From the River to the Ocean (with Hamid Drake, 2007) Staying in the Game (2008)
Live albums	Dark Day (1979) The Milwaukee Tapes Vol. 1 (1980) Destiny (with Marilyn Crispell and Hamid Drake, 1994) Live at the Velvet Lounge (1998) Fred Anderson Quartet Volume One (1998) 2 Days in April (1999) Fred Anderson Quartet Volume Two (1999) Duets 2001 (with Robert Barry, 1999) Birthday Live 2000 (2000) On the Run, Live at the Velvet Lounge (2000) Back at the Velvet Lounge (2002) The Great Vision Concert (2003) Blue Winter (2004) Timeless, Live at the Velvet Lounge (2005) Live at the Velvet Lounge Volume III (2007) A Night at the Velvet Lounge Made in Chicago 2007 (2007) 21st Century Chase (2009)