Staying in the Game

Staying in the Game
Staying in the Game
Studio album by Fred Anderson
Released	2009
Recorded	November 9, 2008
Studio	Fullerton Recording, Chicago
Genre	Jazz
Length	66:40
Label	Engine
Fred Anderson chronology

Staying in the Game is an album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson, which was recorded in 2008 and released on Engine Studios, a small independent label operated by Steven Walcott. Anderson leads a trio with the rhythm section of bassist Harrison Bankhead and drummer Tim Daisy.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos states "The fluid nature of Anderson's elongated solos and inexhaustible ideas fare well alongside those of Rollins, and at his advanced age are as fresh as any in the business."^[2]

The All About Jazz review by Henry Smith notes that the album "It's a fitting entrance for an artist who, at over 80 years of age, continues to broaden his approach and push himself forward with unrelenting passion."^[3]

Track listing

"Sunday Afternoon" - 24:32
"The Elephant and the Bee" - 8:14
"60 Degrees in November" - 10:48
"Wandering" - 6:33
"Springing Winter" - 6:11
"Changes and Bodies and Tones" - 10:22

Personnel

Fred Anderson - tenor sax
Harrison Bankhead - bass
Tim Daisy - drums

References

^ Staying in the Game at Engine Studios
^ ^a ^b Nastos, Michael G.. Fred Anderson - Staying in the Game: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
^ Smith, Henry. Staying in the Game review at All About Jazz

[Delmark-1] Staying in the Game at Engine Studios

[Allmusic-2] Nastos, Michael G.. Fred Anderson - Staying in the Game: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 26, 2014.

[AAJ-3] Smith, Henry. Staying in the Game review 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)