| Live at the Velvet Lounge | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Fred Anderson |
| Cover: | Live_Velvet_Lounge_Cover.jpeg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 1999 |
| Recorded: | June 1, 1998 |
| Venue: | Velvet Lounge, Chicago |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 73:52 |
| Label: | Okka Disk |
| Producer: | Fred Anderson, Peter Kowald |
| Chronology: | Fred Anderson |
| Prev Title: | Fred Anderson / DKV Trio |
| Prev Year: | 1997 |
| Next Title: | Fred Anderson Quartet Volume One |
| Next Year: | 1999 |
Live at the Velvet Lounge is an album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson with German free jazz bassist Peter Kowald and long-time collaborator drummer Hamid Drake. The record documents a June 1998 performance at the Chicago club owned by Anderson, the Velvet Lounge, and was released on the Okka Disk label.[1]
In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne states "Before you know it, the trio is in the midst of a lively musical display that melds Anderson's all-out blowing, Kowald's extended techniques, and Drake's skill in hand percussion."The Penguin Guide to Jazz states "The live session comes from Anderson's own club and it has the self-indulgent relaxation of focus that comes with a home gig."[2]
All compositions by Fred Anderson, Peter Kowald, Hamid Drake