Birdhouse (album)

Birdhouse is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson, released in 1996 on Okka Disk.

Birdhouse
Studio album by
Fred Anderson
Released1996
RecordedFebruary 20, 1995
(track 4 April 7, 1994)
StudioSparrow Sound Design, Chicago
GenreJazz
Length62:59
LabelOkka Disk
ProducerFred Anderson , Bruno Johnson
Fred Anderson chronology
Destiny
(1995)		 Birdhouse
(1996)		 Fred Chicago Chamber Music
(1997)

The title refers to Anderson's Chicago club that closed in 1978. Three pieces are played by a quartet with pianist Jim Baker and long-time collaborators bassist Harrison Bankhead and drummer Hamid Drake. "Like Sonny" is dedicated to saxophonist Sonny Stitt.[1] The final song, "Waiting for M.C.", is an Anderson-Drake duo from the sessions for the album Destiny (1994) by pianist Marilyn Crispell

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

In her review for AllMusic, Joslyn Layne stated: "Birdhouse finds tenor sax great Fred Anderson leading his quartet through four originals that cover a spectrum of moods."[2]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "Birdhouse never quite fires, perhaps because the pianist is so restrictive, though 'Like Sonny', a tribute to Sonny Stitt with no hint of pastiche, is worth the wait."[3]

Track listing
All compositions by Fred Anderson except as indicated
  1. "Birdhouse" - 18:55
  2. "Bernice" - 16:11
  3. "Like Sonny" - 15:33
  4. "Waiting for M.C." (Fred Anderson - Hamid Drake) - 12:20

Personnel

References
  1. Original Liner Notes by Peter Kostakis
  2. Layne, Joslyn. Fred Anderson – Birdhouse: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. Penguin Books. p. 36.
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