Chris Anderson (musician)
Chris Anderson (* 26. February 1926 in Chicago , † 4. February 2008 in Manhattan , New York City ) was an American jazz - pianist .
Life
Chris Anderson was self-taught and began his music career in Chicago clubs on the Southside in the mid-1940s ; he played u. a. in the Pershing Ballroom with Sonny Stitt , Von Freeman and with Howard McGhee and Charlie Parker ( One Night in Chicago on Savoy , 1950) and as accompanist for the singers Sarah Vaughan and Dinah Washington . In 1955 he joined the club The Beehive a . a. with Max Roach , Clifford Brown and Sonny Rollins . In the 1960s Anderson worked in New York, where he recorded an album for Vee Jay in 1960 with bassist Bill Lee and drummer Art Taylor ; In November 1961 the album Inverted Image followed , which was released on Jazzland . Contributing musicians were Bill Lee, Walter Perkins and Philly Joe Jones . He also worked as a resident pianist in clubs in Chicago and accompanied guest musicians such as Gene Ammons and Stan Getz .
He is remembered as the teacher of Herbie Hancock , who expressly praised him: "After hearing him play just once, I begged him to let me study with him." For many years he was able to do so due to physical disabilities - he was since he was 20 years old went blind and had numerous broken bones as a glass bone victim - couldn't find a job as a musician. In the 1980s and 1990s, three more albums appeared on the Mapleshade and Naim labels . Anderson also played with Sun Ra / John Gilmore ( At the Village Vanguard , 1991) and Clifford Jordan in the 1990s . In 1997 the duo album None But the Lonely Heart was created with Charlie Haden .
Discography
- My Romance (Vee Jay, 1962)
- Inverted Image (Jazzland, 1962) with Bill Lee (b) Walter Perkins , Philly Joe Jones
- Love Locked Out (Mapleshade, 1987) solo
- You Don't Know What Love Is (Naim, 1998) with Billy Higgins
- From the Heart (Naim, 1998) solo
literature
- Bielefeld Catalog / Jazz , born in 1988 and 2002, ISSN 0171-9505 .
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 8th edition. Penguin, London 2006, ISBN 0-14-102327-9 .
Web links
- Works by Chris Anderson in the catalog of the German National Library
- All music
- New York Times
- New York Times obituary
- Jazz Times obituary
- Herbie Hancock, Chris Anderson and the Chicago School of Modern Jazz Piano
Remarks
- ↑ Also published as An Evening at Home .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anderson, Chris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 4, 2008 |
| Place of death | New York City |