Chris Anderson & Sabina Sciubba - You Don't Know What Love Is

Styles: Vocal And Piano Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 60:03
Size: 138,8 MB
Art: Front

( 4:51)  1. The More I See You
( 5:47)  2. You Don't Know What Love Is
( 5:18)  3. My Romance
( 4:10)  4. Estate
( 5:16)  5. Polka Dots & Moonbeams
( 5:54)  6. How Long Has This Been Goin' On?
( 4:27)  7. Ain't Misbehavin'
( 4:12)  8. The Gypsy
(11:04)  9. Too Late Now
( 9:00) 10. Lazy Afternoon

Chris Anderson is a legendary and, until the mid-1990s, underdocumented veteran pianist. In his mid-70s at the time of this set, he collaborates with Sabina Sciubba, a pop singer from Germany who was in her mid-20s and had always loved jazz. Sciubba shows on this set of standards that she is quite capable of swinging and of adding her own personality to the older songs. With fine backup provided by bassist David Williams and drummer Billy Higgins, the singer sounds haunting yet respectful on such tunes as "The More I See You," "My Romance," "Estate" and "Ain't Misbehavin.'" Anderson, a particularly talented accompanist, additionally has a couple instrumentals as features. Tasteful and subtle music. ~ Scott Yanow http://www.allmusic.com/album/you-dont-know-what-love-is-mw0000237790

Personnel:  Chris Anderson (piano);  Sabina Sciubba (vocals);  David Williams (bass);  Billy Higgins (drums).

You Don't Know What Love Is

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Chris Anderson - My Romance, Inverted Image

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 2012
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:46
Size: 180,8 MB
Art: Front

(3:32)  1. Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams
(4:25)  2. So in Love
(6:24)  3. You Stepped Out of a Dream
(2:48)  4. Soon
(2:41)  5. Monica
(3:10)  6. A Fellow Needs a Girl
(3:53)  7. I Could Write a Book
(5:20)  8. My Romance
(7:04)  9. Love Letters
(6:02) 10. Inverted Images
(4:56) 11. Lullaby of the Leaves
(4:27) 12. My Funny Valentine
(4:33) 13. See You Saturday
(4:31) 14. Dancing in the Dark
(4:02) 15. Only One
(5:05) 16. I Hear a Rhapsody
(5:47) 17. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To

Born in Chicago and self-taught, Anderson began playing in Chicago clubs in the mid-1940s and played with Von Freeman and Charlie Parker, among others. Hired as Dinah Washington's accompanist, like other arrangers before him, he did not last long with the cantankerous singer; fired in New York six weeks later, he stayed there. In 1960 he recorded what might be his best regarded album My Romance (VeeJay, 1960) with bassist Bill Lee and drummer Art Taylor. His student Herbie Hancock praised him highly, saying: "After hearing him play just once, I begged him to let me study with him." Despite the respect of his peers, Anderson had difficulty finding work or popular acclaim due in large to his disabilities. He was blind and his bones were unusually fragile, causing numerous fractures, which at times compromised his ability to perform at the times or places requested, although he continued to record until he was well into his 70s. A Down Beat profile indicated he had "Osteogenesis", probably meaning osteogenesis imperfecta. He died February 4, 2008 in Manhattan, New York City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Anderson_(pianist)

Personnel:  Chris Anderson (p), Bill Lee (b), Art Taylor, Walter Perkins, Philly Joe Jones (d)

My Romance, Inverted Image

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Charlie Haden & Chris Anderson - None But the Lonely Heart

Styles: Piano Jazz,  Straight-ahead/Mainstream 
Year: 1997
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:41
Size: 166,5 MB
Art: Front + Back

(13:19)  1. The Night We Called It a Day
( 7:04)  2. I Hear a Rhapsody
( 6:52)  3. Alone Together
(10:33)  4. Nobody's Heart
( 6:24)  5. Body and Soul
( 5:26)  6. The Things We Did Last Summer
( 9:04)  7. It Never Entered My Mind
( 5:25)  8. CC Blues
( 8:30)  9. Good Morning Heartache

Chris Anderson is one of the unsung heroes of modern jazz piano. A revered figure among musicians, largely for his role as mentor to a young Herbie Hancock, Anderson has long been hindered by illness from aggressively pursuing his rightful place in the jazz limelight. As Charlie Haden poignantly states in the album's liner notes, "Chris is risking his life with every chord, that's how much it means to him." Although he has performed with everyone from Charlie Parker to Sun Ra over the course of his lengthy career, Anderson remains mostly unknown even to serious jazz fans. One hopes that this outstanding new duo effort with bass master Haden on the British Naim label helps to earn him some richly deserved acclaim. A Chicago native reared on the blues and the music of Nat King Cole, Art Tatum, and Duke Ellington, Anderson years ago developed a rich harmonic sensibility influenced by European classical composers like Ravel and Debussy. His playing remains moody, quiet, and impressionistic, built on chordal improvisation rather than speedy right-hand runs, yet he never strays too far from his blues roots. The album's song selection leans towards familiar ballad chestnuts like "Alone Together," "It Never Entered My Mind," and "Body and Soul." Anderson takes his time with these old tunes, focusing on tonality and harmony, to reveal all their melancholy spirit and beauty. And on the album's final two cuts, an original blues and a stirring take on the old Billie Holiday standard "Good Morning Heartache," he shows that for all his harmonic sophistication he can still get down with some old-fashioned barrelhouse blues piano.Haden's accompaniment is sympathetic, never obtrusive, and always right on the money. Clearly this is a bassist who listens and who knows that less is often more. But Anderson is the star here, and one deserving the respect and admiration of every jazz fan. ~ Joel Roberts https://www.allaboutjazz.com/none-but-the-lonely-heart-charlie-haden-naim-label-review-by-joel-roberts.php

Personnel:  Chris Anderson - piano;  Charlie Haden - bass

None But the Lonely Heart

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