The Jazz Show Episode October 29, 2018

Alto Saxophonist Earl Anderza: "Outa Sight!

9:02pm - 12:36am

The last of our obscure, underrated and under recorded exponents of the alto saxophone makes an appearance tonight. Earl Anderza is perhaps the most mysterious. Due to an unfortunate personal life from foster homes to reform school to jail terms Anderza was little known or heard. He was born in Los Angeles in 1933 and died in 1982 in Chicago before his 50th birthday. Somewhere along the line he learned the clarinet and alto saxophone. He was a boyhood friend of Eric Dolphy's and they both studied with the great teacher Lloyd Reece. Earl Anderza only made one recording under his name and it was his first and last. He was heard at a session on one of his releases from jail by Richard Bock, the head of World Pacific Records who was impressed by Earl and made this recording. Earl picked the great pianist Jack Wilson, bassists George Morrow (who is on most tracks) and Jimmy Bond, who plays on a couple. The drummer is the swingin' Donald Dean. There are 3 tunes by Earl and the title track is by Jack Wilson. The rest are known quality standards. This is a fine portrait of a musician who had the potential to be great but his life style held him back from success. Outa Sight! is all we have and we should be happy with this small sample. Check Earl Anderza out!

Track Listing:

All The Things You Are
Earl Anderza · Outa sight!
Blues Baroque
Earl Anderza · Outa sight!
You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
Earl Anderza · Outa Sight!
Freeway
Earl Anderza · Outa Sight!
Outa Sight!
Earl Anderza · Outa Sight!
What's New?
Earl Anderza · Outa Sight!
Benign
Earl Anderza · Outa Sight!
Lonesome road
Earl Anderza · Outa Signt!
I'll Be Around
Earl Anderza · Outa Sight!
Joe and I
Earl Anderza · Unissued Session
Midnight Lament
Earl Anderza · Unissued Session
Unseen and Unknown
Baby Face Willette · Mo' Roc
The Chill of Death
Charles Mingus · Let My Children Hear Music
Internat Combustion Suite
Lawful Citizen · Internal Combustion
I.C. Suite Parts 1,2,3,4.
Lawful Citizen · Internal Combustion
Blues For Dracula
Philly Joe Jones · Blues For Dracula.
Century Rag
Roland Hanna · Round Midnight
Blues
Roland Hanna · Round Midnight
Look to Your Heart
Jimmy Woods · Conflict!
Jive At Five
Zoot Sims · Down Home
Doggin' Around
Zoot Sims · Down Home
Avalon
Zoot Sims · Down Home
I've Heard That Blues Before
Zoot Sims · Down Home
Milktrain
Richard Davis · Muses for Richard Davis
If
Larry Young · Unity
Beyond all Limits
Larry Young · Unity
The Moontrane
Larry Young · Unity