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Dave Anderson

In Lieu of Flowers

Label 1 Records
Release Date: May 20, 2025

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1 Outer Circle 4:51  
2 One for Wayne 4:33  
3 Thilmany 5:58  
4 Sanctuary 4:57  
5 Upwind 5:02  
6 Lost City 4:30  
7 Arms of Maria 7:08  
8 Stell 5:22  
9 Ghost Bikes 4:56  
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In Lieu of Flowers, the new album by composer and saxophonist Dave Anderson’s New York-based quartet, pays tribute to inspirations here and gone, while reflecting on the ways people honor those who shape our lives. The new collection of songs pays homage to jazz luminaries Wayne Shorter and Maria Schneider, while also honoring the lasting influence of music educators and personal inspirations in Anderson’s life and family. In Lieu of Flowers will be released on May 20 by LABEL 1 Records.

Anderson, performing on both tenor and soprano saxophones, is joined on In Lieu of Flowers by Chamber Music America grant- winning pianist Grant Richards, versatile bassist Lorin Cohen on both acoustic and electric, and busy drummer-about-town Jimmy Macbride. Together, they create a cohesive modern quartet sound that propels music forward while understanding its deep roots.

“As a composer, I’ve tried to capture some essence of each inspiring subject, and write music that communicates something essential to listeners via the musicians in this quartet,” says Anderson, a veteran of Memo Acevedo’s Manhattan Bridges Orchestra and Pat Petrillo’s Big Rhythm Band. “People share their appreciation for others in profound ways – sometimes while they are still present – though loss can help crystallize how others were important to us.”

The new album’s ten originals, written by Anderson over a period of years but all first recorded for this project, cover a range of modern up-tempo swingers, ballads, contrafacts and complementary pieces.

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