Award winning film & TV composer Chris Anderson has had successes in every arena of his composing career. His 30+ film scores range from full orchestral scores to roots & swing to avant jazz and pop. Equally at home with an orchestra, a funk band or a Javanese Gamelan, Anderson is a proven musical chameleon.
TRIPPIN' THE ASS FANTASTIC brings Anderson's writing and arranging skills to full bore in the funk/jazz arena. Meticulously crafted, Anderson plays Ringmaster to a carnival of musicians, including Tower of Power veteran horn players Lee Thornburg and Dave 'Woody' Woodford, as well as Wallflowers Dobro & Lap Steel player Ben Peeler. Dobro & Lap Steel may seem unlikely instruments on a funk record, but this is no ordinary funk record- this is WHITEY'S CARNIVAL OF FUNK.
Jana Pendragon of Music Conection says 'Anderson displays the sort of musical substance you'd likley find in Basie, Goodman, Ellington or Wills'
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