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From the River to the Ocean From the River to the Ocean From the River to the Ocean is an album by American jazz saxophonist Fred Anderson with drummer Hamid Drake, which was released in 2007 on the Thrill Jockey label. For this project Anderson and Drake drafted three fellow Chicagoans: guitarist Jeff Parker and bassists Harrison Bankhead and Joshua Abrams, both of whom double on other instruments. "Planet E" is an Anderson composition which appears previously on "The Milwaukee Tapes Vol. 1" and "Fred Anderson / DKV Trio". "Strut Time" is a classic set-closing blues by the saxophonist. "For Brother Thompson" is a modal piece