Arild Andersen Catalog

1975 (age 30)

Arild Andersen - Clouds In My Head   ECM (G) ECM 1059   1975

Knut Riisnaes, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Jon Balke, piano; Arild Andersen, bass; Pal Thowsen, drums.

Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, Norway, February, 1975

305 W 18 ST
Last Song
Outhouse
Song For A Sad Day
Clouds In My Head
Cycles
SIV
The Sword Under His Wings

** part of Green In Blue - Early Quartets, ECM (G) ECM 2143-45 in 2010.

1976

Arild Andersen - Shimri   ECM (G) ECM 1082   1977

Juhani Aaltonen, tenor, soprano sax, flute, percussion; Lars Jansson, piano; Arild Andersen, bass; Pal Thowsen, drums, percussion.

Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, October, 1976

Shimri
No Tears
Ways Of Days
Wood Song
Vaggvisa For Hanna
Dedication

** part of Green In Blue - Early Quartets, ECM (G) ECM 2143-45 in 2010.

1978

Arild Andersen Quartet - Green Shading Into Blue   ECM (G) ECM 1127   1978

Juhani Aaltonen, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Lars Jansson, piano, Moog synthesizer, String Ensemble; Arild Andersen, bass; Pal Thowsen, drums, percussion.

Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, April, 1978

Sole
The Guitarist
Anima
Radka's Samba
Terhi
Green Shading Into Blue
Jana

** part of Green In Blue - Early Quartets, ECM (G) ECM 2143-45 in 2010.

1980

Arild Andersen - Lifelines   ECM (G) ECM 1188   1981

Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn, cornet; Steve Dobrogosz, piano; Arild Andersen, double bass; Paul Motian, drums.

Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, July, 1980

Cameron
Prelude
Landloper
Predawn
Dear Kenny
A Song I Used To Play
Lifelines
Anew

1981

Arild Andersen - A Molde Concert   ECM (G) ECM 1236   1982

John Taylor, piano; Bill Frisell, guitar; Arild Andersen, acoustic bass; Alphonse Mouzon, drums.

Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway, August, 1981

Cherry Tree
Lifelines
Predawn
The Sword Under His Wings
Tagreta
Commander Schmuck's Earflap Hat
Cameron
Koral

** also released on ECM (G) ECM 1236 (CD).

1988 (age 43)

Arild Andersen, Ralph Towner, Nana Vasconcelos - If You Look Far Enough   ECM (G) ECM 1493   1993

Ralph Towner, guitar; Arild Andersen, bass; Audun Kleive, snare drum; Nana Vasconcelos, percussion.

Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, spring 1988, July, 1991, and February, 1992

If You Look
Svev
For All We Know
Backe
The Voice
The Woman
The Place
The Drink
Main Man
A Song I Used To Play
Far Enough
Jonah

1990

Arild Andersen - Sagn   Kirkelig Kulturverksted (Norwegian) FXLP 100   1990

Bendik Hofseth, tenor, soprano sax; Bugge Wesseltoft, keyboards; Frode Alnaes, guitar; Arild Andersen, bass; Nana Vasconcelos, percussion, vocal; Kirsten Braten Berg, vocal.

Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, August, 1990

Del I: Sagn
Del I: Gardsjenta
Del I: Eisemo
Del I: Toll
Del I: Draum
Del I: Laurdagskveld
Del II: Tjovane
Del II: Sorgmild
Del II: Svarm
Del II: Gamlestev
Del II: Reven
Del III: Nystev
Del III: Lussi
Del III: Rysen
Del III: Belare
Del III: Sagn

** also released on Kirkelig Kulturverksted (Norwegian) FXCD 100; ECM (G) ECM 1435 in 1991.

1996 (age 51)

Arild Andersen - Hyperborean   ECM (G) ECM 1631   1997

Tore Brunborg, soprano, tenor sax; Bendik Hofseth, tenor sax; Kenneth Knudsen, keyboards; Arild Andersen, double bass; Paolo Vinaccia, drums, percussion; + Cikada String Quartet: Henrik Hannisdal, Odd Hannisdal, violin; Marek Konstantynowicz, viola; Morten Hannisdal, cello.

Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, December, 1996

Patch Of Light I
Hyperborean
Patch Of Light II
Duke Vinaccia
Infinite Distance
Vanishing Waltz
The Island
Invisible Sideman
Rambler
Dragon Dance
Stillness
Too Late For A Picture

Various Artists - Selected Signs, I   ECM (G) ECM 1650   1997

same session.

Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, December, 1996

Hyperborean / Patch Of Light

2002

Arild Andersen Group - Electra   ECM (G) ECM 1908   2005

Arve Henriksen, trumpet; Eivind Aarset, guitar; Arild Andersen, double bass, drum programming; Paolo Vinaccia, drums, percussion; Patrice Heral, drums, percussion, voice; Nils Petter Molvaer, drum programming; Chrysanthi Douzi, Savina Yannatou, vocal; Elly-Marina Casdas, Fotini-Niki Grammenou, chorus vocal.

Arild Andersen's home studio, 7.Etage, Oslo, Norway;
Kaevs Studio, Copenhagen, Denmark;
Les Productions De L'Erable, Montpellier, France;
Spectrum Studio, Athens, Greece, 2002 and 2003

Birth Of The Universe
Mourn
The Big Lie
Chorus I
Electra Song Intro
Electra Song
Electra Song Outro
Chorus II
7th Background
One Note
Whispers
Divine Command
Clytemnestra's Entrance
Loud Sound
Chorus III
Opening
Chorus IV
Big Bang

2003

Arild Andersen w/ Vassilis Tsabropoulos And John Marshall - The Triangle   ECM (G) ECM 1752   2004

Vassilis Tsabropoulos, piano; Arild Andersen, double bass; John Marshall, drums.

Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, January, 2003

Straight
Pavane
Saturday
Choral
Simple Thoughts
Prism
Lines
European Triangle
Cinderella Song

2007 (age 62)

Arild Andersen - Live At Belleville   ECM (G) ECM 2078   2008

Tommy Smith, tenor sax; Arild Andersen, double bass, live electronics; Paolo Vinaccia, drums.

Belleville, Oslo, Norway and Drammen Theatre, Drammen, Norway, September, 2007

Independency, Part 1
Independency, Part 2
Independency, Part 3
Independency, Part 4
Prelude To A Kiss
Outhouse
Dreamhorse

2010

Arild Andersen, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Tommy Smith - Celebration   ECM (G) ECM 2259   2012

Arild Andersen, double bass; Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: Richard Iles, Cameron Jay, Tom MacNiven, Ryan Quigley, trumpet, flugelhorn; Chris Greive, Phil O'Malley, Michael Owers, trombone; Lorna McDonald, bass trombone, tuba; Martin Kershaw, clarinet, soprano, alto sax; Bill Fleming, bass clarinet, baritone sax; Paul Towndrow, alto sax; Konrad Wiszniewski, tenor sax; Tommy Smith, tenor sax, director; Steve Hamilton, piano; Calum Gourlay, double bass; Alyn Cosker, drums.

Stevenson Hall, Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland, October, 2010

May Dance
Molde Canticle, Part 1
Crystal Silence
Ulrikas Dans
Independency, Part 4
My Song

2012

Arild Andersen, Paolo Vinaccia, Tommy Smith - Mira   ECM (G) ECM 2307   2014

Tommy Smith, tenor sax, shakuhachi; Arild Andersen, double bass, electronics; Paolo Vinaccia, drums.

Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, December, 2012

Bygone
Blussy
Alfie
Rossetti
Reparate
Raijin
Le Saleya
Kangiten
Mira
Eight And More
Stevtone

2016 (age 71)

Arild Andersen - In-House Science   ECM (G) ECM 2594   2018

Tommy Smith, tenor sax; Arild Andersen, double bass; Paolo Vinaccia, drums.

Jazzfreunde Bad Ischl, Bad Ischl, Austria, September 29, 2016

Mira
Science
Venice
North Of The North Wind
Blussy
In-House