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 |