Arild Andersen Discography
1975 (age 30)
Arild Andersen Quartet
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 | ECM (G) ECM 1059, :rarum 8019 | |
| Last Song | ECM (G) ECM 1059 | |
| Outhouse | - | |
| Song For A Sad Day | - | |
| Clouds In My Head | - | |
| Cycles | - | |
| SIV | - | |
| The Sword Under His Wings | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1059 Arild Andersen - Clouds In My Head 1975
= ECM (G) ECM 2143-45 Arild Andersen - Green In Blue - Early Quartets 2010
* ECM (G) :rarum 8019 Arild Andersen - Selected Recordings 2004
1976
Arild Andersen Quartet
Juhani Aaltonen, tenor, soprano sax, flute, percussion; Lars Jansson, piano; Arild Andersen, bass; Pal Thowsen, drums, percussion.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, October, 1976
| Shimri | ECM (G) ECM 1082 | |
| No Tears | - | |
| Ways Of Days | - | |
| Wood Song | ECM (G) ECM 1082, (J) PA-4016 | |
| Vaggvisa For Hanna | ECM (G) ECM 1082 | |
| Dedication | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1082 Arild Andersen - Shimri 1977
= ECM (G) ECM 2143-45 Arild Andersen - Green In Blue - Early Quartets 2010
* ECM (J) PA-4016 Various Artists - ECM Special VI - New Music In Bass
1978
Arild Andersen Quartet
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 | ECM (G) ECM 1127, :rarum 8019 | |
| The Guitarist | ECM (G) ECM 1127 | |
| Anima | - | |
| Radka's Samba | - | |
| Terhi | - | |
| Green Shading Into Blue | - | |
| Jana | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1127 Arild Andersen Quartet - Green Shading Into Blue 1978
= ECM (G) ECM 2143-45 Arild Andersen - Green In Blue - Early Quartets 2010
* ECM (G) :rarum 8019 Arild Andersen - Selected Recordings 2004
1980
Arild Andersen Quartet
Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn, cornet; Steve Dobrogosz, piano; Arild Andersen, double bass; Paul Motian, drums.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, July, 1980
| Cameron | ECM (G) ECM 1188 | |
| Prelude | - | |
| Landloper | - | |
| Predawn | - | |
| Dear Kenny | - | |
| A Song I Used To Play | ECM (G) ECM 1188, :rarum 8019 | |
| Lifelines | ECM (G) ECM 1188 | |
| Anew | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1188 Arild Andersen - Lifelines 1981
* ECM (G) :rarum 8019 Arild Andersen - Selected Recordings 2004
1981
Arild Andersen Quartet
John Taylor, piano; Bill Frisell, guitar; Arild Andersen, acoustic bass; Alphonse Mouzon, drums.
Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway, August, 1981
| Cherry Tree | ECM (G) ECM 1236 | |
| Lifelines | - | |
| Predawn | - | |
| The Sword Under His Wings | ECM (G) ECM 1236, :rarum 8019 | |
| Tagreta | ECM (G) ECM 1236 | |
| Commander Schmuck's Earflap Hat | - | |
| Cameron | - | |
| Koral | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1236 Arild Andersen - A Molde Concert 1982
= ECM (G) ECM 1236 (CD) -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8019 Arild Andersen - Selected Recordings 2004
1988 (age 43)
Arild Andersen Trio +
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 | ECM (G) ECM 1493 | |
| Svev | ECM (G) ECM 1493, :rarum 8019 | |
| For All We Know | - | |
| Backe | ECM (G) ECM 1493 | |
| The Voice | - | |
| The Woman | - | |
| The Place | - | |
| The Drink | - | |
| Main Man | - | |
| A Song I Used To Play | - | |
| Far Enough | - | |
| Jonah | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1493 Arild Andersen, Ralph Towner, Nana Vasconcelos - If You Look Far Enough 1993
* ECM (G) :rarum 8019 Arild Andersen - Selected Recordings 2004
1990
Arild Andersen Sextet
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 | Kirkelig Kulturverksted (Norwegian) FXLP 100; ECM (G) :rarum 8019 | |
| Del I: Gardsjenta | Kirkelig Kulturverksted (Norwegian) FXLP 100 | |
| 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 | - |
* Kirkelig Kulturverksted (Norwegian) FXLP 100 Arild Andersen - Sagn 1990
= Kirkelig Kulturverksted (Norwegian) FXCD 100 -
= ECM (G) ECM 1435 - 1991
* ECM (G) :rarum 8019 Arild Andersen - Selected Recordings 2004
1996 (age 51)
Arild Andersen Quintet + Cikada String Quartet
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 | ECM (G) ECM 1631 | |
| Hyperborean | - | |
| Patch Of Light II | - | |
| Duke Vinaccia | - | |
| Infinite Distance | - | |
| Vanishing Waltz | - | |
| The Island | ECM (G) ECM 1631, :rarum 8019 | |
| Invisible Sideman | ECM (G) ECM 1631 | |
| Rambler | - | |
| Dragon Dance | - | |
| Stillness | - | |
| Too Late For A Picture | - | |
| Hyperborean / Patch Of Light | ECM (G) ECM 1650 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1631 Arild Andersen - Hyperborean 1997
* ECM (G) :rarum 8019 Arild Andersen - Selected Recordings 2004
* ECM (G) ECM 1650 Various Artists - Selected Signs, I 1997
2002
Arild Andersen Group
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 | ECM (G) ECM 1908 | |
| 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 | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1908 Arild Andersen Group - Electra 2005
2003
Arild Andersen Trio
Vassilis Tsabropoulos, piano; Arild Andersen, double bass; John Marshall, drums.
Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, January, 2003
| Straight | ECM (G) ECM 1752 | |
| Pavane | - | |
| Saturday | - | |
| Choral | - | |
| Simple Thoughts | - | |
| Prism | - | |
| Lines | - | |
| European Triangle | - | |
| Cinderella Song | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1752 Arild Andersen w/ Vassilis Tsabropoulos And John Marshall - The Triangle 2004
2007 (age 62)
Arild Andersen Trio
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 | ECM (G) ECM 2078 | |
| Independency, Part 2 | - | |
| Independency, Part 3 | - | |
| Independency, Part 4 | - | |
| Prelude To A Kiss | - | |
| Outhouse | - | |
| Dreamhorse | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 2078 Arild Andersen - Live At Belleville 2008
2010
Arild Andersen, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Tommy Smith
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 | ECM (G) ECM 2259 | |
| Molde Canticle, Part 1 | - | |
| Crystal Silence | - | |
| Ulrikas Dans | - | |
| Independency, Part 4 | - | |
| My Song | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 2259 Arild Andersen, Scottish National Jazz Orchestra, Tommy Smith - Celebration 2012
2012
Arild Andersen Trio
Tommy Smith, tenor sax, shakuhachi; Arild Andersen, double bass, electronics; Paolo Vinaccia, drums.
Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway, December, 2012
| Bygone | ECM (G) ECM 2307 | |
| Blussy | - | |
| Alfie | - | |
| Rossetti | - | |
| Reparate | - | |
| Raijin | - | |
| Le Saleya | - | |
| Kangiten | - | |
| Mira | - | |
| Eight And More | - | |
| Stevtone | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 2307 Arild Andersen, Paolo Vinaccia, Tommy Smith - Mira 2014
2016 (age 71)
Arild Andersen Trio
Tommy Smith, tenor sax; Arild Andersen, double bass; Paolo Vinaccia, drums.
Jazzfreunde Bad Ischl, Bad Ischl, Austria, September 29, 2016
| Mira | ECM (G) ECM 2594 | |
| Science | - | |
| Venice | - | |
| North Of The North Wind | - | |
| Blussy | - | |
| In-House | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 2594 Arild Andersen - In-House Science 2018