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Bassist Arild Andersen may not be one of ECM's best-known bandleaders (to Americans, that is), but that hasn't stopped him from amassing an impressive catalog as one of the label's senior statesmen. Andersen himself comments in the liner notes at how fortunate and surprised he was when looking back over his catalog and realizing how many younger players graced his sides. The evidence, however, is that Andersen is too humble: his guidance is like a beacon in bringing the best out of many who would become leaders in their own right. A fine example is on "Vanilje," which opens the album and comes from the Masqualero album. Here Andersen, Jon Balke, and drummer Jon Christensen host two stunning players on the front line, young saxophonist Tore Brunborg and a fresh-faced Nils Petter Molvaer on trumpet. The veteran trio led by Andersen's trademark melodic rhythmic attack brings the horn players to the fore and creates a wide space for them to explore and articulate harmonically. Elsewhere, as on "Svev," from his trio date with Ralph Towner and Nana Vasconcelos, Andersen appears not as an equal third but as the negotiator between rhythm and melody, the axis on which the two poles revolve. From the Molde Concert disc, on which the bassist is teamed with Bill Frisell, fusion drummer Alphonse Mouzon, and pianist John Taylor, Andersen plays his double bass as the true forceful foil for Frisell's angular urgency and Taylor's modal inquiry, but it is Andersen's solo where he offers his bop chops, which steal the tune. Featuring 13 tracks, there are more selections on this set than on most of the Rarum titles, and that's a good thing, as it showcases the wildly diverse settings -- all of them successful -- in which Andersen has placed himself in order to articulate an ambitious and varied vision.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
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Nils Petter Molvær, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Balke, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Jon Christensen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen, Composer, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Masqualero, MainArtist - Tore Brunborg, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Ralph Towner, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nana Vasconcelos, Voice, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen, Composer, Producer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Kenneth Knudsen, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bendik Hofseth, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Paolo Vinaccia, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Henrik Hannisdal, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Marek Konstantynowicz, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Odd Hannisdal, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Morten Hannisdal, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1997 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Balke, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Knut Riisnæs, Flute, AssociatedPerformer - Pål Thowsen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Sam M. Lewis, ComposerLyricist - J. Fred Coots, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Towner, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nana Vasconcelos, Percussion, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen, Producer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1993 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
John Taylor , Piano, AssociatedPerformer - ALPHONSE MOUZON, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Frisell, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Tore Skille, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Frisell, Composer, Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1983 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Nils Petter Molvær, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Traditional, Adapter - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Christensen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen, Composer, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Masqualero, MainArtist - Tore Brunborg, Soprano Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1990 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Traditional, Author - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nana Vasconcelos, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bendik Hofseth, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Frode Alnaes, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bugge Wesseltoft, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen, Composer, Producer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kirsten Bråten Berg, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1991 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Marshall, Drums, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2000 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Nils Petter Molvær, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Christensen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen, Producer, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Masqualero, MainArtist - Frode Alnæs, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tore Brunborg, Composer, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
PAUL MOTIAN, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Mastering Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Wheeler, Cornet, Flugelhorn, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen, Composer, Double Bass, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Steve Dobrogosz, Piano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Juhani Aaltonen, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Arild Andersen, Composer, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer - Pål Thowsen, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Lars Jansson, Piano, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Arild Andersen Quartet, MainArtist
℗ 1978 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Album review
Bassist Arild Andersen may not be one of ECM's best-known bandleaders (to Americans, that is), but that hasn't stopped him from amassing an impressive catalog as one of the label's senior statesmen. Andersen himself comments in the liner notes at how fortunate and surprised he was when looking back over his catalog and realizing how many younger players graced his sides. The evidence, however, is that Andersen is too humble: his guidance is like a beacon in bringing the best out of many who would become leaders in their own right. A fine example is on "Vanilje," which opens the album and comes from the Masqualero album. Here Andersen, Jon Balke, and drummer Jon Christensen host two stunning players on the front line, young saxophonist Tore Brunborg and a fresh-faced Nils Petter Molvaer on trumpet. The veteran trio led by Andersen's trademark melodic rhythmic attack brings the horn players to the fore and creates a wide space for them to explore and articulate harmonically. Elsewhere, as on "Svev," from his trio date with Ralph Towner and Nana Vasconcelos, Andersen appears not as an equal third but as the negotiator between rhythm and melody, the axis on which the two poles revolve. From the Molde Concert disc, on which the bassist is teamed with Bill Frisell, fusion drummer Alphonse Mouzon, and pianist John Taylor, Andersen plays his double bass as the true forceful foil for Frisell's angular urgency and Taylor's modal inquiry, but it is Andersen's solo where he offers his bop chops, which steal the tune. Featuring 13 tracks, there are more selections on this set than on most of the Rarum titles, and that's a good thing, as it showcases the wildly diverse settings -- all of them successful -- in which Andersen has placed himself in order to articulate an ambitious and varied vision.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:41
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Arild Andersen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2017 ECM Records GmbH This Compilation ℗ 2004 ECM Records GmbH
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