Arild Andersen

Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen has proven good skills and stylistic versatility. He’s performed admirably in free of charge, jazz-rock, and quasi-new age group situations because the ’60s. Andersen analyzed bass as well as the Lydian Chromatic Idea of Tonal Firm with George Russell, and in addition used him through the ’60s and ’70s. He also researched with Karel Netolicka. Andersen started playing at different celebrations in Norway through the past due ’60s. He was tapped by Don Cherry for his initial appearance outside Norway on the Berliner Jazztage in 1968. Andersen caused Jan Garbarek from 1969 to 1973, and used Russell, Sonny Rollins, Karin Krog, Sam Streams, and Paul Bley at different celebrations. He also caused Bley, Streams, Joe Farrell, Dave Friedman, Barry Altschul, Steve Kuhn, and Sheila Jordan in NY through the early ’70s. Andersen supported vocalist Radka Toneff, and led quartets that highlighted Knut Riisnaes, Jon Balke, Paal Thowsen, Juhani Aaltonen, and Lars Jansson in the ’70s and early ’80s. Through the ’80s, he performed and documented with Alphonse Mouzon, John Taylor, and Costs Frisell. Andersen led the quintet Masqualero, with Jon Christensen, Balke, Tore Brunborg, and trumpeter Nils Peter Molvaer. They toured Britain and European countries, while recording through the ’80s. Andersen started recording being a head for ECM in the first ’90s and provides released such albums as 1990’s Sagn, 1997’s Hyperborean, 2001’s Karta, 2004’s The Triangle, 2005’s Electra, 2008’s Live at Belleville, 2012’s Special event, and 2013’s Beneath the Rainbow. In 2014, Andersen matched with drummer Paolo Vinaccia and saxophonist Tommy Smith for the trio record Mira.