Arild Andersen

   
Artist: Arild Andersen

   Genre(s): 
Jazz
   

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Tracks: 16

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Norwegian bassist Arlid Andersen has demonstrated fine skills and stylistic versatility. He's performed commendable in free, jazz-rock, and quasi-new age situations since the '60s. Andersen studied bass and the Lydian Chromatic Concept of Tonal Organization with George Russell, and besides played with him during the '60s and '70s. He besides studied with Karel Netolicka. Andersen began playing at various festivals in Norway during the late '60s. He was tabbed by Don Cherry for his starting time appearing outside Norway at the Berliner Jazztage in 1968. Andersen worked with Jan Garbarek from 1969 to 1973, and played with Russell, Sonny Rollins, Karin Krog, Sam Rivers, and Paul Bley at various festivals. He also worked with Bley, Rivers, Joe Farrell, Dave Friedman, Barry Altschul, Steve Kuhn, and Sheila Jordan in New York during the former '70s. Andersen backed singer Radka Toneff, and lED quartets that featured Knut Riisnaes, Jon Balke, Paal Thowsen, Juhani Aaltonen, and Lars Jansson in the '70s and former '80s. During the '80s, he performed and recorded with Alphonse Mouzon, John Taylor, and Bill Frisell. Andersen lED the quint Masqualero, with Jon Christensen, Balke, Tore Brunborg, and trumpeter Nils Peter Molvaer. They toured England and Europe, piece recording during the '80s. Andersen recorded as a leader for ECM in 1991.