Arild Andersen

Arild Andersen double-bass
Jon Balke piano
Knut Riisnaes tenor and soprano saxophones, flute
Pål Thowsen drums
Juhani Aaltonen tenor and soprano saxophones, flutes, percussion
Lars Jansson piano, Moog-synthesizer, string ensemble

Clouds In My Head
(ex ECM 1059)
305 W 18 St
Last Song
Outhouse
Song For A Sad Day
Clouds In My Head
Cycles
Siv
The Sword Under His Wings

Shimri
(ex ECM 1082)
Shimri
No Tears
Ways Of Days
Wood Song
Vaggvisa För Hanna
Dedication

Green Shading Into Blue
(ex ECM 1127)
Sole
The Guitarist
Anima
Radka’s Samba
Terhi
Green Shading Into Blue
Jana

3-CD Set

Recorded 1975, 1976 and 1978


Box set in ECM’s acclaimed Old & New Masters series reintroduces Arild Andersen’s first three leader dates for the label – “Clouds In My Head”, “Shimri”, and “Green Shading Into Blue”.
Recorded between 1975 and 1978, none of these albums has previously been issued on compact disc, and this edition is eagerly awaited. The music traces Andersen’s personal evolution from ‘free’-inclined bassist to bandleader-composer and introduces some players who would prove important for the future of the music – amongst them an 18-year-old Jon Balke on the “Clouds” session.