Arild Andersen (born October 27, 1945) is a Norwegian bass player. October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ...

Born in Lillestrøm, Norway, he started out as a member of the Jan Garbarek Quartet (1967-1973), with Terje Rypdal and Jon Christensen. In the same period he also worked with the Norwegian singer Karin Krog and played in the rhythm section for visiting American musicians including Phil Woods, Dexter Gordon, Hampton Hawes, Johnny Griffin, Sonny Rollins, and Chick Corea. During this time, he also worked with Don Cherry and George Russell. Jan Garbarek (born March 4, 1947 in Mysen, Norway) is a Norwegian tenor and soprano saxophonist, active in the jazz, classical, and world music genres. ... Terje Rypdal in Warsaw in 2005 Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947 in Oslo) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. ... Jon Lynn Christensen (b. ... Karin Krog (born May 15, 1937 in Oslo) is a celebrated Norwegian Vocal jazzist. ... Philip Wells Woods (born in 1931) is an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Dexter (Keith) Gordon (February 27, 1923 - April 25, 1990) was a New York tenor saxophone musician. ... Hampton Hawes (November 13, 1928 - May 22, 1977) was an African American jazz pianist. ... John Arnold Griffin III (born in 1928) is an American bop and hard bop tenor saxophonist. ... An early Rollins picture graces the cover of Volume One Theodore Walter Sonny Rollins (born September 7, 1930 in New York City) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. ... Chick Corea on the cover of sheet music book Chick Corea Collection Armando Anthony Chick Corea (born June 12, 1941) is a multiple Grammy Award winning American jazz pianist/keyboardist and composer. ... Don Cherry (18 November 1936 - 19 October 1995) was an innovative jazz trumpeter probably best known for his long association with saxophonist Ornette Coleman. ... George Allen Russell (born June 23, 1923) is an American jazz composer and theorist. ...

Andersen has recorded over a dozen albums for ECM Records as band leader and with Masqualero, and appeared on many others as side man. ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is a record label founded in 1969 by Manfred Eicher. ...

Solo Discography

• "Clouds in my head"
• "Shimri"
• "Green shading into blue"
• "Lifelines"
• "A Molde Concert"
• "Sagn"
• "If you look far enough"
• "Hyperborean"
• "Achirana"
• "The Triangle"
• "Elektra"

External links

• Official Homepage