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Arild Andersen

Person · male · Norway · Strømmen · born 1945 · recording since 1971

Norwegian jazz musician

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Also known as Arild Andreasson · アリルド・アンデルセン

Debut: 1971
Recording span: 54 years
Release groups: 43
Awards: 5
Timeline events: 36
Wiki language versions: 15

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Timeline

36 events▣ Album 30✦ Award 4◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1

1940s
1. 27 October 1945 · Birth
  Born 1945-10-27
  source: wikidata
1960s
1. 1969 · Award
  Won: Buddyprisen
  source: wikidata
1970s
1. 1971 · Debut release
  Debut release: Underwear
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1971 · Album
  Album: Underwear
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1975 · Album
  Album: Clouds in My Head
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1977 · Album
  Album: Shimri
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1980s
1. March 1981 · Album
  Album: Lifelines
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1984 · Award
  Won: Gammleng Award
  source: wikidata
1990s
1. 1990 · Album
  Album: I fløyterens hjerte
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1990 · Album
  Album: Sagn
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1991 · Album
  Album: Secret Obsession
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1994 · Album
  Album: Arv
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 13 September 1995 · Album
  Album: Kristin Lavransdatter
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1997 · Album
  Album: Hyperborean
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1997 · Album
  Album: 'Mbara Boom
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 2000 · Album
  Album: Achirana
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 10 July 2001 · Album
  Album: North By Northwest
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 2002 · Album
  Album: The Sign
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 5 March 2004 · Album
  Album: Joyosa
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 11 May 2004 · Album
  Album: The Triangle
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 13 November 2006 · Album
  Album: Short Fairytales
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 2007 · Album
  Album: Sheila
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 2009 · Album
  Album: Jul på svenska
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 2010 · Award
  Won: Ella-prisen
  source: wikidata
2. 2011 · Album
  Album: Auditorio RSI, Lugano, Switzerland
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 22 March 2012 · Album
  Album: Space is the Place
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 2013 · Album
  Album: Mira
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 2013 · Album
  Album: Under the Rainbow
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 5 June 2015 · Album
  Album: Earth Stills
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. January 2019 · Album
  Album: Tales of Hackney
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 24 January 2020 · Album
  Album: Nocturnal Animals
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 2022 · Award
  Won: Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎
  source: wikidata
3. 4 February 2022 · Album
  Album: Across Mountains
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1 June 2022 · Album
  Album: Pure and Simple
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 26 April 2024 · Album
  Album: As Time Passes
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 9 May 2025 · Album
  Album: Lyset fra mørket
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography1,030 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1377018298

Biography

Arild Andersen (born 27 October 1945) is a Norwegian jazz musician bassist, known as the most famous Norwegian bass player in the international jazz scene.

Career

Andersen was born at Strømmen, Norway. He started his musical career as jazz guitarist in the Riverside Swing Group in Lillestrøm (1961–63), started playing double bass in 1964, and soon became part of the core jazz bands in Oslo. He was a member of Roy Hellvin Trio, was in the backing band at Kongsberg Jazz Festival in 1967 and 1968, was elected Best Bassist by Jazznytt in 1967, and started as bass player in the Jan Garbarek Quartet (1967–1973), including Terje Rypdal and Jon Christensen. After completing his technical education in 1968, he became a professional musician and collaborated with Karin Krog, George Russell, and Don Cherry (Berlin 1968), and with visiting American musicians Phil Woods, Dexter Gordon, Bill Frisell, Hampton Hawes, Johnny Griffin, Sonny Rollins, Sheila Jordan, and Chick Corea. During the same period he worked with Ferenc Snétberger and Tomasz Stańko.
In the early 1970s, Andersen collaborated with Norwegian musicians Magni Wentzel, Jon Eberson, Ketil Bjørnstad, and Terje Rypdal, before leaving for an eventful visit to the U.S. in the winter of 1973–1974, and has since 1974 led his own bands, at first a quartet (1974–79). He worked with the Radka Toneff Quintet (1975–81) and has recorded more than a dozen albums as band leader for ECM Records, founded the critically acclaimed band Masqualero, and appeared as side man on a series of recordings. In January 2009, he was named "Musicien Europeen 2008" by the French Academie du Jazz, In 2010, Andersen received the Ella Award at the Oslo Jazzfestival.
In 2022, he recorded a trio album with the American drummer Bob Moses and Slovenian guitarist Samo Salamon entitled Pure and Simple.

Reception

In a review, All About Jazz critic John Kelman said, "Live at Belleville is Andersen's most exciting release to date. Even more, balanced with its lyrical and, at times, near-orchestral tendencies, it's the best disc of Andersen's long and varied career."

Honors

1969: Buddyprisen
1975: "Bassist of the Year" voted by the European Jazz Federation
1983: Spellemannprisen for Masqualero, within the band "Masqualero"
1984: Gammleng Award in the class Jazz
1986: Spellemannprisen for Bande a Part, within the band "Masqualero"
1991: Spellemannprisen for Re-Enter, within the band "Masqualero"
2008: "Musicien Europeen 2008" by the French "Academie du Jazz"
2010: "Ella Award" at the Oslo Jazzfestival

As leader/co-leader

1975.02 – Clouds in My Head – ECM Records (1975) Knut Riisnæs, Jon Balke, Pål Thowsen) (2001 – ECM Records)
1976.10 – Shimri – ECM Records (1977) (Juhani Aaltonen, Lars Jansson, Pål Thowsen)

1978.04 – Green Shading into Blue – ECM Records (1978) (Juhani Aaltonen, Lars Jansson, Pål Thowsen)
1980.12 – Lifelines – ECM Records (1981) (Kenny Wheeler, Steve Dobrogosz, Paul Motian)
1981.08 – Molde Concert – ECM Records (1982) (John Taylor, Bill Frisell, Alphonse Mouzon)
1990 – Sagn – Kirkelig Kulturverksted (1990) (Kirsten Bråten Berg, Bendik Hofseth, Bugge Wesseltoft, Frode Alnæs, Nana Vasconcelos) (2014 – Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
1990.10 – Secret Obsession – Nabel (1991) (Uli Beckerhoff, John Abercrombie, John Marshall)
1991.03 – If You Look Far Enough – ECM Records (1992) (Ralph Towner, Nana Vasconcelos)
1993 – Arv – Kirkelig Kulturverksted (1993) (Kirsten Bråten Berg, Bendik Hofseth, Bugge Wesseltoft, Frode Alnæs, Nana Vasconcelos)
1995 – Kristin Lavransdatter – Kirkelig Kulturverksted (1995) (Tore Brunborg, Reidar Skår)
1996.12 – Hyperborean – ECM Records (1997) (:Tore Brunborg, Bendik Hofseth, Vassilis Tsabropoulos, John Marshall, Cikada String Quartet)
1998 – Sommerbrisen – Kirkelig Kulturverksted (1998) (Frode Alnæs, Stian Carstensen: Frode Alnæs, Stian Carstensen)
2003 – Julegløggen – Kirkelig Kulturverksted (2003) (Frode Alnæs, Stian Carstensen: Frode Alnæs, Stian Carstensen)
2003.11 – The Triangle – ECM Records (2004) (Vassilis Tsabropoulos, John Marshall)
2004.04 – Live at Belleville – ECM Records (2008) (Paolo Vinaccia, Tommy Smith)
2005 – Electra – ECM Records (2005) ( Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset, Paolo Vinaccia, Patrice Héral, Nils Petter Molvær, Savina Yannatou, Chrysanthi Douzi)
2006 – Høstsløv – Kirkelig Kulturverksted (2006) (Frode Alnæs, Stian Carstensen)
2006.09 – In House – Dyad Records (2007) (John Etheridge, John Marshall)
2011.10 – Celebration – ECM Records (2012) (Scottish National Jazz Orchestra: Tommy Smith)
2013.12 – Mira – ECM Records (2014) (Paolo Vinaccia, Tommy Smith)
2015.05 – The Rose Window – Deutsche Media Productions (2016) (Helge Lien, Gard Nilssen)
2016.09 – In-House Science – ECM Records (2018) (Paolo Vinaccia, Tommy Smith)
2021.01 – Affirmation – ECM Records (2022) (Helge Lien, Marius Neset, Håkon Mjåset Johansen)
2022 – Across Mountains – O-tone Music (2022) (Markus Stockhausen, Vangelis Katsoulis)

As sideman

With Don Cherry
1968: Eternal Rhythm (MPS)
With Terje Rypdal
1971: Terje Rypdal (ECM)
With Bobo Stenson
1971: Underwear (ECM)
With Jan Garbarek
1969: Esoteric Circle (Flying Dutchman)
1970: Afric Pepperbird (ECM)
1971: Sart (ECM)
1972: Triptykon (ECM)
With Roswell Rudd
1974: Flexible Flyer (Arista Freedom)
With George Russell
1971: The Essence of George Russell (Sonet)
1982: Trip to Prillarguri (Soul Note)
1983: Listen to the Silence (Soul Note)
With Pål Thowsen, Jon Christensen & Terje Rypdal
1977: No Time for Time (Zarepta)
With Sheila Jordan
1977.08 – Sheila – SteepleChase (1978) (Sheila Jordan) (1988, 2021 – SteepleChase)
With David Darling
1981: Cycles (ECM)
With Bill Frisell
1982: In Line (ECM)
Within Masqualero
1983: Masqualero (Odin)
1986: Bande a Part (ECM)
1988: Aero (ECM)
1991: Re-Enter (ECM)
With Vassilis Tsabropoulos
1999: Achirana (ECM)
With Markus Stockhausen
2000: Kartā (ECM)
2002: Joyosa (Enja)
2008: Electric Treasures (Aktivraum)
With Carsten Dahl
2002: The Sign (Stunt)
2003: Moon Water (Stunt)
2006: Short Fairytales (EmArcy)
2012: Space Is the Place (Storyville)
2013: Under the Rainbow (Storyville)
With Ferenc Snétberger & Paolo Vinaccia
2004: Nomad (Enja)
With Andy Sheppard
2008: Movements in Colour (ECM)
With Chris Dundas

2014: Oslo Odyssey (BLM)
With Ketil Bjørnstad
1973: Åpning (Philips)
1976: Finnes Du Noensteds Ikveld (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
1990: The Shadow (Kirkelig Kulturverksted), feat. Randi Stene, poems by John Donne (1562–1626)
1990: Odyssey (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
2004: Grace (Universal), feat. Anneli Drecker
2007: Devotions (Universal)
2013: La Notte (ECM)
With Yelena Eckemoff
2013: Glass Song (L&H Production)
2015: Lions (L&H Production)
2015: Everblue (L&H Production)
2018: Desert (L&H Production)
2020: Nocturnal Animals (L&H Production)
With Samo Salamon & Bob Moses
2022: Pure and Simple (Samo Records)

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	15	72.5th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	43	93.3th
Studio albums	30	98.2th
Awards recorded	5	97.4th
Timeline events	36	97.7th
Recording span (years)	54	94.2th
Genres	6	91th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (43 release groups · 30 studio albums)

Albums · 30

Underwear
1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 39:30
A1Underwear7:45
A2Luberon9:20
A3Test3:30
B1Tant W.8:50
B2Untitled3:55
B3Rudolf6:10
Clouds in My Head
1975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 45:24
A1305 W 18 St4:00
A2Last Song3:15
A3Outhouse7:54
A4Song for a Sad Day7:04
B1Clouds in My Head3:32
B2Cycles6:21
B3Siv3:34
B4The Sword Under His Wings9:44
Shimri
1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 41:40
A1Shimri5:55
A2No Tears9:27
A3Ways of Days4:47
B1Wood Song6:02
B2Vaggvisa För Hanna3:46
B3Dedication11:43
Lifelines
1981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 43:06
A1Cameron6:23
A2Prelude5:53
A3Landloper0:48
A4Predawn6:02
B1Dear Kenny6:20
B2A Song I Used to Play2:42
B3Lifelines6:28
B4Anew8:30
I fløyterens hjerte
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 59:10
1Brakkevise2:00
2Den som inga jente fikk5:40
3Kyllingen2:00
4Hersker og narr5:03
5Vandringsvise2:46
6Berre2:32
7Lillebrors vise3:45
8Kom søte sorg3:34
9Lille måltrost2:25
10Kvar skal vi bu?3:10
11Pendlervise3:24
12Fløyterens hjerte4:49
13Blåbærturen3:18
14Blåklokkevikua3:24
15Septembersang5:51
16Perpeetum mobile1:31
17Finalevise3:58
Sagn
1990 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:07:27
1Sagn, Del I: Sagn6:35
2Sagn, Del I: Gardsjenta2:57
3Sagn, Del I: Eisemo2:20
4Sagn, Del I: Toll4:41
5Sagn, Del I: Draum6:04
6Sagn, Del I: Laurdagskveld3:44
7Sagn, Del II: Tjovane5:07
8Sagn, Del II: Sorgmild6:24
9Sagn, Del II: Svarm2:13
10Sagn, Del II: Gamlestev2:30
11Sagn, Del II: Reven5:14
12Sagn, Del III: Nystev3:59
13Sagn, Del III: Lussi5:33
14Sagn, Del III: Rysen4:57
15Sagn, Del III: Belare2:33
16Sagn, Del III: Sagn2:36
Secret Obsession
1991 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 45:20
A1Secret Obsession9:44
A2If You Look Far Enough6:40
A3Lady M.7:14
B1Follow Her Heart11:11
B2Crisis Stuff10:31
Arv
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:10:01
1Arv I3:02
2Sjugur og Trollbrura4:12
3Det Var i Min Ungdom5:00
4Liten va Guten4:22
5Gardsguten4:04
6Guten og jenta2:58
7Friarstev1:39
8Nils Tallefjorden4:59
9Han Ole5:32
10Kvålins dans4:10
11Stabbelåten2:26
12Ho vesl' Astri vår4:36
13Reven og skyttaren7:39
14Solfager og Ormekongjen7:04
15Skuldalsbrura6:01
16Arv II2:17
Kristin Lavransdatter
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:00:04
1Kristin Og Alvemøen3:54
2Hamarkirken2:37
3Simons Festemø3:27
4Kristin Og Erlend5:33
5Isvind2:32
6Bryllupsmarsj2:01
7Pilgrimssang4:46
8Nidaros3:27
9Erlends Flukt3:34
10Erlend3:40
11Sunniva2:43
12Dans2:06
13Flommen4:11
14Simons Død4:38
15Tidlig Morgen2:21
16Kristin3:54
17Pesten2:33
18Ved Steingjerdet2:07
Hyperborean
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 47:21
1Patch of Light I2:05
2Hyperborean5:16
3Patch of Light II2:02
4Duke Vinaccia4:20
5Infinite Distance5:43
6Vanishing Waltz1:50
7The Island6:43
8Invisible Sideman4:44
9Rambler3:21
10Dragon Dance5:37
11Stillness4:11
12Too Late for a Picture1:29
'Mbara Boom
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:11:38
1Introitus1:35
2Barones Tirannia3:19
3Rocco2:33
4Ma Comente3:15
5La Mentus2:41
6Finas A Cando2:33
7Viva Vitae2:33
8Amistade Sos Montes De Idda Mia5:03
9Jazzus Interuptus5:20
10Mutos2:18
11Panorama3:56
12Rask'us3:48
13Commandor Schmuck2:18
14Ave Maria4:39
15Zio Meo1:57
16Bwana Boom5:07
17Abballu Abballu2:08
18Hippo Boom4:24
19Abajour2:54
20Mutos3:01
21Mater Mia1:42
22Como Ti Canto0:58
23Farantellus3:36
Achirana
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:09:43
1Achirana8:07
2Diamond Cut Diamond7:25
3Valley5:43
4Mystic7:21
5The Spell10:41
6She's Gone5:48
7Fable8:22
8Song for Phyllis7:53
9Monologue8:23
North By Northwest
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:01:06
1Social Intelligence7:53
2Paws7:39
3Vemod11:13
4Borrowed Time5:24
5Oxymoron8:54
6Somewhere7:31
7Scramble6:14
8A Simple Answer6:18
The Sign
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 57:23
1Le triangle et les trois allumettes8:56
2The Sorrow of Mankind4:26
3East of Lez4:16
4Hyberborean9:40
5The 9th Day5:58
6Escapes7:47
7The Sign9:36
8Crawl Before You Walk4:41
9Postludium2:03
Joyosa
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 58:32
1Gio9:00
2Bass Wave5:17
3Madhawi6:47
4Gommé4:13
5Joyosa5:21
6Mona5:00
7Freund8:30
8Our Father6:55
9Jasmin2:52
10The Waltz4:37
The Triangle
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 53:25
1Straight5:39
2Pavane7:18
3Saturday5:31
4Choral6:31
5Simple Thoughts6:33
6Prism6:46
7Lines3:04
8European Triangle5:30
9Cinderella Song6:33
Short Fairytales
2006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 50:05
1A Moment1:18
2Quiet Mind in Troubled World1:59
3Dreams2:21
4Flying3:42
5In Between1:45
6No One in Time1:43
7Under the Rainbow2:00
8The Dog Race2:54
9Strings & Games1:02
10Here Comes the Cavallery2:23
11After the Rain2:34
12Some Little Fuge1:54
13Prayer7:24
14The Drum & The Bug5:36
15First Song3:47
16The Mirror & The Riddle2:17
17Wild Winds3:18
18Another Moment2:08
Sheila
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 42:50
1Song of Joy2:01
2Hold Out Your Hand3:17
3Lush Life4:49
4The Saga of Harrison Crabfeathers3:21
5What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life2:52
6On Green Dolphin Street3:24
7It Never Entered My Mind3:58
8Don't Explain4:57
9Better Than Anything2:52
10The Lady4:24
11Please Don't Tallk About Me When I'm Gone3:07
12Song of Joy3:48
Jul på svenska
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 42:44
1Det är en ros utsprungen4:13
2Guds frid i vise män3:34
3Betlehems stjärna5:10
4Staffan var en stalledräng2:47
5När det lider mot jul3:42
6Gläns över sjö och strand4:19
7För länge sedan i Betlehem3:36
8Jul, jul, strålande jul5:07
9Ett barn är fött på denna dag1:51
10Jag vet en dejlig rosa4:00
11Stilla natt4:25
Auditorio RSI, Lugano, Switzerland
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 59:13
1Hyperborean8:11
2Chorus II9:49
3Saturday16:47
4Announcement Arild Andersen0:52
5Electra Song6:06
6Unknown Title10:10
7Unknown Title [fade out]7:18
Space is the Place
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 42:20
1Sing, Sing Load3:42
2Perceptions of Time4:43
3Space Is the Place3:53
4Hcabbach5:45
5Saturnia Pavonia4:08
6Eyes of an Owl2:36
7Nariman's Mood5:44
8Reflection0:49
9The Wonder3:38
10E-Banging4:15
11Agnethe's Song3:07
Mira
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:02:52
1Bygone6:39
2Blussy6:01
3Alfie7:06
4Rossetti5:36
5Reperate8:37
6Raijin3:08
7Le Saleya5:23
8Kangiten1:41
9Mira7:04
10Eight and More6:04
11Stevtone5:33
Under the Rainbow
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:40
1Under the Rainbow #13:32
2Under the Rainbow #25:14
3Under the Rainbow #36:27
4Koloni På Yderkanten4:04
5Under the Rainbow #43:36
6Under the Rainbow #55:14
7Under the Rainbow #64:30
8Two Geese in the Sky5:13
9Under the Rainbow #74:09
10Under the Rainbow #83:41
Earth Stills
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 59:46
1Earth Stills I9:47
2Earth Stills II8:04
3Earth Stills III10:21
4Earth Stills IV7:49
5Earth Stills V8:07
6Nature Boy5:48
7Still Earth9:50
Tales of Hackney
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 49:24
1Tales of Hackney I2:59
2Tales of Hackney II8:58
3Tales of Hackney III2:14
4Tales of Hackney IV7:22
5Tales of Hackney V6:06
6Tales of Hackney VI6:19
7Tales of Hackney VII7:42
8Tales of Hackney VIII4:18
9Tales of Hackney IX3:26
Nocturnal Animals
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:27:26
1Cicada6:59
2Bat6:15
3Walkingstick4:05
4Fox4:51
5Grizzly Bear5:39
6Rattlesnake9:43
7Wolf7:42
8Hedgehog4:24
9Toad7:41
10Lynx4:37
11Scorpion4:35
12Firefly6:22
13Owl6:09
14Sea Turtle8:24
Across Mountains
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 55:18
1Beyond the Dark10:06
2To See12:49
3Invitation to the Unknown5:29
4Arco Flight10:14
5The Rebel3:02
6Across Mountains13:38
Pure and Simple
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 55:36
1Tell Yourself8:00
2Rooms of Clouds4:02
3The Golden Light of Evening7:28
4You Take My Arm7:42
5Something Unusual3:16
6The Moon Departing After a Night With Us3:38
7Little Song7:30
8Pure and Simple Being7:32
9Ghosts6:28
As Time Passes
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 46:05
1As Time Passes7:55
2Ea4:24
3Fifth Winter4:58
4North Wind6:47
5Basslines3:54
6Meditation4:45
7Evening Song6:52
8A Day in March6:30
Lyset fra mørket
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:03
1Lyset fra mørket4:04
2Vesle skuggen min4:09
3Blått3:18
4Farget glass5:33
5Usikkert barn6:01
6Stille sorg4:13
7Poeten (Til Olav H. Hauge)5:55
8Vakker (God natt Molde)3:54
9Hjerte av bly4:06
10Alle har sitt3:50

Album · 11

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1982	A Molde ConcertSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 8 tracks · 58:59 A1Cherry Tree7:04 A2Lifelines4:01 A3Predawn5:50 A4The Sword Under His Wings13:20 B1Targeta7:25 B2Commander Schmuck's Earflap Hat4:40 B3Cameron9:37 B4Koral7:02	Live	1982
2003	Moon WaterSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:07:45 1Ecouter et jouer II3:34 2Egyptionary4:58 3Passing Thought3:11 4One Song8:45 5Rush Brush1:37 6Hymne5:28 7Eouter et jouer I15:33 8Disembodied5:14 9After Crawl2:50 10Moon Water6:36 11Joy6:40 12The Day3:19	Soundtrack	2003
2004	Selected RecordingsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:14:55 1Vanilje5:50 2Svev5:28 3The Island6:46 4305 W 18 St3:55 5For All We Know4:01 6The Sword Under His Wings13:05 7Shorts3:05 8Gardsjenta4:11 9Sagn6:38 10She's Gone5:48 11Printer3:49 12A Song I Used To Play2:45 13Sole9:34	Compilation	2004
2007	In HouseSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:06:31 1Infinite Distance6:24 2Pump Room7:21 3A Song I Used to Play8:05 4Distant Voice12:40 5Sideburn2:47 6Dans6:15 7Moreover3:49 8I Didn't Know5:25 9In House8:28 10The Day5:17	Live	2007
2008	ELECTRIC TREASURES (Live in Bonn)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:30:23 Disc 16 tracks · 45:13 1ELECTRIC TREASURES one7:28 2ELECTRIC TREASURES two5:57 3ELECTRIC TREASURES three9:25 4ELECTRIC TREASURES four10:54 5ELECTRIC TREASURES five5:15 6ELECTRIC TREASURES six6:14 Disc 25 tracks · 45:10 1ELECTRIC TREASURES seven10:31 2ELECTRIC TREASURES eight9:30 3ELECTRIC TREASURES nine10:57 4ELECTRIC TREASURES ten7:29 5ELECTRIC TREASURES eleven6:43	Live	23 May 2008
2008	Live at BellevilleSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:10:25 1Independency Part 111:17 2Independency Part 211:23 3Independency Part 311:22 4Independency Part 410:10 5Prelude to a Kiss7:23 6Outhouse10:02 7Dreamhorse8:48	Live	24 November 2008
2010	Green in Blue: Early QuartetsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 21 tracks · 2:13:34 Disc 18 tracks · 45:25 1305 W 18 St4:00 2Last Song3:15 3Outhouse7:54 4Song for a Sad Day7:04 5Clouds in My Head3:32 6Cycles6:21 7Siv3:34 8The Sword Under His Wings9:45 Disc 26 tracks · 41:52 1Shimri5:49 2No Tears9:31 3Ways of Days4:52 4Wood Song6:05 5Vaggvisa för Hanna3:50 6Dedication11:45 Disc 37 tracks · 46:17 1Sole9:43 2The Guitarist4:04 3Anima9:04 4Radka’s Samba4:15 5Terhi3:02 6Green Shading into Blue9:10 7Jana6:59	Compilation	2010
2012	CelebrationSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:01:46 1May Dance6:27 2Molde Canticle, Part 18:51 3Crystal Silence10:05 4Ulrikas Dans11:15 5Independency, Part 416:59 6My Song8:09	Live	26 June 2012
2016	The Rose Window - Live at Theater GüterslohSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 7 tracks · 58:46 1Rose Window7:29 2Science8:34 3The Day8:57 4Outhouse8:33 5Hyperborean12:42 6Dreamhorse5:51 7Interview with Arild Andersen6:40	Live	3 June 2016
2018	In-House ScienceSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 6 tracks · 55:28 1Mira9:50 2Science11:10 3Venice8:44 4North of the North Wind8:35 5Blussy8:59 6In-House8:10	Live	23 March 2018
2024	LandloperSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 6 tracks · 34:25 1Peace Universal6:41 2Dreamhorse4:24 3Ghosts / Old Stev / Landloper7:48 4A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square4:44 5Mira4:32 6Lonely Woman / Song for Che6:16	Live	29 November 2024

Other · 2

Other release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2019	Music for Flute & HarpSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:03:11 1Greenleeves to a Ground10:26 2Antiphona III4:20 3Lamento for solo flute2:54 4The Garden of Adonis, suite for flute and harp: 1. Largo2:16 5The Garden of Adonis, suite for flute and harp: 2. Allegro2:16 6The Garden of Adonis, suite for flute and harp: 3. Adagio, like a solemn dance3:30 7The Garden of Adonis, suite for flute and harp: 4. Allegro3:27 8The Garden of Adonis, suite for flute and harp: 5. Grave1:45 9The Garden of Adonis, suite for flute and harp: 6. Allegretto1:39 10The Garden of Adonis, suite for flute and harp: 7. Andante molto espressivo3:11 11Syrinx for solo flute2:42 12Three Spanish Watercolors: 1. Guadalquivir3:36 13Three Spanish Watercolors: 2. Guadiana1:37 14Three Spanish Watercolors: 3. Tajo0:52 15Petite Suite Armoricaine: I0:36 16Petite Suite Armoricaine: II1:11 17Petite Suite Armoricaine: III1:04 18Petite Suite Armoricaine: IV1:09 19Petite Suite Armoricaine: V0:50 20Petite Suite Armoricaine: VI1:10 21Cortége for solo harp3:49 22Fantasy on Themes of Japanese Folk Songs8:51		1 October 2019
	—	A summer eveningSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:07:55 1«A Summer Morning» - for 2 Flutes5:09 2Memories of my Father_ An Italian Piazza3:26 3Memories of my Father_ The Altar Window4:48 4Memories of my Father_ Late Summer Moonlight4:42 5Sonatine for Solo Flute _ Intrada3:15 6Sonatine for Solo Flute _ Minuetto1:49 7Sonatine for Solo Flute _ Arietta2:48 8Sonatine for Solo Flute _ Scherzo1:47 9En gammeldags juleaften_ Desemberhimmel1:44 10En gammeldags juleaften_ En gammel gård i Tollbodgaten1:25 11En gammeldags juleaften_ Kari og nissen1:15 12En gammeldags juleaften_ Nissen danser halling1:15 13En gammeldags juleaften_ Julenatt2:53 14En gammeldags juleaften_ De dødes julemesse3:42 15En gammeldags juleaften_ Risengrynsgrøt og ribbestek2:32 16En gammeldags juleaften_ Springdans i kirken0:57 17En gammeldags juleaften_ Sledetur på silkeføre1:29 18En gammeldags juleaften_ Guds fred og gledelig jul!3:13 193 Folk Tunes for Flute Solo_ Han Ole han tjente i konningens gård - folktune from Valdres1:33 203 Folk Tunes for Flute Solo_ Halling from Sætersdalen0:38 213 Folk Tunes for Flute Solo_ Halling from Aamodt0:45 22«Nocturne» for 2 Flutes and Piano8:54 23Når våre namn blir ordlause - poem0:39 24Når våre namn blir ordlause2:51 25A Summer Evening for Flute and Piano4:26		—

Stats & PK

Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Arild Andersen head-to-head →

Arild Andersen metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	15	72.5th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	43	93.3th
Studio albums	30	98.2th
Awards recorded	5	97.4th
Timeline events	36	97.7th
Recording span (years)	54	94.2th
Genres	6	91th

Awards & honours

Awards and honours, by year
Year	Award	Result
1969	Buddyprisen	won
1984	Gammleng Award	won
2010	Ella-prisen	won
2022	Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎	won
—	Spellemannprisen	won

Line-up

Band line-up and band memberships with dates
Name	From	To	Role
Akasha(band)	—	present
Masqualero(band)	—	present	double bass
Arild Andersen Quartet(band)	—	present	double bass,eponymous,original
Arild Andersen Trio(band)	—	present	double bass,original
Edward Vesala Trio(band)	—	present
Jan Garbarek Quartet(band)	—	present
Nomad(band)	—	present

Where this record comes from

portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arild_Andersen_2025-003.jpg
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bfb665cf-1701-4e26-8e46-551b9da1ee7d
discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/bfb665cf-1701-4e26-8e46-551b9da1ee7d
core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q641035
genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q641035
seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arild_Andersen
biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arild_Andersen

Why this artist is in the database

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smooth jazz · jazz

2 shared genre tags

50 wikis

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smooth jazz · jazz

2 shared genre tags · debut 1964

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smooth jazz · jazz

2 shared genre tags

48 wikis

Timeline

1940s

Born 1945-10-27

1960s

Won: Buddyprisen

1970s

Debut release: Underwear

Album: Underwear

Album: Clouds in My Head

Album: Shimri

1980s

Album: Lifelines

Won: Gammleng Award

1990s

Album: I fløyterens hjerte

Album: Sagn

Album: Secret Obsession

Album: Arv

Album: Kristin Lavransdatter

Album: Hyperborean

Album: 'Mbara Boom

2000s

Album: Achirana

Album: North By Northwest

Album: The Sign

Album: Joyosa

Album: The Triangle

Album: Short Fairytales

Album: Sheila

Album: Jul på svenska

2010s

Won: Ella-prisen

Album: Auditorio RSI, Lugano, Switzerland

Album: Space is the Place

Album: Mira

Album: Under the Rainbow

Album: Earth Stills

Album: Tales of Hackney

2020s

Album: Nocturnal Animals

Won: Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎

Album: Across Mountains

Album: Pure and Simple

Album: As Time Passes

Album: Lyset fra mørket

Biography

Biography

Career

Reception

Honors

As leader/co-leader

As sideman

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Discography (43 release groups · 30 studio albums)

Albums · 30

Album · 11

Other · 2

Stats & PK

Awards & honours

Line-up

Where this record comes from

Why this artist is in the database

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