After many years working with both fellow Norwegian jazzer Jan Gabarek and such stateside talent as Sheila Jordan, Don Cherry, Sam Rivers, and George Russell, bassist Arild Andersen marked the mid-'70s with the first of several ECM sessions to be cut over the following two decades. Featuring regular collaborators like drummer Paal Thowsen, saxophonist Juhani Aaltonen, and pianist Lars Jansson, Andersen's solo outings not only reflected the airy sound ECM and Gabarek espoused, but the loose and tasteful experimentation of Miles Davis' '60s work as well. For Sagn, Andersen incorporates Norwegian folk songs into the mix with the help of singer Kristen Braten Berg, percussionist Nana Vasconcelos, and a combo of guitar, keyboards, and saxophone. Alternating between sung parts and instrumental segments, the commissioned piece is divided into three sections and finds the group ranging through buoyant swingers and meditative stretches. While a few of the instrumentals get weighed down in guitarist Frode Alneas' rock-tinged contributions, the album mostly comes off quite nicely. Stephen Cook
Tracklist :
1 Sagn, Pt. 1 6:36
Arild Andersen
2 Sagn - Part I: Gardsjenta 2:57
Arild Andersen
3 Sagn - Part I: Eisemo 2:19
Arild Andersen
4 Sagn - Part I: Toll 4:40
Arild Andersen
5 Sagn - Part I: Draum 6:04
Arild Andersen
6 Sagn - Part I: Laurdagskveld 3:44
Arild Andersen
7 Sagn - Part II: Tjovane 5:06
Arild Andersen
8 Sagn - Part II: Sorgmild 6:24
Arild Andersen
9 Sagn - Part II: Svarm 2:13
Arild Andersen
10 Sagn - Part II: Gamlestev 2:29
Arild Andersen
11 Sagn - Part II: Reven 5:13
Arild Andersen
12 Sagn - Part III: Nystev 3:58
Arild Andersen
13 Sagn - Part III: Lussi 5:33
Arild Andersen
14 Sagn - Part III: Rysen 4:57
Arild Andersen
15 Sagn - Part III: Belare 2:32
Arild Andersen
16 Sagn - Part III: Sagn 2:36
Arild Andersen
Credits :
Bass – Arild Andersen
Design – Sascha Kleis
Guitar – Frode Alnaes
Keyboards – Bugge Wesseltoft
Percussion, Vocals – Nana Vasconcelos
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Bendik Hofseth
Vocals – Kirsten Bråten Berg
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ARILD ANDERSEN — Sagn (1991) APE (image+.cue), lossless
ARILD ANDERSEN — Arv (1994) FLAC (image+.cue), lossless
Tracklist :
Del I
1 Arv I 3:05
2 Sjugur Og Trollbrura 4:14
3 Det Var I Min Ungdom 4:55
Vocals – Bendik Hofseth
4 Liten Va Guten 4:14
Del II
5 Gardsguten 3:48
6 Guten Og Jenta 3:10
7 Friarstev 1:36
8 Nils Tallefjorden 4:50
9 Han Ole 5:37
10 Kvålins Dans 4:03
Del III
11 Stabbelåten 2:25
12 Ho Vesl' Astri Vår 4:40
13 Reven Og Skyttaren 7:40
14 Solfager Og Ormekongjen 7:07
15 Skuldalsbrura 6:05
16 Arv II 2:15
Credits :
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Eivind Aarset
Bass, Composed By, Arranged By – Arild Andersen
Percussion – Naná Vasconcelos, Paolo Vinaccia (faixas: 2, 4, 6, 9 to 13, 15)
Piano, Keyboards – Bugge Wesseltoft
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Bendik Hofseth
Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements (Sangarrangement)], Vocals, Jew's Harp, Vocals [Langeleik Sang] – Kirsten Bråten Berg
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