Arild Andersen - Arild Andersen: Landloper

Arild Andersen, one of jazz�s most widely acclaimed bassists, presents his first solo album. Characteristically broad in its musical scope and creative range, Landloper was recorded primarily at Oslo�s Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene (with one piece recorded at Arild�s home). Choice of repertoire in this recital reflects on Arild�s artistic journey, and, alongside Andersen originals (�Dreamhorse�, �Mira�, �Landloper�), we find Norwegian traditional music (�Old Stev�), a romantic jazz standard (�A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square�), and new light cast upon free jazz classics (Albert Ayler�s �Ghosts�, Ornette Coleman�s �Lonely Woman�, Charlie Haden�s �Song for Che�). Andersen�s performances combine his masterful bass playing with real-time creation of electronic loops that bring a fresh atmospheric dimension to solo playing.