Arild Andersen: Green in Blue: Early Quartets | CD review

(ECM, 3 CDs)Arild Andersen – a cornerstone of Jan Garbarek's 1970 ECM debut, and with free-jazz legend Don Cherry among his admirers – has been one of Europe's great double-bassists for 40 years. Blessed with a rhythmic drive and a big, growling tone, the Norwegian's presence in a band is marked out from the opening notes. This box set in ECM's Old & New Masters series brings together his 1970s quartet sessions as a leader: Clouds in My Head (1975) Shimri (1976) and Green Shading i...

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