Arild Andersen - Sagn (1990)

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Title: Sagn
Year Of Release: 1990
Label: ECM
Genre: Jazz, World Fusion
Quality: APE (image+.cue,log,scans) / MP3 320 Kbps
Total Time: 67:27
Total Size: 356 Mb / 189 Mb
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Tracklist:

Part I
01. Sagn
02. Gardsjenta
03. Eisemo
04. Toll
05. Draum
06. Laurdagskveld
Part II
07. Tjovane
08. Sorgmild
09. Svarm
10. Gamlestev
11. Reven
Part III
12. Nystev
13. Lussi
14. Rysen
15. Belare
16. Sagn

Personnel:
Arild Andersen - bass
Kirsten Braten Berg - vocals
Bendik Hofseth - tenor and soprano saxophones
Frode Alnaes - guitar
Bugge Wesseltoft - keyboards
Nana Vasconcelos - percussion, vocals

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.