{"product_id":"602455115652","title":"Arild Andersen Group - Affirmation - Import Vinyl LP Record Limited Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArild Andersen Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorway's leading bassist Arild Andersen's latest ECM LP, released last year, is now available. Recorded in November 2021 at Oslo's Rainbow Studios with a new quartet featuring saxophonist Marius Nesset, pianist Helge Lien, and drummer Hakon Mjøset Johansen, the work did not include Manfred Eicher due to Norway's travel restrictions, The recording was made only with the musicians. On the second day of recording, Andersen suggested a group improvisation. Without planning anything, we recorded the first part, which lasted about 23 minutes, and the second part, which lasted about 14 minutes.\" This extended musical arc became the new focus of the album. 'Affirmation Part I' and 'Affirmation Part II' are unedited and their improvisations are included in full, and the album is completed by Andersen's composition 'Short Story.'\" The quartet has given quite a few concerts and played together a lot, but we've never done a full set of just improvisations before,\" says Andersen. The idea of listening before playing is very important on this album, and everyone comes up with ideas where interaction is the focus. I named this album Affirmation.\" Free improvisation was, of course, part of Andersen's working methods, including the Triptykon project with Jan Garbarek and Edward Vesala and the energetic interactions of the Sam Rivers trio in the early 1970s. Now his new group is also challenging in its own way, subtly finding and shaping form on the fly. For the convenience of the listener, index points are given where the music takes a new direction. However, the best way to hear \"Affirmation\" is to follow it from the beginning. [Personnel] Arild Andersen (double-b) Marius Neset (ts) Helge Lien (p) Hakon Mjaset Johansen (ds)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1.One (Affirmation Part I)\u003cbr\u003e2.Two (Affirmation Part I)\u003cbr\u003e3.Three (Affirmation Part I)\u003cbr\u003e4.Four (Affirmation Part I)\u003cbr\u003e5.Five (Affirmation Part II)\u003cbr\u003e6.Six (Affirmation Part II)\u003cbr\u003e7.Seven (Affirmation Part II)\u003cbr\u003e8.Short Story\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136409256225,"sku":"602455115652","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/602455115652.jpg?v=1701645283","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/de-de\/products\/602455115652","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}