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ARILD ANDERSEN GROUP

Andersen, bass; Marius Neset, tenor saxophone; Helge Lien, piano; Håkon Mjåset Johansen, drums

ECM 2763 (CD, available as download). 2022. Manfred Eicher, exec. prod.; Martin Abrahamsen, eng.

Jazz musicians improvised must be best of all. But it is not that simple. Improvisations are departures whose deepest revelations are usually achieved in relation to what they depart from. Painting outside the lines requires lines.

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