Clouds in My Head

by Arild Andersen

Clouds in My Head cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: Norway
  • Length: 44:47
  • Community rating: 3.92/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen steps into the leader role for his debut album, enlisting fellow Nordic jazz heavyweights including Jon Balke. The recording perfectly embodies the pristine, melancholic aesthetic of early ECM releases, focusing on spacious post-bop interplay and atmospheric compositions.

Genres

Descriptors: bassy, atmospheric, improvisation, chamber, spacious

Tracklist

  1. 305 W 18 St (3:55)
  2. Last Song (3:10)
  3. Outhouse (7:49)
  4. Song For A Sad Day (7:00)
  5. Clouds In My Head (3:27)
  6. Cycles (6:17)
  7. Siv (3:33)
  8. The Sword Under His Wings (9:45)

Credits

  • Arild Andersen - primary artist, bass, composed by
  • P氓l Thowsen - drums
  • Jon Balke - piano
  • Knut Riisn忙s - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute

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