Shimri (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Shimri
| type = Album
| artist = Arild Andersen
| cover = Shimri (album).jpg
| alt =
| released = 1977
| recorded = October 1976
| venue =
| studio = Talent Studios
Oslo, Norway
| genre = Jazz
| length = 41:40
| label = ECM
ECM 1082 ST
| producer = Manfred Eicher
| chronology = Arild Andersen
| prev_title = Clouds in My Head
| prev_year = 1975
| next_title = Green Shading into Blue
| next_year = 1978
}}
Shimri is the second album by Norwegian jazz bassist and composer Arild Andersen, recorded in October 1976 and released on ECM the following year. Andersen's quartet features saxophonist Juhani Aaltonen, pianist Lars Jansson, and drummer Pål Thowsen.[http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1000/1082.php? ECM discography] accessed November 17, 2011
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}
}}The AllMusic review by Jim Todd states, "On Shimri, musical release floats in suspension, grooves are coyly offered then withdrawn, swing is used sparingly, subtly, making only an occasional splash in the ripples of intimate conversation among the members of Arlid Andersen's outstanding quartet."Todd, J. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/shimri-r134605/review Allmusic Review] accessed November 17, 2011
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Arild Andersen except as noted
| headline = Side I
| title1 = Shimri
| length1 = 5:55
| title2 = No Tears
| length2 = 9:27
| title3 = Ways of Days
| length3 = 4:47
| total_length = 20:09
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Side II
| title1 = Wood Song
| length1 = 6:02
| writer1 = {{hlist|Andersen|Aaltonen|Jansson|Thowsen}}
| title2 = Vaggvisa för Hanna
| length2 = 3:46
| writer2 = Jansson
| title3 = Dedication
| length3 = 11:43
| total_length = 21:31 41:40
}}
Personnel
= Musicians =
- Arild Andersen – bass
- Juhani Aaltonen – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, percussion
- Lars Jansson – piano
- Pål Thowsen – drums
= Technical personnel =
- Manfred Eicher – producer
- Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
- Dieter Bonhorst – layout
- Lajos Keresztes – cover photography
- Rune Myhre – photography (back cover)