Discography
FRODE GJERSTAD alto/bass saxophones / clarinets
Has played with:
Barry Guy, Audun Kleive, Kent Carter, Bobby Bradford, Courtney Pine, John Stevens, Johnny Dyani, Harry Beckett, Dudu Pukwana, Evan Parker, Nick Stephens, Paul Rutherford, Pierre Dørge, Terje Isungset, Peter Friis Nielsen, Roger Turner , Derek Bailey, Liam Genockey, Paul Rogers, Billy Bang, Borah Bergman,William Parker, Rashid Bakr, Louis Moholo, Peter Brøtzmann, Willber Morris, Kevin Norton, Pheeroan akLaff, Hamid Drake, John Edwards, Mark Sanders, Lol Coxhill, Paul Hession, Jackson Krall, Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen, Jeff Shurdut, Steve Swell, Han Bennink, Marshall Allen a.o.
Released recordings as leader/co-leader:
Detail:
- Backwards and Forwards,( Stevens, Dyani, Gjerstad) Impetus, London -83
- Okhela, (Stevens, Dyani , Gjerstad) Affinity, London -84
- NESS (Dbl. LP)(Stevens,Dyani,Bradford,Beckett,Pine,Gjerstad.)Impetus,London-87
- Way it goes/dance of the Soul,( Stevens,Dyani,Bradford,Gjerstad)Impetus, London-89
- In Time Was, (Stevens,Dyani,Bradford,Gjerstad)Circulasione Totale, Stavanger -90
- Less More, (Stevens, K. Carter, B. Bang, Gjerstad)Circulasione Totale,Stavanger -91
- Last Detail (Gjerstad, Stevens and Kent Carter) Cadence USA -96.
- First Detail Backwards and Forwards (CD version) (Stevens,Dyani,Gjerstad)Impetus, London -00
Circulasione Totale Orchestra:
- ACCENT, (Stevens, Kleive etc. 10 musicians) Odin,Oslo-89
- ENTEN ELLER, Circulasione Totale, Stavanger-93
- Recycling Grieg. Circulasione Totale.Stavanger -96
- Borealis, Cadence, USA, -98
- Open Port (12 piece international band) ) Circ. Totale, Stavanger -08
- Bandwith 3-CD box (12 piece international band) Rune Grammofon, Oslo -09
with William Parker/Hamid Drake
- Seeing N.Y. from the Ear(Gjerstad,R. Bakr, W. Parker) Cadence, USA -96
- Remember to forget (Gjerstad, W.Parker, H.Drake)Circ. Totale, Stavanger -98
- Ultima (Gjerstad, William Parker, Hamid Drake) Cadence, USA -99
- The other side (Gjerstad, W. Parker, H. Drake) Ayler rec. Sweden 2006
- On Reade Street (Gjerstad, W. Parker, H. Drake) FMR, England -08
with John Stevens
- Sunshine (Gjerstad, John Stevens) Impetus, London -96
- Let´s just keep on playing ( Gjerstad, Stevens) FMR London -05
with Borah Bergman
- Ikosa Mura (Gjerstad,Bradford,Bergman, P. akLaff) Cadence USA -98
- Rivers in Time (Gjerstad, Borah Bergman) FMR, London -03
with Øyvind Storesund — Paal Nilssen-Love
- The Blessing Light (Gjerstad, Storesund, Nilssen-Love) Cadence, USA -01
- Last first (Gjerstad, Storesund, Nilssen-Love) Falcata-Galia
- Sharp knives cut deeper(Gjerstad, Brøtz, Storesund, N.-Love) splasc(H), Italy -03
- St. Louis (Gjerstad, Storesund, Nilssen-Love) FMR, London -03
- mothers & fathers & (Gjerstad, Storesund, Nilssen-Love)Circ.Tot. Stavanger -06
- nothing is forever (Gjerstad, Storesund, Nilssen-Love)Circ.Tot. Stavanger -07
- Day before One (Gjerstad, Nilssen-Love) Tyyfus, Helsinki -07
- Reknes (Bradford, Gjerstad, Haaker Flaten, Nilssen-Love) Circulasione Totale -09
with Peter Brøtzmann
- Invisible Touch ( Gjerstad with Peter Brøtzmann) Cadence, USA -99
- SORIA MORIA( Gjerstad with Peter Brøtzmann) FMR London -03
with Lasse Marhaug
- TOU (Gjerstad, Lasse Marhaug ) FMR, London -03
- Red Edge(Gjerstad, Lasse Marhaug ) Sunship, USA -04
with Derek Bailey
- Hello goodbye (Gjerstad, Stevens, Bailey) Emanem, London -01
- Nearly a D (Gjerstad, Bailey) Emanem, London -03
with Steve Hubback
- Demystify (Gjerstad, Hubback) FMR, London -00
- One foot moving(Gjerstad, Hubback), Utech, USA 2005
- One foot moving - reinterpretations. (Gjerstad,Hubback), Utech,USA 2005
with Kevin Norton
- No definitive ( Kevin Norton, vibraphone, Gjerstad) FMR, London -04
- Instinctual Eye (Gjerstad,Norton, N. Stephens,)Barking Hoop, USA -06
- The walk (Gjerstad, Norton, E. O. Pedersen) FMR, London -06
- Antioch(Gjerstad, Norton, Paul Rogers, bass) Ayler recs -07
with Ultralyd
- Ultralyd (K.Brandsdal, Hana, Olsen, Gjerstad) FMR,london -04
- Chromosome gun (K.Brandsdal, Hana, Olsen, Gjerstad)Load,USA -05
with Calling Signals/Nick Stephens
- North Sea Drift (Gjerstad, Nick Stephens) Falcata-Galia, USA -02
- Calling Signals(Moholo, Stephens, Poulsen, Gjerstad) Loosetorque, London -05
- Dreams in dreams( Gjerstad, Stephens, N.-Love, E. O. Pedersen) FMR, London -05
- This that and the other (L. Coxhill,Stephens,Gjerstad) Loosetorque,London -05
- Live in the UK (Gjerstad, Stephens, T. Marsh, E. O. Pedersen) FMR, London -06
- Theremite Club(Gjerstad,Stephens, Hession dr) Loosetorque, London -06
- Calling Signals 08 (Lol Coxhill, Gjerstad, Stephens, P. Nilssen-Love) Loosetorque, London -09
- QUIDDITY (Gjerstad, Stephens, Louis Moholo-Moholo) Loosetorque, London -09
with Jeff Hayden Shurdut
- Everything Is Divisible By 1(Gjerstad, Shurdut), Nolabel 2367, USA. 2004
- Behind The White Fence (Gjerstad, D. Carter, Shurdut ), Nolabel 5160. USA 2006
- The Organic Plastic Band (Gjerstad, Shurdut ) Nolabel 5665, USA 2006
- Hair of The Dog (Gjerstad, Shurdut ) NoLabel, USA, 2006,
- Industrial Funk (Shurdut, Gjerstad) Deep Cleansing, USA 2008
- All The Things You Are (Shurdut, Gjerstad, Cummins, Osborne) Ayler records 2009
with Mark Sanders - John Edwards
- The Welsh Chapel (Gjerstad,Edwards, Sanders) Cadence, USA -03
- Bergen (Gjerstad,Edwards, Sanders) FMR, england -09
Frode Gjerstad Solo / Duo / Trio / Quartet etc.
- Through the Woods (Gjerstad, Bradford, Morris, Baker) CIMP, USA -98
- Ism (Frode Gjerstad solo saxophone) CirculasioneTotale. Stavanger -98
- Shadows and Lights(Gjerstad, Isungset)FMR, London -02
- Mayday (Gjerstad, Paul Hession) FMR, London -04
- The longest day ( N.H.Asheim -organ, Gjerstad) FMR, London -04
- Born to collapse( Hana, Olsen, Gjerstad, Zanussi) Circulasione Totale -04
- Good question (Gjerstad-Sabir Mateen) FMR, London -06
- Antiphonic (Gjerstad, Kjetil Brandsdal, bass) Utech, USA -06
- The cello quartet(Gjerstad, N.-Love, A. Sen, F. Lonberg-Holm) FMR, London -06
- A sound sight( Gjerstad, Wilber Morris,bass, Rashid Bakr, dr) Ayler recs -07