Artist page · 03/07/2026
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7 LP albums ranging from 1996's future jazz to 2025 live performances — original vinyl from Jazzland and ACT labels.
Bugge Wesseltoft's career spans over three decades, marked by his formation of New Conception of Jazz and his independent label Jazzland Recordings. His music integrates traditional jazz, electronic, and ambient sounds, producing a distinctive sound that appeals to both jazz enthusiasts and electronic music fans. His collaborations include Norwegians like Jan Garbarek and players from the Scandinavian jazz and club scenes.
His vinyl catalog includes key albums such as "New Conception Of Jazz" (1996) which set the foundation of his future jazz style, "Everybody Loves Angels" (2017) reflecting his contemporary jazz direction, and the upcoming 2025 live album "It's Still Snowing On My Piano Live".
Discography
Studio albums, EPs and notable live records, from newest to oldest. Drag the timeline to browse.
Jazzland Recordings · 2025
ACT · 2025
Jazzland Recordings · 2022
Jazzland Recordings · 2022
S2 Records · 2019
Kirkelig Kulturverksted · 2018
Smalltown Supersound · 2018
ACT · 2017
Jazzland Recordings · 2014
Jazzland Recordings · 2011
Jazzland Recordings · 2009
Jazzland Recordings · 2008
F Communications · 2007
Jazzland Recordings · 2007
Jazzland Recordings · 2004
Jazzland Recordings · 2003
Justin Time · 2003
Jazzland Recordings · 2002
Jazzland Recordings · 2001
ACT · 1998
ACT · 1997
Jazzland Recordings · 1996
Curling Legs · 1994
Curling Legs · 1993Playlist
The tracks that sum up Bugge Wesseltoft's career.
The essentials
Our pick, validated by the editorial team.
A 10-track contemporary jazz album featuring complex compositions and a fusion of acoustic texture with modern jazz elements.
Features 12 tracks blending subtle jazz with atmospheric and minimalist elements, reflecting Wesseltoft's evolution in nu-jazz.
Contemporary jazz album blending covers and originals with a smooth balance of jazz and ambient sounds, released on Germany's ACT label.
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Collectors
The hidden side of the catalogue: rare pressings, sought-after matrices, Discogs values.
For each reference edition, these cards summarise the state of the global Discogs market. Market position places the average price of a copy between the observed min and max prices. Average price is the price seen for a mint-condition copy. Copies available counts listings currently for sale. Collectors who want it is the number of Discogs users who added it to their wantlist without owning it — a good signal of upcoming demand.
Face B
Studio secrets, touring anecdotes and B-sides worth the whole album.
A full, epic scale jazz assault with a stringent left field house attitude, stunning to the verge of addiction, drifting along like tranquility given wings.— Rob Wood, Mixmag Editor
In 1990 and 1995, Wesseltoft took part in Jan Garbarek's commissions for Molde Jazz Festival, recording for ECM and expanding his exposure to Nordic jazz influences.
In 1995, Bugge Wesseltoft founded the Jazzland label, which became a platform for his own music and future jazz artists blending jazz with electronic music.
Originally released in 1996 and repressed on 12" 45 RPM vinyl in 2016 by Jazzland Recordings with catalogue number 377 900 3 and available at around €27.
Scheduled for release in 2025 on ACT label with catalogue ACT 8019-1, available as original and limited edition vinyl in Germany, prices ranged from €25 to €32.
FAQ
The most common questions about pressings, reissues and limited editions.
Bugge Wesseltoft is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, and producer known for blending jazz with electronic and ambient music since the 1990s.
He plays contemporary jazz, ambient, and nu-jazz, mixing acoustic jazz with electronic and experimental elements.
Seven albums including "Am Are" (2025), "Be Am" (2022), "Everybody Loves Angels" (2017), and "New Conception Of Jazz" (1996) have vinyl versions.
Vinyl albums are available through various French record shops and online platforms specializing in jazz and electronic music.
Jazzland Recordings, founded by Wesseltoft in 1995, focuses on blending jazz with electronic music and is central to his releases.
He began within Nordic jazz but evolved towards future jazz, incorporating electronic elements beyond traditional ECM styles.
Yes, original pressings on Jazzland and ACT labels from Norway and Germany are collectible and tracked by vinyl price comparators.
It launched the future jazz movement and is available as a 12" 45 RPM vinyl reissue with rich experimental jazz and electronic fusion.
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