Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away
1974 studio album by Terje Rypdal
Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away | ||||
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Studio album by Terje Rypdal | ||||
Released | 1974 | |||
Recorded | 1974 | |||
Studio | Arne Bendiksen Studio Oslo, Norway Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, W. Germany | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 37:04 | |||
Label | ECM 1045 ST | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
Terje Rypdal chronology | ||||
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Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away is the fourth solo album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal, recorded in 1974 and released on ECM that same year. The A-side features a quintet consisting French horn player Odd Ulleberg and rhythm section Pete Knutsen, Sveinung Hovensjø and Jon Christensen; the B-side features Rypdal backed by the Südfunk Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mladen Gutesha.[1]
Reception
The AllMusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[2]
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The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Terje Rypdal
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Silver Bird Is Heading for the Sun" | 14:05 |
2. | "The Hunt" | 5:18 |
Total length: | 19:23 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away" | 17:37 |
Total length: | 17:27 36:50 |
Personnel
Side I (Oslo)
- Terje Rypdal – guitar, electric guitar
- Odd Ulleberg – French horn
- Pete Knutsen – mellotron, electric piano
- Sveinung Hovensjø – 6 string bass, electric bass
- Jon Christensen – percussion
Side II (Ludwigsburg)
- Terje Rypdal – guitar, electric guitar
- Mladen Gutesha – conductor
- Südfunk Symphony Orchestra
- Soloists:
- Helmut Geiger – violin
- Christian Hedrich – viola
- Soloists:
- Südfunk Symphony Orchestra
References
- v
- t
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- Terje Rypdal (1971)
- What Comes After (1974)
- Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away (1974)
- Odyssey (1975)
- After the Rain (1976)
- Waves (1978)
- Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette (1978)
- Descendre (1980)
- To Be Continued (1981)
- Eos (1984)
- Chaser (1985)
- Blue (1987)
- The Singles Collection (1989)
- Undisonus (1990)
- Q.E.D. (1993)
- If Mountains Could Sing (1995)
- Skywards (1997)
- Lux Aeterna (2002)
- Vossabrygg (2006)
- Crime Scene (2010)
- Discography
- The Vanguards
- Inger Lise Rypdal (ex-wife)
- Jakob Terjesønn Rypdal (son)