| Odyssey | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Recorded | August 1975 | |||
| Studio | Arne Bendiksen Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 1:27:13 | |||
| Label | ECM 1067/68 ST (1975) ECM 1067 (1994) ECM 2136/38 (2012) | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Terje Rypdal chronology | ||||
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Odyssey is the fifth album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal, recorded in August 1975 and released on ECM later that year. The quintet features trombonist Torbjørn Sunde, and rhythm section Brynjulf Blix, Sveinung Hovensjø and Svein Christiansen.[1]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Michael P. Dawson awarded the album 4½ stars calling it a "[magnificent] effort that combines crushingly powerful rock/jazz with long, brooding electric ruminations."[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide |  [3] |
Track listing
Original release – ECM 1067/68 ST
All tracks are written by Terje Rypdal
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Darkness Falls" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Midnite" | 16:45 |
| Total length: | 20:18 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Adagio" | 13:16 |
| 2. | "Better Off Without You" | 7:37 |
| Total length: | 20:53 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Over Birkerot" | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Fare Well" | 11:25 |
| 3. | "Ballade" | 5:55 |
| Total length: | 22:08 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rolling Stone" | 23:54 |
| Total length: | 23:54 1:27:13 | |
1994 CD reissue – ECM 1067/68 ST
All tracks are written by Terje Rypdal
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Darkness Falls" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Midnite" | 16:45 |
| 3. | "Adagio" | 13:16 |
| 4. | "Better Off Without You" | 7:37 |
| 5. | "Over Birkerot" | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Fare Well" | 11:25 |
| 7. | "Ballade" | 5:55 |
2012 box set – ECM 2036/38
All tracks are written by Terje Rypdal
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Darkness Falls" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Midnite" | 16:45 |
| 3. | "Adagio" | 13:16 |
| 4. | "Better Off Without You" | 7:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Over Birkerot" | 4:48 |
| 2. | "Fare Well" | 11:25 |
| 3. | "Ballade" | 5:55 |
| 4. | "Rolling Stone" | 23:54 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Unfinished Highballs" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "The Golden Eye" | 14:04 |
| 3. | "Scarlet Mistress" | 12:25 |
| 4. | "Dawn" | 12:29 |
| 5. | "Dine and Dance to the Music of the Waves" | 11:40 |
| 6. | "Talking Back" | 7:10 |
| 7. | "Bright Lights Big City" | 6:15 |
- Unfinished Highballs is a previously unreleased live recording from 1976
Personnel
References
- ↑ ECM discography Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 6, 2011
- 1 2 Dawson, M. P. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
- ↑ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 174. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
External links
- "Somewhat of a voyage, also" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 2012-06-30. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2012-06-30.
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