Released 1975 Length 87:13 | Recorded August 1975 Odyssey(1975) After the Rain(1976) Release date 1975 | |
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Odyssey is the fifth album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label.
Contents
Terje rypdal odyssey live at molde jazz festival norway 29 july 1975
Reception
The Allmusic review by Michael P. Dawson awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "A magnificant effort that combines crushingly powerful rock/jazz with long, brooding electric ruminations".
Track listing
All compositions by Terje Rypdal- "Darkness Falls" - 3:33
- "Midnite" - 16:45
- "Adagio" - 13:16
- "Better Off Without You" - 7:37
- "Over Birkerot" - 4:48
- "Fare Well" - 11:25
- "Ballade" - 5:55
- "Rolling Stone" - 23:54
The album's first appearance on CD was in a single-disc version released in 1994 with "Rolling Stone" omitted. In 2012 ECM released a three-disc box set with the complete original track listing, plus Unfinished Highballs, a previously unreleased live recording from 1976.
Unfinished Highballs track listing:- "Unfinished Highballs" - 3:52
- "The Golden Eye" - 14:04
- "Scarlet Mistress" - 12:25
- "Dawn" - 12:29
- "Dine and Dance to the Music of the Waves" - 11:40
- "Talking Back" - 7:10
- "Bright Lights Big City" - 6:15
Personnel
Songs
1Darkness Falls3:31
2Midnite16:44
3Adagio13:17
References
Odyssey (Terje Rypdal album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA