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
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
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