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Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away

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Released
  
1974

Length
  
37:04

Artist
  
Terje Rypdal

Producer
  
Manfred Eicher

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
1974

Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away (1974)
  
Odyssey (1975)

Release date
  
1974

Label
  
ECM Records

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Similar
  
Terje Rypdal albums, Jazz albums

Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away is the fourth solo album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal recorded in 1974 and released on the ECM label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Terje Rypdal
  1. "Silver Bird is Heading for the Sun" - 14:05
  2. "The Hunt" - 5:18
  3. "Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away" - 17:37
  • Recorded at the Arne Bendiksen Studio in Oslo, Norway (track 1 & 2) and at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany (track 3) in 1974

    • Personnel

  • Terje Rypdal — guitar, electric guitar
  • Sveinung Hovensjø — 6 string bass, electric bass (tracks 1 & 2)
  • Pete Knutsen — mellotron, electric piano (tracks 1 & 2)
  • Odd Ulleberg — French horn (tracks 1 & 2)
  • Jon Christensen — percussion (tracks 1 & 2)
  • Südfunk Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mladen Gutesha (track 3)

    • Songs

    1Silver Bird Is Heading for the Sun14:04
    2The Hunt5:22
    3Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away17:39

    References

    Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away Wikipedia
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