Odyssey (Terje Rypdal album)

Odyssey
Studio album by
Terje Rypdal
Released1975
RecordedAugust 1975
StudioArne Bendiksen Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz
Length1:27:13
LabelECM 1067/68 ST (1975)
ECM 1067 (1994)
ECM 2136/38 (2012)
ProducerManfred Eicher
Terje Rypdal chronology
Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away
(1974) 		Odyssey
(1975) 		After the Rain
(1976)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[3]

Track listing

Original release – ECM 1067/68 ST

All tracks are written by Terje Rypdal

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Darkness Falls"3:33
2."Midnite"16:45
Total length:20:18
Side II
No.TitleLength
1."Adagio"13:16
2."Better Off Without You"7:37
Total length:20:53
Side III
No.TitleLength
1."Over Birkerot"4:48
2."Fare Well"11:25
3."Ballade"5:55
Total length:22:08
Side IV
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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 2136/38

All tracks are written by Terje Rypdal

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Darkness Falls"3:33
2."Midnite"16:45
3."Adagio"13:16
4."Better Off Without You"7:37
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Over Birkerot"4:48
2."Fare Well"11:25
3."Ballade"5:55
4."Rolling Stone"23:54
Disc three: Unfinished Highballs
No.TitleLength
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

  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 6, 2011
  2. ^ a b Dawson, M. P. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 174. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.