Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away

Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away
Studio album by
Terje Rypdal
Released1974
Recorded1974
StudioArne Bendiksen Studio
Oslo, Norway
Tonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
GenreJazz
Length37:04
LabelECM 1045 ST
ProducerManfred Eicher
Terje Rypdal chronology
What Comes After
(1973) 		Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away
(1974) 		Odyssey
(1975)

Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away is the fourth solo album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal, recorded in 1974 and released on ECM that same year. The A-side features a quintet consisting French horn player Odd Ulleberg and rhythm section Pete Knutsen, Sveinung Hovensjø and Jon Christensen; the B-side features Rypdal backed by the Südfunk Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mladen Gutesha.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[2]

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

Track listing

All tracks are written by Terje Rypdal

Side I
No.TitleLength
1."Silver Bird Is Heading for the Sun"14:05
2."The Hunt"5:18
Total length:19:23
Side II
No.TitleLength
1."Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away"17:37
Total length:17:27 36:50

Personnel

Side I (Oslo)

Side II (Ludwigsburg)

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 1, 2011
  2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 1, 2011
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 174. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.