If Mountains Could Sing

If Mountains Could Sing
Studio album by
Released1995
RecordedJanuary and June 1994
GenreJazz
Length47:55
LabelECM
ECM 1554
ProducerManfred Eicher
Terje Rypdal chronology
Q.E.D.
(1991)
If Mountains Could Sing
(1995)
Skywards
(1996)

If Mountains Could Sing is an album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal, recorded in January and June 1994 and released on ECM the following year. The trio features rhythm section Bjørn Kjellemyr and Audun Kleive backed by a string trio conducted by Christian Eggen.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Terje Rypdal
  1. "The Return of Per Ulv" – 5:03
  2. "It's in the Air" – 4:04
  3. "But on the Other Hand" – 5:07
  4. "If Mountains Could Sing" – 5:15
  5. "Private Eye" – 5:47
  6. "Foran Peisen" – 4:26
  7. "Dancing Without Reindeers" – 3:27
  8. "One for the Roadrunner" – 5:03
  9. "Blue Angel" – 3:05
  10. "Genie" – 3:47
  11. "Lonesome Guitar" – 2:51

Personnel

References

  1. ^ ECM discography accessed November 7, 2011
  2. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed August 18, 2017