Terje Rypdal

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

just finished digitally remastering a coupla R artists from my LP collection and decided that one should be Terje

I did his first 5 albums under his name alone. Found them to be quite a bit varied... interested to see what others think of his first 5

Bleak House
TR
What Comes After
Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away
Odyssey

[Mythos]

I don't have any of those, can you burn me a few CD-R copies?

LOL

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

I believe they are all available from vendors and when that's the case, I don't trade CDRs.
Go buy them from the vendors... especially the 4th and 5th albums

[Scrotum Scissor]

"Varied" - for sure.

Got four of these on vinyl (three of 'em mint originals). Don't want no CDs.

Whenever is his best album at large, IMO, with After, Odyssey and Descendre his next. Unlike many others, I'm not very fond of Chaser, which appears a bit "mock fusion" to my ears.

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

"Varied" - for sure.

Got four of these on vinyl (three of 'em mint originals). Don't want no CDs.

Whenever is his best album at large, IMO

that's my feeling as well. Odyssey is a bit too loose and jammy for me, though it's certainly more focused than TR and WCA. Those two are just a bit *too* unfocused for me. Bleak House is pretty nice though... especially for 1968

[Scrotum Scissor]

Bleak House is pretty nice though... especially for 1968

Yes, well some of it is an obvious continuation of his work in the Dream trio, I guess. Good one, right there!

And did you get to hear his Min Bul collabwWith Espen Rud and Bjørnar Andresen (both from Finnerud Trio)? It was reissued on (yellow!) vinyl some five years back, after having been one of THE most searched-for artifacts of Norwegian jazz/avant-garde since its release back in 1971. Much better than I anticipated, although I'm a huge Finnerud fan.

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

no, I have not heard that one... is it called Min Bul? I'll seek it out

[Scrotum Scissor]

^

Not on CD, seeing how the hipsters don't want 'em.

[Poisoned Youth]

Bleak House
TR
What Comes After
Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away
Odyssey

Huge Rypdal fan here. My favorite of these is Odyssey, but What Comes After is next with a close tie with Whenever. All of them are winners, along with Waves and Descendre. All essential ECM catalog records. I get mixed mileage from Bleak House, perhaps because I enjoy his ECM work so much more.

[Zeuhlmate]

Odyssey and Whenever are my favorites (masterpieces IMO), but Waves and Descendre comes close.
TR and What Comes After are good too but not as mature. Get yourself some live stuff from this period (boots) !

I agree with Scrotum that Chaser and Blue is not worth running for, but EOS, Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette, To be Continued, If Mountains Could Sing, Vossabryg, has their moments.
And he is so awesome on Michael Mantler: The Hapless Child, and Barre Phillips: Three Day Moon is also worth picking up.

[Poisoned Youth]

^

Not on CD, seeing how the hipsters don't want 'em.

I have the Universal/Emarcy 2003 CD reissue of this. I'm sure it's long OOP though.

[Poisoned Youth]

I believe they are all available from vendors and when that's the case, I don't trade CDRs.
Go buy them from the vendors... especially the 4th and 5th albums

Actually, several of Rypdal's 70s ECM albums unfortunately have been very difficult to find on CD actually over the years.

[JJ88]

^The easiest one to track down when I was looking, was 'Rypdal/Vitous/DeJohnette', which was- I think- the only one of his which was one of the 'ECM Touchstones' releases.

[Zeuhlmate]

Odyssey is now on CD with all the tracks + a live CD ! (first CDissue had ommited a whole LP side)

[Zeuhlmate]

Dont forget:
Paolo Vinaccia: Very Much Alive (Jazzland), 6xCD album (2010)
Featuring Terje Rypdal, Ståle Storløkken & Palle Mikkelborg.

Definetely worth getting !, and cheap considering its 6 CD's.

[walt]

Dont forget:
Paolo Vinaccia: Very Much Alive (Jazzland), 6xCD album (2010)
Featuring Terje Rypdal, Ståle Storløkken & Palle Mikkelborg.

Definetely worth getting !, and cheap considering its 6 CD's.

Co-sign.

[Scrotum Scissor]

I have the Universal/Emarcy 2003 CD reissue of this. I'm sure it's long OOP though.

And it was actually never available in Norway!

That yellow vinyl thing was (of course) committed by some hipster label, btw... Limited ed. Quite lavish, though - the package and everything.

[Supersonic Scientist]

Love Bleak House...it is such of its time. A vibe like that would be difficult to conjure up these days without sounded "forced".

[interbellum]

I only have his quite ambient sounding "After The Rain" from 1976.

[Udi Koomran]

One of my top favorite artists
I adore the early stuff but also everything up to and including Chaser
Was lucky enough to see him in 85 in London doing Chaser - great show
Anyone who loves Odyssey should look for the Radio Bremmen boot - excellent sound - amazing performance
Just listened to his debut on ECM what an amazing listening experience - what a vibe - amazing really

[Udi Koomran]

Lets not forget
Mike Mantler - The Happless Child
Barre Phillips - 3 Day Moon

[walt]

On the subject of Rypdal as sideman par excellance....i suggest Jan Garbarek's early ECM's.Afric Pepperbird and Sart.


Good stuff.

[Udi Koomran]

https://youtu.be/ZAofpL3HL9Y

[walt]

[QUOTE=Zeuhlmate;
Paolo Vinaccia: Very Much Alive (Jazzland), 6xCD album (2010)
Featuring Terje Rypdal, Ståle Storløkken & Palle Mikkelborg.
.[/QUOTE]




This was recorded in the early 2000's,not 1998.

[Scrotum Scissor]

I absolutely agree that Mantler's The Hapless Child contains some of Rypdal's best ever work as sideman; in fact I'd say his tormented, anguished tone is one of the main faccets which levitates the already somewhat bizarre atmosphere emannating from the compositions and lyrics. Damn, that album is a near-masterwork!