Terje Rypdal :rarum - Selected Recordings

For this anthology, Rypdal chose to focus on his groundbreaking electric guitar artistry, heard in settings ranging from symphony orchestra to the enlightened hard rock of the Chasers. “Music must have colours and freedom”, Rypdal once said, and his selection here lacks neither.

Terje Rypdal has long had an unusual style, mixing together elements more commonly found in new age and rock than in jazz; yet he is also an adventurous improviser. Associated with the ECM label since the early '70s, Rypdal's playing is definitely an acquired taste, using space and dense sounds in an unusual manner. More…

Tracks:
Silver Bird Is Heading For The Sun
Transition
Waves
The Curse
Double Concerto for two electric guitars and symphony orchestra – 2nd Mvmt
Over Birkerrot
I Disremember Quite Well
The Return Of Per Ulv
Tough Enough
Ørnen
The Hunt
Chaser
Mystery Man
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