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]
| Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1974 | |||
| Studio | Arne Bendiksen Studio Oslo, Norway Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, W. Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:04 | |||
| Label | ECM 1045 ST | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Reception
editThe AllMusic review awarded the album 2 stars.[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Terje Rypdal
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Silver Bird Is Heading for the Sun" | 14:05 |
| 2. | "The Hunt" | 5:18 |
| Total length: | 19:23 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away" | 17:37 |
| Total length: | 17:27 36:50 | |
Personnel
editSide I (Oslo)
edit- Terje Rypdal – guitar, electric guitar
- Odd Ulleberg – French horn
- Pete Knutsen – mellotron, electric piano
- Sveinung Hovensjø – 6 string bass, electric bass
- Jon Christensen – percussion
Side II (Ludwigsburg)
edit- Terje Rypdal – guitar, electric guitar
- Mladen Gutesha – conductor
- Südfunk Symphony Orchestra
- Soloists:
- Helmut Geiger – violin
- Christian Hedrich – viola
- Soloists:
- Südfunk Symphony Orchestra
References
edit- ^ ECM discography accessed September 1, 2011
- ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed September 1, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 174. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.