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Blue (Terje Rypdal album)

1987

November 1986

Rainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway

Jazz fusion, space rock, ambient

35:28

ECM 1346

Manfred Eicher

Blue is an album by Terje Rypdal and the Chasers, recorded in 1986 and released on the ECM label. Rypdal's Chasers Trio features rhythm section Bjørn Kjellemyr and Audun Kleive.^[1]

Reception[edit]

Rating

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The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars, stating:

One of the primary attributes of Blue is its sequencing; the entire recording seems to unfold endlessly and seamlessly. Nothing is rushed, and all parts and players contribute economically. The band establishes a textural point of view to improvise from in every selection, and doesn't seem to be hindered by the guitar-bass-drums limitation. Each track appears to reveal itself as a sound world, full of possibility and limitless space, giving the band a chance to offer itself to these compositions rather than just play them.^[2]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Terje Rypdal except as indicated

1. "The Curse" - 1:26
2. Kompet går" (Bjørn Kjellemyr, Audun Kleive, Terje Rypdal) - 6:52
3. "I Disremember Quite Well" - 5:06
4. "Og hva synes vi om det" (Kjellemyr, Kleive, Rypdal) - 5:53
5. "Last Nite" - 3:30
6. "Blue" - 5:43
7. "Tanga" - 4:18
8. "Om bare" - 3:03

Personnel[edit]

Terje Rypdal & the Chasers[edit]

• Terje Rypdal – electric guitar, keyboards
• Bjørn Kjellemyr – acoustic bass, electric bass
• Audun Kleive – drums, percussion

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