Terje Rypdal

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Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947 in Oslo) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. The distorted guitar tone he favors, frequently embellished with his use of volume swells, has more in common with rock music than with the cleaner sounds associated with jazz guitarists.

Contents

1 History
2 Discography
3 External links

3.0.1 Reviews

History

Starting out as a Hank Marvin-influenced rock guitarist with The Vanguards, Rypdal turned towards jazz in 1968 and joined Jan Garbarek's group and later George Russell's sextet and orchestra. An important step towards international attention was his participation in the free jazz festival in Baden-Baden, Germany in 1969, where he was part of a band led by Lester Bowie. During his musical studies at Oslo university and conservatory, he led the orchestra of the Norwegian version of the musical Hair. He has often recorded with ECM, both jazz-oriented material and classical compositions (some of which don't feature Rypdal's guitar).

Today, Rypdal is an important member of the Norwegian jazz community. His collaborations as guitarist and composer with other ECM artists Ketil Bjornstad and David Darling in 90s are also noteworthy. In those compositions he found a way out of jazz and classical compositions to a modern and more avant-garde unique style.

Discography

Get Dreamy (The Dream) (Polydor 842 972-2) 1967
Bleak House (Polydor/Universal Norway 547 885-2) 1968
Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature (George Russell) (Soul Note 121034-2) 1969
Esoteric Circle (Jan Garbarek) (Freedom FCD 41031) 1969
Briskeby Blues (Jan Erik Vold) (Philips 834 711-2) 1969
Gittin' to Know Y'all (The Baden-Baden Free Jazz Orchestra) (POCJ-2553) 1969
Trip to Prillarguri (George Russell Sextet) (Soul Note 121029-2) 1970
Afric Pepperbird (Jan Garbarek Quartet) (ECM 1007) 1970
Sart (Jan Garbarek Quintet) (ECM 1015) 1971
Terje Rypdal (ECM 1016) 1971
Hav (Jan Erik Vold) (Philips 6507 002) 1971
Listen to the Silence (A Mass of Our Time) (George Russell Orchestra) (Soul Note 121024-2) 1971
Actions (Krzystof Penderecki / Don Cherry & The New Eternal Rhythm Orchestra Live in Donaueschingen) (Wergo SM 1010; Philips 6305153; on CD as Transparency TRANS00081971) 1971
New Violin Summit (Jean-Luc Ponty and others) (MPS 3321285-8/MPS 88025-2/MPS2222720-0 - released on CD as Euro Series 468036 504) 1971
Popofoni (Krog, Garbarek, Rypdal, et al.) (Sonet SLP 1421,2) 1971
Real Rock 'N' Roll (Per "Elvis" Granberg & The New Jordal Swingers) (Philips 6317013) 1973
Morning Glory (John Surman) (Future Music FMRCD-13 L495) 1973
What Comes After (ECM 1031) 1974
Whenever I Seem to be Far Away (ECM 1045) 1974
Odyssey (ECM 1067/8) 1975
New Jazz Festival - Hamburg 1975 (Various Artists) 1975
After the Rain (ECM 1083) 1976
The Hapless Child (Michael Mantler / Edward Gorey) (Watt/4) 1976
No Time for Time (Pal Thowsen / Jon Christensen) (Zarepta ZA 34005/Sonet SLP1437) 1976
Samse Tak! (Egil "Bop" Johansen) (Four Leaf FLC 5013) 1976
Satu (Edward Vesala) (ECM 1088) 1977
Bruksdikt for Deg og Meg (Carl Frederik Prytz) (Polydor 2920 172) 1977
Waves (ECM 1110) 1978
Three Day Moon (Barre Phillips) (ECM 1123) 1978
Rypdal/Vitous/DeJohnette (ECM 1125) 1979
Descendre (ECM 1144) 1980
Apecalypso Nå (Lars Mjøen & Knut Lystad) (label info?) 1980
Norsk Rock's Gyldne År (The Vanguards) (SONET SLP 1458) 1980
To Be Continued (ECM 1192) 1981
Eos (ECM 1263) 1984
Chaser (ECM 1303) 1985
Bratislava Jazz Days 1985 (Opus Czechoslovakia 9115 1810-11, two-LP set) 1985
Comanchero (The Vanguards) (Polydor 831 208-1) 1986
Blue (ECM 1346) 1987
Nice Guys (Hungry John & The Blue Shadows) (Norwegian label?) 1987
Natt Jazz 20 Ar (Various Artists) (Grappa Records GRCD 103) 1988
The Singles Collection (ECM 1383) 1989
Undisonus (ECM 1389) 1990
Contemporary Music for Big Band (Sandvika Storband) (SSCD 002) 1990
Twang!!! (The Vanguards) (DLP 33043/Triola TRCD 06) 1990
Vegmerker (Trondhjems Studentersangforening) (Pro Musica PP9022) 1990
Q.E.D. (ECM 1474) 1991
Mnaomai, Mnomai (Heinz Reber) (ECM 1378) 1991
Water Stories (Ketil Bjørnstad) (ECM 1503) 1993
Unplugged: Mozart and Rypdal (Hans Petter Bonden) (MTG-CD 21111) 1993
Deep Harmony (Tomra Brass Band) 1994
The Sea (Bjørnstad/Darling/Rypdal/Christensen) (ECM 1545) 1995
Nordic Quartet (Surman/Krog/Rypdal/Storaas) (ECM 1553) 1995
If Mountains Could Sing (ECM 1554) 1995
Come Together: Guitar Tribute To The Beatles, Vol. 2 (Various Artists) 1995
Skywards (ECM 1608) 1997
The Sea II (Bjørnstad/Darling/Christensen/Rypdal) (ECM 1633) 1998
Rypdal & Tekrø (RCA 74321 242962) 1997
Bitt (Audun Kleive) (Polygram 5365832) 1997
Litania - Music of Krzysztof Komeda (Tomasz Stanko Septet) (ECM 1636) 1997
Meridians (Torbjørn Sunde) (ACT 9263-2) 1997
Road Song (Knut Mikalsen's Bopalong Quintet) (Villa Records AS VRCD 005) 1997
Rypdal/Tekrø II 1997
Dawn Of A New Century (Secret Garden) (Mercury Records 538 838-2) 1999
Snøfreser'n/FBI (Øystein Sunde) (Spinner Records GTIS 704 - CD single) 1999
Kartā (Stockhausen/Andersen/Héral/Rypdal) (ECM 1704) 2000
Double Concerto / 5th Symphony (ECM 1567) 2000
Song....Tread Lightly (Palle Mikkelborg) (Sony Denmark CK 91439) 2000
Navigations (Kyberia) (Simax Classics PSC 1212) 2000
Open The Door Softly (Helen Davis) (EXLCD 30079, EXLIBRIS) 2000
Selected Recordings (Volume VII of ECM's :rarum series) (rarum 8007) 2002
Sonata / Nimbus (Birgitte Stærnes) (MTG Record Company; A Corda) 2002
Magica Lanterna (Ronni Le Tekrø) 2002
Lux Aeterna (ECM 1818) 2002
Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet" 2003
Vanguards Special (The Vanguards 1963-2003) (The Vanguards) (Tylden & Co. GTACD8191/2) 2003
High Lines (Michael Galasso) (ECM 1713) 2005
Vossabrygg (ECM 1984) 2006

External links

[Terje Rypdal Biography]

Reviews

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