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Blue (Terje Rypdal album)

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Blue
Studio album by
Terje Rypdal & the Chasers
Released1987
RecordedNovember 1986
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz fusion, space rock, ambient
Length35:28
LabelECM 1346
ProducerManfred Eicher
Terje Rypdal chronology
Chaser
(1985)
Blue
(1987)
The Singles Collection
(1989)

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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

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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

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Terje Rypdal & the Chasers

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 28, 2011
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T. P. Allmusic Review accessed September 28, 2011