Odyssey (Terje Rypdal album)

Odyssey
Studio album by Terje Rypdal
Released	1975
Recorded	August 1975
Studio	Arne Bendiksen Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz
Length	1:27:13
Label	ECM 1067/68 ST (1975) ECM 1067 (1994) ECM 2136/38 (2012)
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Terje Rypdal chronology
Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away (1974) Odyssey (1975) After the Rain (1976)

Odyssey is the fifth album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal, recorded in August 1975 and released on ECM later that year. The quintet features trombonist Torbjørn Sunde, and rhythm section Brynjulf Blix, Sveinung Hovensjø and Svein Christiansen.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael P. Dawson awarded the album 4½ stars calling it a "[magnificent] effort that combines crushingly powerful rock/jazz with long, brooding electric ruminations."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide

Track listing

Original release – ECM 1067/68 ST

All tracks are written by Terje Rypdal

Side I

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Darkness Falls"	3:33
2.	"Midnite"	16:45
Total length:		20:18

Side II

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Adagio"	13:16
2.	"Better Off Without You"	7:37
Total length:		20:53

Side III

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Over Birkerot"	4:48
2.	"Fare Well"	11:25
3.	"Ballade"	5:55
Total length:		22:08

Side IV

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rolling Stone"	23:54
Total length:		23:54 1:27:13

1994 CD reissue – ECM 1067/68 ST

All tracks are written by Terje Rypdal

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Darkness Falls"	3:33
2.	"Midnite"	16:45
3.	"Adagio"	13:16
4.	"Better Off Without You"	7:37
5.	"Over Birkerot"	4:48
6.	"Fare Well"	11:25
7.	"Ballade"	5:55

2012 box set – ECM 2136/38

All tracks are written by Terje Rypdal

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Darkness Falls"	3:33
2.	"Midnite"	16:45
3.	"Adagio"	13:16
4.	"Better Off Without You"	7:37

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Over Birkerot"	4:48
2.	"Fare Well"	11:25
3.	"Ballade"	5:55
4.	"Rolling Stone"	23:54

Disc three: Unfinished Highballs

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Unfinished Highballs"	3:52
2.	"The Golden Eye"	14:04
3.	"Scarlet Mistress"	12:25
4.	"Dawn"	12:29
5.	"Dine and Dance to the Music of the Waves"	11:40
6.	"Talking Back"	7:10
7.	"Bright Lights Big City"	6:15

• Unfinished Highballs is a previously unreleased live recording from 1976

Personnel

• Terje Rypdal – guitar, mellotron, soprano saxophone
• Torbjørn Sunde – trombone
• Brynjulf Blix – organ
• Sveinung Hovensjø – electric bass
• Svein Christiansen – drums

External links

• "Somewhat of a voyage, also" (in Norwegian). Dagsavisen. 2012-06-30. Archived from the original on 2013-02-23. Retrieved 2012-06-30.