Monday 23 February 2009

Terje Rypdal - Rarum Vol VII: Selected Recordings (2002)

01.Silver Bird is Heading for the Sun
02.Transition
03.Waves
04.The Curse
05.Double Concerto; Für Zwei Elektrische Gitarren und Sinfonieorchester; Op. 58: Teil 2
06.Over Birkerot
07.I Disremember Quite Well
08.The Return of Per Ulv
09.Tough Enough
10.Ornen
11.The Hunt
12.Chaser
13.Mystery Man.

Terje Rypdal (keyboards, synthesizer, guitar); Palle Mikkelborg (flugelhorn, keyboards); Odd Ulleberg (French horn); Torbjorn Sunde (trombone); Pete Knutsen (electric piano, Mellotron); Brynjulf Blix (organ); Allan Dangerfield (keyboards); Ronni Le Tekro (guitar); Sveinung Hovensjo, Bjorn Kjellemyr (bass); Jon Christensen, Audin Kleive (drums, percussion); Svein Christiansen (drums); Riga Festival Orchestra.

Stuart Nicholson wrote in the BBC Music magazine of the ":rarum" series: "... selected by the artists themselves, this series is of enormous importance in revealing the breadth of each artist's work, as much for the converted as the unconverted .
Recorded between 1971 & 1994. Includes liner notes by Terje Rypdal.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
This is part of ECM Records "Rarum" series.

1 comment:

  1. Rarum Vol VII

    Rarum Selected Recordings Vol 1-8 is a limited edition Box Set collecting the ECM's artist's choice anthology series, by Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Bill Frisell, Art Ensemble Of Chicago, Terje Rypdal and Bobo Stenson.
    Each release is beautifully presented in a digipak with striking matt colours and includes archive photography, a personal statement by the musician and a discography. The anthologies have been remastered to 96khz/24-bit format. The Rarum project does not limit the musicians to selecting material from their own dates: They also have freedom to select recordings on which they appear as guests or sidemen. In following the series a sense of how bands were built--and reputations made--can be gained. Rarum is also a musical history lesson--the series will eventually expand to around 30 volumes, building up to a superlative library of jazz on ECM.

    These are truly magnificent cds, each a masterpiece in its own right and each a historic document superbly recorded and presented. The most essential and most rewarding series in all of time so far.

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