Odyssey (Terje Rypdal album)

Odyssey
Studio album by Terje Rypdal
Released	1975
Recorded	August 1975
Genre	Jazz
Length	62:46
Label	ECM
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 1975 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael P. Dawson awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "A magnificant effort that combines crushingly powerful rock/jazz with long, brooding electric ruminations".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Terje Rypdal

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
8. "Rolling Stone" - 23:54 Omitted from CD rerelease

• Recorded at the Arne Bendiksen Studio in Oslo, Norway in August 1975

Personnel

• Terje Rypdal — guitar, synthesizer, soprano saxophone
• Brynjulf Blix — organ
• Torbjørn Sunde — trombone
• Sveinung Hovensjø — electric bass
• Svein Christensen — drums

References

1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 6, 2011
2. ^ ^{a b} Dawson, M. P. Allmusic Review accessed September 6, 2011