Chaser

Artist: Terje Rypdal & the Chasers
Label: Ecm Records
Category: Music

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Format: Original recording reissued
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 042282725622
EAN: 0042282725622
ASIN: B0000261KW

Release Date: 2001-01-30

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Tracks:

Ambiguity
Once Upon A Time
Geysir
A Closer Look
0rnen
Chaser
Transition
Imagi (Theme)

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Customer Reviews:

Underappreciated.......2005-06-10

Norwegian guitarist Terje Rypdal never achieved the level of commercial success that his fellow ECM guitarists Pat Metheny and Bill Frisell eventually did, but he made some excellent music while earning a cult following. Rypdal's style is more than a little like Frisell's, in that place where sonic density, texture and timbre are as critical as note choices and phrasing.

A lot of Rypdal's music veers toward the ethereal, but this mid-80s recording introduces a "power trio" format with bassist Bjorn Kjellemyr and drummer Audun Kleive, a lineup that is an apt showcase for Rypdal's formidable chops and clever, knotty compositions. The opening "Ambiguity" would have made a solid four-minute rock song, but lumbers along for about nine minutes instead (the song's theme is finally stated at about the 3:20 mark, and then it settles down into a terse, dramatic rocker.) "Geysir" is a thrilling track, with Rypdal furiously improvising over a staggering variety of bass techniques offered up by Kjellemyr. The ballad "Ornen" is gorgeous, with soulful Strat tones, sonorous bass and that sumptuous slow 6/8 feel. "Chaser" rocks with a catchy melody and some very dextrous turnarounds; "Transition" might well have been the inspiration for the Pink Floyd instrumental "Marooned."

Americans don't know much about Terje Rypdal; calling him "Norway's Bill Frisell" is an oversimplification, but if you dig Frisell you will like this one a lot. Recommended.

Golden and Etehereal.......2001-10-28

I purchased this CD while on hiatus in Raleigh, NC, back in June,'91. Terje has had an impact on me since 'After the Rain,' which I purchased on vinyl in '75 while attending Michigan State. His gentle textures have mesmerized me to this day. This CD is more than passable, with Ornen and the beatuifully short and sweet Transition being among his most gorgeous work to date. Some of the songs are simply acceptable, but Ambiguity gets it off to a raucus, chaotic start...setting the mood for Ornen later. Well worth a listen or buy.

Does not get any better than this........2000-02-09

I was lucky to see Mr. Rypdal and the Chasers perform this live at a protestant cathedral in Berlin. Unbelievable. If I only had one day left to live, this would be one of three albums I would listen to...how about you?

Simply the best.......1999-07-03

Ich habe TR im Jahre 1975 entdeckt und bis heute kann ich mir sein Mysterium nicht erklýren.

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