Terje Rypdal

Born: Aug 23, 1947 in Oslo, Norway

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Genre: Classical, Jazz, World, Pop/Rock

Biography: Terje Rypdal has long had an unusual style, mixing together elements more commonly found in new age and rock than in jazz; yet he is also an adventurous improviser. Associated with the ECM label since the early '70s, Rypdal's playing is definitely an acquired taste, using space and dense sounds in an ...Read full biography

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Lux Aeterna

Released: 2003

Label: ECM

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Lux Aeterna is a new five-movement work by composer, guitarist, and improviser Terje Rypdal who, like his labelmates Michael Mantler and Jan Garbarek, has done a great deal to blur the lines between European ...Read full review

Blue

Released: 1986

Label: ECM

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Terje Rypdal's all too short-lived rock band the Chasers played like a jazz trio -- a jazz trio that always pushed the barrier to achieve the visceral punch of rock. They could be funky as hell (note the ...Read full review

More Terje Rypdal albums: Main Albums (29), Compilations (6), DVD/Video (3)

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