Life in Leipzig
2008 live album by Ketil Bjørnstad & Terje Rypdal
Life in Leipzig | ||||
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Live album by Ketil Bjørnstad & Terje Rypdal | ||||
Released | April 15, 2008[1] | |||
Recorded | October 14, 2005 | |||
Venue | Leipziger Jazztage | |||
Genre | Chamber jazz | |||
Length | 53:53 | |||
Label | ECM ECM 2052 | |||
Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
Ketil Bjørnstad chronology | ||||
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Life in Leipzig is a live album by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad and guitarist Terje Rypdal recorded on October 14, 2005 and released on ECM in 2008.[2]
Reception
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "What a contender this record is for one of 2008's finest recordings, and what a solid entry it is in the catalogs of both men."[1]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad except as indicated
- «The Sea V» (8:01)
- «The Pleasure Is Mine, I'm Sure» (5:28)
Composed by Terje Rypdal - «The Sea II» (7:29)
- «Flotation and Surroundings» (6:42)
- «Easy Now» (4:35)
Composed by Terje Rypdal - «Notturno (Fragment)» (1:01)
Composed by Edvard Grieg - «Alai's Room» (1:38)
- «By the Fjord» (3:06)
- «The Sea IX» (5:23)
- «Le Manfred/Foran Peisen» (5:10)
Composed by Terje Rypdal - «The Return Of Per Ulv» (5:20)
Composed by Terje Rypdal
Personnel
- Ketil Bjørnstad – piano
- Terje Rypdal – guitar
- Recorded live by MDR
References
- ^ a b c Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed October 21, 2011
- ^ ECM discography accessed October 21, 2011
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
- Odyssey (1990)
- Water Stories (1993)
- The Sea (1994)
- The River (1996)
- The Sea II (1996)
- Epigraphs (1998)
- Grace (2000)
- The Nest (2002)
- Seafarer's Song (2003)
- Floating (2005)
- Remembrance (2009)
- Night Song (2009)
- Life in Leipzig (2005)
- La notte (2010)