Terje Rypdal
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Terje Rypdal, moers festival 2010
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| Background information | |
| Born | 23 August 1947 Oslo |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Jazz, rock, third stream, contemporary music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, band leader, composer |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Labels | ECM Records |
| Website | kvalitetsartister |
Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. Most of his music has been released on albums of the German record label ECM. Rypdal has collaborated both as a guitarist and as a composer with other ECM artists such as Ketil Bjørnstad and David Darling. Over the years, he has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3".[1]
Career
The son of a composer and orchestra leader, Rypdal studied classical piano and trumpet as a child, and then taught himself to play guitar as he entered his teens. Starting out as a Hank Marvin-influenced rock guitarist with The Vanguards, Rypdal turned towards jazz in 1968 and joined Jan Garbarek's group and later George Russell's sextet and orchestra. An important step towards international attention was his participation in the free jazz festival in Baden-Baden, Germany in 1969, where he was part of a band led by Lester Bowie. During his musical studies at Oslo university and conservatory, he led the orchestra of the Norwegian version of the musical Hair. He has often been recorded on the ECM record label, both jazz-oriented material and classical compositions (some of which do not feature Rypdal's guitar).[2]
His compositions "Last Nite" and "Mystery Man" were featured in the Michael Mann film Heat, and included on the soundtrack of the same name.[3]
Personal
Rypdal was married (1969–1985) to the Norwegian singer Inger Lise Andersen/Rypdal, and they had two children, the auditor Daniel (1970) and the electronica musician Marius (1977). Rypdal was married again in 1988 to Elin Kristin Bergei (born 28 May 1955). They have two children Ane Izabel (1988) and the guitarist Jakob Rypdal (1989). They (as of 2013) live in Tresfjord.
Discography
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- 1975: Odyssey (ECM)
- 1976: After the Rain (ECM)
- 1977: Waves (ECM)
- 1979: Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette (ECM)
- 1980: Descendre (ECM)
- 1981: To Be Continued (ECM)
- 1984: Eos (ECM)
- 1985: Chaser (ECM)
- 1987: Blue (ECM)
- 1989: The Singles Collection (ECM)
- 1990: Undisonus (ECM)
- 1991: QED (ECM)
- 1995: If Mountains Could Sing (ECM)
- 1997: Skywards (ECM)
- 2002: Lux Aeterna (ECM)
- 2006: Vossabrygg (ECM), commissioned work at Vossajazz 2003
- 2010: Crime Scene (ECM)
References
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External links
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- Terje Rypdal at AllMusic
- Terje Rypdal on ECM Records
- Notes on the Road Interview with Terje Rypdal
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by
No Special award
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Recipient of the Spellemannprisen Special award 1981 |
Succeeded by Jan Erik Kongshaug |
| Preceded by | Recipient of the Buddyprisen 1985 |
Succeeded by Thorgeir Stubø |
| Preceded by | Recipient of the Jazz Gammleng-prisen 1990 |
Succeeded by Kristian Bergheim |
| Preceded by
No Open class award
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Recipient of the Spellemannprisen Open class 1995 |
Succeeded by Mari Boine |
| Preceded by
No Open class award
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Recipient of the Spellemannprisen Honorary award 2005 |
Succeeded by Åge Aleksandersen, Bjørn Eidsvåg & Sissel Kyrkjebø |
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- 1947 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Oslo
- Norwegian rock guitarists
- Norwegian jazz guitarists
- Avant-garde jazz guitarists
- Avant-garde jazz musicians
- Norwegian jazz composers
- Spellemannprisen winners
- ECM Records artists
- Grappa Music artists
