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Blue
Studio album by Terje Rypdal & the Chasers
Released	1987
Recorded	November 1986
Studio	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre	Jazz fusion, space rock, ambient
Length	35:28
Label	ECM 1346
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Terje Rypdal chronology
Chaser (1985) Blue (1987) The Singles Collection (1989)

Blue is an album by Terje Rypdal and the Chasers, recorded in 1986 and released on the ECM label. Rypdal's Chasers Trio features rhythm section Bjørn Kjellemyr and Audun Kleive.

Reception

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
AllMusic

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars, stating:

One of the primary attributes of Blue is its sequencing; the entire recording seems to unfold endlessly and seamlessly. Nothing is rushed, and all parts and players contribute economically. The band establishes a textural point of view to improvise from in every selection, and doesn't seem to be hindered by the guitar-bass-drums limitation. Each track appears to reveal itself as a sound world, full of possibility and limitless space, giving the band a chance to offer itself to these compositions rather than just play them.

Track listing

All compositions by Terje Rypdal except as indicated

1. "The Curse" - 1:26
2. Kompet går" (Bjørn Kjellemyr, Audun Kleive, Terje Rypdal) - 6:52
3. "I Disremember Quite Well" - 5:06
4. "Og hva synes vi om det" (Kjellemyr, Kleive, Rypdal) - 5:53
5. "Last Nite" - 3:30
6. "Blue" - 5:43
7. "Tanga" - 4:18
8. "Om bare" - 3:03

Personnel

Terje Rypdal & the Chasers

• Terje Rypdal – electric guitar, keyboards
• Bjørn Kjellemyr – acoustic bass, electric bass
• Audun Kleive – drums, percussion

References

1. ECM discography Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 28, 2011
2. ^ Jurek, T. P. Allmusic Review accessed September 28, 2011

• ECM Records albums
• Terje Rypdal albums
• 1987 albums
• Albums produced by Manfred Eicher