The Singles Collection (Terje Rypdal album)

The Singles Collection is an album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal recorded in August 1988 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features keyboardist Allan Dangerfield and Chasers rhythm section Bjørn Kjellemyr and Audun Kleive.[1]

The Singles Collection
Studio album by
Released1989
RecordedAugust 1988
StudioRainbow Studio
Oslo, Norway
GenreJazz fusion
Length37:31
LabelECM
ECM 1383
ProducerManfred Eicher
Terje Rypdal chronology
Blue
(1987)
The Singles Collection
(1989)
Undisonus
(1989)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]

The AllMusic review by Michael P. Dawson awarded the album 4 stars stating "The title is a joke: this is actually the third album by the Chasers."[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Terje Rypdal except as indicated
  1. "There Is a Hot Lady in My Bedroom and I Need a Drink" - 4:27
  2. "Sprøtt" - 4:37
  3. "Mystery Man" - 4:42
  4. "The Last Hero" (Allan Dangerfield) - 2:37
  5. "Strange Behaviour" (Dangerfield) - 3:01
  6. "U.'N.I." - 5:36
  7. "Coyote" (Dangerfield) - 2:53
  8. "Somehow, Somewhere" - 3:02
  9. "Steady" - 4:09
  10. "Crooner Song" - 2:51

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 28, 2011
  2. ^ a b Dawson, M. P. Allmusic Review accessed September 28, 2011
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