Chaser (album) explained

Chaser
Type:	Album
Artist:	Terje Rypdal
Cover:	Chaser (album).jpg
Released:	December 1985
Recorded:	May 1985
Studio:	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz fusion
Length:	44:25
Label:	ECM 1303
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Terje Rypdal
Prev Title:	Eos
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Blue
Next Year:	1987

Chaser is an album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal recorded in May 1985 and released on the ECM December that same year. The trio features rhythm section Bjørn Kjellemyr and Audun Kleive.^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael P. Dawson awarded the album 4 stars stating "This 1985 release finds Rypdal working in a hard-hitting power-trio format."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Terje Rypdal except as indicated

1. "Ambiguity" - 8:45
2. "Once upon a Time" - 6:16
3. "Geysir" (Bjørn Kjellemyr, Audun Kleive, Terje Rypdal) - 6:01
4. "A Closer Look" - 5:04
5. "Ørnen" - 6:23
6. "Chaser" - 5:51
7. "Transition" - 1:38
8. "Imagi (Theme)" - 4:59

Personnel

• Terje Rypdal – electric guitar, keyboards (track 3)
• Bjørn Kjellemyr – acoustic bass, electric bass
• Audun Kleive – drums, percussion

Technical personnel

• Manfred Eicher – producer
• Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
• Dieter Rehm – design, cover photo
• Gert Chesi – liner photo

Notes and References

1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1300/1303.php ECM discography
2. Dawson, M. P. Allmusic Review accessed September 23, 2011