Life in Leipzig explained

Life in Leipzig
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Ketil Bjørnstad & Terje Rypdal
Cover:	Life in Leipzig.jpg
Released:	April 15, 2008
Recorded:	October 14, 2005
Venue:	Leipziger Jazztage
Genre:	Chamber jazz
Length:	53:53
Label:	ECM
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	Ketil Bjørnstad
Prev Title:	Devotions
Prev Year:	2007
Next Title:	The Light
Next Year:	2008

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.^[1]

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."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad except as indicated

1. «The Sea V» (8:01)
2. «The Pleasure Is Mine, I'm Sure» (5:28)
   Composed by Terje Rypdal
3. «The Sea II» (7:29)
4. «Flotation and Surroundings» (6:42)
5. «Easy Now» (4:35)
   Composed by Terje Rypdal
6. «Notturno (Fragment)» (1:01)
   Composed by Edvard Grieg
7. «Alai's Room» (1:38)
8. «By the Fjord» (3:06)
9. «The Sea IX» (5:23)
10. «Le Manfred/Foran Peisen» (5:10)
    Composed by Terje Rypdal
11. «The Return Of Per Ulv» (5:20)
    Composed by Terje Rypdal

Personnel

• Ketil Bjørnstad – piano
• Terje Rypdal – guitar
  • Recorded live by MDR

Notes and References

1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/2000/2052.php ECM discography
2. Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed October 21, 2011