| The Sea II | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Ketil Bjørnstad / Terje Rypdal / David Darling / Jon Christensen |
| Cover: | The Sea II.jpg |
| Recorded: | December 1996 |
| Studio: | Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway |
| Label: | ECM ECM 1633 |
| Producer: | Manfred Eicher |
| Prev Title: | The River |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | Ett Liv |
| Next Year: | 1997 |
The Sea II is an album by Norwegian pianist Ketil Bjørnstad recorded in December 1996 and released on ECM in February 1998. The quartet, featuring guitarist Terje Rypdal, cellist David Darling and drummer Jon Christensen, previously released The Sea (1995).[1]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The general mood is a bit sleepy and the development from song to song is quite slow, although there are a few fiery and rockish solos from guitarist Rypdal. But overall, there is little on this well-played set that rises above the level of stimulating background music."[2]