Terje Rypdal Group, NRK TV-Special Live in studio (1978)

Terje Rypdal Group feat. Palle Mikkelborg, Håkon Graf, Sveinung "Thunder Thumb" Hovensjø and Jon Christensen doing a TV special for NRK in 1978. On "Waves" Rypdal plays a Roland Guitar Synth. Support great music, buy the album "Waves" on ECM!
Charisma 00:37
Per Ulv (Wiley Coyote) 08:15
Waves 17:13
Stenskoven 21:24
Tomorrow

[@markdarnell614]

Actually - this is just more reason to be Thankful for Mr. Manfred Eicher (Founder of ECM Records) - who has Gifted humanity with some of THE Most Visionary Musicians of All Time!

[@TheTayedrums]

def. some ecm shit....sound like methaney as well...great lable back in the 70's...import albums cost an arm and a leg by ecm...lol

[@markdarnell614]

This was an amazing period in Rypdal's evolution. Shortly after this he recorded what has become my Favorite ECM album - the first of 2 trio records with bassist, Miroslav Vitous, and Jack DeJohnette on drums.

[@dragonapagado]

May be the álbum "Descendre" too.

[@LisaBellaDonnaMusic]

This is everything to me. My gateway into all other things jazz... Long live Terje Rypdal....

[@earospace]

enjoy!

[@giuliocarmassi]

Yeah "Waves" was a game changer, growing up. Incidentally, on top of being one of the best albums ever recorded, it also has maybe the best ECM album cover photograph!

[@llaoll]

@@giuliocarmassi Ciao Giulio, around Stavanger where my parents are from, the few trees around close to the sea are like this, small and bent, because of the constant wind from the sea. its a very beautiful area, the flatness of the land makes a particular light in the tall sky, one has rain on one side and sun on the other at the same time often.

[@kentxx12]

Your music is also very good Lisa,greetings from Norway :)

[@jscum1]

Sarah and I now own two copies on vinyl and listen to it at least twice a month because of that short time you let me borrow that cd.

[@JukkaTarvonen]

Terje Rypdal Group @ NRK Studio 2, Norway 1978-01-25 & 26 01 Charisma 00:37 02 Per Ulv (Wiley Coyote) 08:15 03 Waves 17:13 04 Stenskoven (Palle Mikkelborg) 21:24 05 Tomorrow 25:07 ● Terje Rypdal - Roland GR500 synthesizer guitar, percussion ● Palle Mikkelborg - trumpet, keyboards, percussion ● Håkon Graf - electric piano, organ, string ensemble, Mini Moog, percussion ● Sveinung Hovensjø - electric bass ● Jon Christensen - drums

[@michaelmurray5969]

my 13 year old daughter and i watched this show one day recently and she said "i've never heard a guitar sound like that before, dad." out of the mouths of babes...

[@alanburns538]

All the best dads raise ECM kids! :)

[@tomekolek8613]

Raise ECM kids and the life will be much better.@@alanburns538

[@TheTayedrums]

HOLY SHIT THIS IS AMAZING...this music is so soulful and peaceful...this was years ago--the lighting and set design for this is awesome...just dayum right bad ass hell...puts you in the mood for this music...playing in the round...so un symmetrical..but it works very well-this is great--thanks for posting this beautiful art piece...i have terje's waves album from the 70'.80;s...i love waves...they need to make the live version far longer....:O)

[@stuartdryer1352]

I had a few of his ECM albums recorded around this time (1978) They went well with a few bong hits with my like minded friends. It also fostered in me a deep interest in Scandinavian jazz musicians. Incredible to see it performed. I always loved Per Ulv.

[@wagstaff6135]

RIP, Jon Christensen.

[@monty6545]

I did not know this until now RIP Jon. My friends and I were able to meet him and his band here in England 1987 after a small gig .

[@aloysioneves]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@erikwissinghansen2958]

There is a relationship and understanding between Danish and Norwegian musicians and composers. As a composer Terje and Palle are a great inspiration for me. Every time I hear Terje, I want to travel to Norway. When I visited Bergen and saw the view from Fløien, two compositions came home to Denmark. Terje Rypdal is one of the most innovative guitarists ever. I love his music!

[@jonathanedwards8696]

I was so into Garbarek, Rypdal, Christensen, and ECM, I went to Norway in 1986 and studied two semesters at Oslo University. Met the whole crew there except for Manfred. Even traveled to Molde for the jazz festival.

[@isivip1]

listen jon christensen from min . 8.30 . Those were the times of Billy Cobham , all drummers were crazy for him . listen how far and already more , much more musical and moder Jon were .

[@stuartdryer1352]

He was incredible. In mind the prototype drummer for ECM sound.

[@arvingarrison1410]

Love to see him in that performance from back then. Btw, his new release "Conspiracy" really is great !

[@channeljan8529]

This my first introduction to Terje Rypdal. My goodness, where has this been all my life? I really like it.

[@sergebenchayaleontieff4658]

I always remember un great concert in Montreal,me and my brother WE KNOW HIM SINCE THE 70s at the einchened the shoes clack enchainer un special place in ther place..montreal...Mr TERJE starting whit FOOKING SOUND,and we see in the people 80% left the place,and during the second moment TERJE starting for the ppeople knows him and the concert restarted again.....for alls of us...The music fan

[@tombeaudry3143]

When music WAS music. The good ole days of King Crimson, Gong, Steve Hillage etc.

[@pandstar]

Those days are still here. There has been a steady stream of incredible progressive music for the last 25 years, from all over the world. And not just Steve Wilson and Porcupine Tree. Anglagrad, Wobbler, Il Tempo della Clessidra , La Maschera de Cera, ZOPP, The Tangent, Manna/Mirage, Anekdoten, Aranis, miRthkon, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Panzerballett, Riverside, ZAAL, Ghost Rhythms, Discus, McGill/Manring/Stevens, Deus ex Machins,Tim Berne and Snakeoil... And that is just a minuscule sample of the bands that have been creating amazing music in the last 2 decades.

[@NoticeRecordings]

@@pandstar His comment is a product of our society's inability to value the music that is happening in the moment because we obsess over the past so easily these days. We have never had the ability to look backwards so easily as we do now. Never before could we go on KZbin and instantly see videos of the "classic" musical movements of a given era. It is preventing us from moving forward, and preventing many people from becoming aware of the quality music that is actually being made.

[@klerp]

ECM makes the world a bit more satisfied. Awesome footage. Boards of Canada live if that makes sense.Thanks!!

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

For me Terje Rypal is one of the guitar players to ever burst onto the scene and represents everything that is wonderful about ECM. A true force for good.

[@kimmomaki]

seeing these men play when youthful and at a zenith of one phase of their musical genius is breathtaking. Thanks so much for posting.

[@jeffdawson2786]

Wow. Thank goodness for Norwegian love of jazz and the intelligence to broadcast it.

[@tecredos]

Rypdal at his best. Wonderful concert. Thank you sooooooo much

[@earospace]

I agree, enjoy!

[@tomekolek8613]

He is always at his best.

[@JazzStoryForBullet]

Terje Rypdal, guitars Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet Håkon Graf, piano, organ, keyboards and synthesizers Sveinung "Thunder Thumb" Hovensjø bass Jon Christensen, drums

[@antoniofongaro6833]

Thank you for posting this..... I love Rypdal and most of the entire ECM catalog ....

[@reinefiske5855]

Great that this finally appears on youtube - at last. As an eager collector on him I still think there must be more, especially from Germany around the Baden Baden recordings and with Jon and Barre Philips.

[@markforrest5599]

In many ways, a music ahead of its time...Eivind Aarset and Nils Petter Molvaer come from here...Jan Bang, as well...

[@tedrkillian]

Waves is one of my long-time favorites. I sure wish DVDs were available for purchase of all these rare old Terje concerts. I would certainly buy anything available, and I am sure many others would as well.

[@tonartification]

Great and timeless music!!! All pure analog.

[@narnyao]

R.I.P.. Jon Christensen...

[@yassveena]

Oh my god! Such mercy, beauty and blessing. Must be in paradise. ;-)

[@1974wythe]

Love jazz fusion music and a fan of Terje Rypdal's musical compositions

[@docnelson2008]

What a terrific upload! It is marvelous to see this great band -a rare treasure for me because I have never been fortunate to see these guys live-thank you!

[@earospace]

Enjoy!

[@docnelson2008]

Thanks Lasse, you have great taste.

[@keithmoore1518]

Thanks for the upload. I have enjoyed listening to the Terje Rypdal band since 1972 and was fortunate to be able to see his band live in the States in 1977, with Jack DeJohnette on piano. I was in a museum once viewing the artwork of Edvard Munch and listening to the song Waves at the same time, making the icy connection of two Norwegian artists about one hundred years apart.

[@CalicoSilver]

Thanks, Lasse!! So great to have this entire show and in such great quality audio and video. Thanks for posting this. What breathtaking music.

[@earospace]

Thank you. They really nailed Stenskoven, didnt they?

[@TheTayedrums]

@@earospace this is awesome set design and lighting...Europe/scandanavia...far ahead of its tome even way back then...great abstract ideas...

[@davel.9467]

Holy sh*t that was good. Wow!

[@timvasilovic]

Thank you Mr. Christensen.

[@georgemouchaty1104]

Man this is incredibly deep root....sooo beautifull

[@alexandershangin6504]

fantastic!

[@septoberenergy6542]

This is great! It's nice to finally be able to see the whole show, and in good quality too!

[@midwinterdynamics]

Spectacular and spacy, some wonderful music from an era when the distinction between jazz and rock was purely optional. I love this, thanks for posting.

[@simartnullnet]

I loved Waves when it came out. Per Ulv is one of my favorite all time tracks. No idea there was a live version. Awesome! Thanks!

[@MrPercyThrillington]

Waves kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWqaZouJf8ZmgM0m13s

[@simartnullnet]

Thanks Mr. Percy!

[@tonartification]

I also bought it when it came out. A perfect release!!!

[@milomeliora7271]

What a great set

[@tomekolek8613]

AT LEAST 11 OUT OF 10 !

[@earospace]

Enjoy!

[@tomekolek8613]

Always !@@earospace

[@epcarlson]

excelente.. recuerdos!

[@Dolores5000]

Super fantastic

[@tonartification]

Still amazing. I saw them in Germany. THANKS Lasse, for uploading this!!!

[@leontinobotijadiscos2689]

...maravilhoso o som do Terje Rypdal.!!!!!...sua música é brilhantemente atemporal 🖐️😎👍👍👍

[@spacewars]

Fantastic document of this group at the height of their powers. Thanks for posting this.

[@bluetv6386]

Thank you Lasse.

[@FrancoisM]

Thanks again Mr Postmyr. You made my day! So so fantastic...

[@lovinsudan2278]

That how its done 👍👍

[@dandrechesterfield5411]

This group is what got me into jazz

[@enaldops]

Outstanding! Thank you so much from Brazil.

[@earospace]

Enjoy!

[@DrGreenthumbPhd]

Wow what a great production, could have easily been early 90's if I hadn't known.

[@Sunlineish]

Superb.

[@IvanTerreroDDS]

Holy cow! Fantastic! Gracias!

[@arnulvrudland3271]

Her kommer ungdomsminnene strømmende på! Jeg hadde svært få jeg kunne dele gleden over denne fantastiske musikken med - de fleste jevnaldrende la byttet den gang Bay City Rollers ut mot CCR øverst i platebunken. Det ikke så mange en kunne dele gleden med! Men jeg er virkelig overrasket, hvor godt denne musikken har tålt årene. Ofte er det ja slik, ar det som i samtiden representerer oppbruddet i en ny tid i ettertid virker nærmest pinlig. Så ikke her - eett er og blir revolusjonerende stor musikk, også etter snart førti år!

[@earospace]

Helt enig! Veldig bra at nrk gjorde denne dokumentasjonen, og også av Odyssey fra -75.

[@chrisisland7792]

AMAZING!

[@pseudonimolibero]

SUPER!!! GRAZIE, THANKS ALOT LASSE!!!

[@earospace]

Enjoy!

[@hubertvancalenbergh9022]

It's a Roland guitar he plays on Waves, the GR 500 system which appeared on the market in 1978. Notable players who used the GR 500 include Mike Rutherford from Genesis and Steve Hackett.

[@jcc2709]

El mejor jazz experimental!

[@k.coleman9317]

Wow...just...wow....

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love it!!

[@aliensporebomb]

Ah - he's playing a Music Man Stingray (the natural colored guitar with the maple neck/fingerboard) for some of this - for "Waves" and the last piece he's playing a Roland GS/GR-500 synth guitar/controller (the Les Paul shaped guitar) which were built by Fujigen. The Waves record was a huge influence on me - to see extremely clear video of these performances just amazes me this was filmed. Bravo - thanks for uploading!

[@earospace]

enjoy!!

[@grassetjean-pierre9167]

Yep... not a Rickenbaker...! ;)

[@Rumtoad1]

This is awesome

[@ritonlabaston]

wow !

[@pascalfreret1852]

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[@TheNorseman61]

Aldri sett dette opptaket før, takk Lasse!

[@pajoafonso3490]

Many thanks ...

[@tacman1974]

Just realized what a super interesting channel you have Lasse!! Very interesting stuff!

[@earospace]

Thanks, enjoy!

[@nick326697]

Nice!

[@ekathe85]

Thanks! And as a bonus I've finally confirmed that they didn't switch the names for Stenskoven and Karusell on the album back cover.

[@earospace]

A lot of people think the titles should be switched, yes!

[@ekathe85]

By the way, is there any local dialect in Norway in which the word "forest" is spelled "skov"? I assumed "Stenskoven" was "Stone Forest", but then it would be spelled "Stenskogen", wouldn't it? Unless it's danish?

[@earospace]

Yes, "skov" is "forest" in danish. This is Palles little masterpiece. Forest of stone.

[@ekathe85]

Oh, and he's danish. Now it adds up. Cool, thanks!

[@fernandoperdomomusic]

Ive never seen a MusicMan Sabre with a vibrato unit. Thats RAD

[@jeremymartin154]

rock'n'roll vibes

[@lwskiner]

I'm late to the party, this is quite good, wonder if Don Ellis knew about this group.

[@moniquecavard745]

le "son" Rypdal..

[@totallyunmemorable]

Please somebody tell what kind of fuzz the bass player is using. It sounds amazing!

[@lbhill8163]

loved Terje when in college in the 70s. cool to find this. Do they still tour?

[@earospace]

Blues Hill Terje Rypdal Conspiracy is his new band. Will tour Europe in 2017.

[@lbhill8163]

cool --many thanks Lasse. I will look for them. Do they still record on ECM? Is ECM still around? (btw your name reminds me of Norwegian ski racing hero--Lasse Kus

[@ekathe85]

@@lbhill8163 Hi, yes, as of 2020 ECM is still active. Terje Rypdal & The Chasers released "Blue" through ECM last year.

[@ROmasterplan]

Falta The Dain Curse, no he visto ningun video live donde la toquen :(

[@mejsjalv]

Did they at some point remixed or re-record the audio later? It does sound pretty much like late 80's and 90's drums. Was that their actual sound in 78?

[@mejsjalv]

On the fourth listen now of this one and after going on a Terje Rypdal binge, I hate myself for not knowing about this guy and his band, even though I've been into Scandi Jazz for a long time, though mostly Swedish and Danish jazz. Norwegian jazz was not so abundant in my public library in Sweden. If remixed, it still sounds very good. Kudos to the producers and the sound engineers. I'm just too used to a very dry drum sound from 70's stuff. This actually sounds at least 10-15 years ahead of its time. The guitar technique and the keys do sound from the era. But the overall production sounds like a lot like jazz recordings from the 80's and 90's. But as an ECM fan for a couple of decades now... It wouldn't surprise me if they were just really "out there" in the 70's both musically and with the audio engineering required. Sounds like they would have been a really big thing if they had some good singer and lyrics. Instant favourite and I have to get more into Norwegian jazz.

[@earospace]

This is the original recording. I feel Jons snare drum is very dominant and too spacey, but its all in all a good sound.

[@earospace]

@@mejsjalv Velkommen til Terje-klubben! Han har et univers av musikk, du kan glede deg til å utforske!

[@mejsjalv]

@@earospace It's a great sound indeed.

[@hepphepps8356]

This is the original mix. It’s basically what JC’s drumkit sounded like with the snare mic a bit too loud and with lots of EMT plate reverb. ECM was getting known for using lots of reverb, and this was the Billy, the broadcasting engineer’s interpretation at the time. Not too shabby, but it’s the playing that sounds a bit ahead of the time.

[@rodimusprime5508]

Quien está tocando la trompeta?

[@Joshualbm]

Per Ulv sounds like it was based on Birdland by Weather Report.

[@hepphepps8356]

Not really hearing it. Per Ulv means Wile E. Coyote, btw.

[@arto1245]

i can't find any information online about the song "tomorrow"- is there any other name that song might have come out under? it's fuckin sick

[@earospace]

Hi, this piece is not published. Like so much great Rypdal stuff.

[@arto1245]

@@earospace a shame! thanks for the great uploads chief.

[@headfullofsnow2001]

13:46

[@grantkoeller8911]

psycho polka

[@tomekolek8613]

? Polka is the czech dance.