Vossabrygg
{{Infobox album
| name = Vossabrygg
| type = Live album
| artist = Terje Rypdal
| cover = Vossabrygg.jpg
| alt =
| recorded = 12 April 2003{{cite web |title=Terje Rypdal – Vossabrygg |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/11037472-Terje-Rypdal-Vossabrygg |website=Discogs |access-date=20 May 2024}}
| venue = Vossajazz, Norway
| studio =
| genre = Jazz
| length = 68:05
| label = ECM
ECM 1984
| producer = Manfred Eicher (ex.)
| chronology = Terje Rypdal
| prev_title = Lux Aeterna
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = Crime Scene
| next_year = 2008
}}
Vossabrygg is a live album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal, recorded at Vossajazz in 2003 and released on ECM in 2006.{{cite web |title=Vossabrygg - Terje Rypdal |url=https://ecmrecords.com/product/vossabrygg-terje-rypdal/ |website=ECM Records |access-date=20 May 2024}} Vossabrygg - translated to English as "Vossa brew" - was commissioned for Norway's 2003 Vossajazz festival and was conceived by Rypdal as a tribute to Miles Davis's classic album, Bitches Brew.{{cite web |last1=Marsh |first1=Peter |title=Terje Rypdal Vossabrygg Review |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/4prg/ |website=BBC Music |publisher=BBC |access-date=20 May 2024}}
Reception
The critical reception of Vossabrygg noted its ambitious scope, describing it as "a stunning, unraveling labyrinth, created by a master explorer."{{cite web |last1=Jurek |first1=Thom |title=Vossabrygg, Op.84 Terje Rypdal |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/vossabrygg-op84-mw0000532278 |website=AllMusic |publisher=Allmusic, Netaktion LLC |access-date=21 May 2024}} Writing for AllAboutJazz, John Kelman observed Rypdal's strong musical lineage to Miles Davis, from Rypdal's line-up and instrumentation choices on Vossabrygg, as well as its similarities to other progressive recordings in Davis's discography, notably In a Silent Way Despite the obvious musical influences, Rypdal's ability to deliver originality was a sentiment expressed in several reviews,{{cite news |last1=Bungey |first1=John |title=Terje Rypdal - Vossabyrgg |url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/terje-rypdal-cq8t3s62579 |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=The Times |issue=February 25 |date=2006}}{{cite news |last1=Grillo |first1=Tyran |title=Terje Rypdal: Vossabrygg (ECM 1984) |url=https://ecmreviews.com/2014/06/24/vossabrygg/ |access-date=21 May 2024 |work=Between Sound and Space: ECM Records and Beyond |issue=June 24 |date=2014}} with the performances from both Rypdal and trumpeter, Palle Mikkelborg, attracting praise. "The clear antecedents of Vossabrygg in the music of Miles don't obscure the fact that this is unequivocally a Rypdal record, transcending mere imitation and applying a distinctive filter."
Though the critical reception of Vossabrygg was generally positive, the inclusion of drum loops and sample interludes by Rypdal's son were frequently cited as detracting from the overall musical experience. Their inclusion was described as "tedious" and "a curate's egg" in a BBC Music review and "instantly dated" by PopMatters.{{cite news |last1=Spicer |first1=Daniel |title=Terje Rypdal: Vossabrygg |url=https://www.popmatters.com/terje_rypdal_vossabrygg1-2495676504.html |access-date=24 May 2024 |work=PopMatters |issue=13 April |publisher=PopMatters Media, Inc. |date=2006}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllAboutJazz
| rev2 = AllMusic
| rev3 = The Guardian
| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite news |last1=Fordham |first1=John |title=Terje Rypdal: Vossabrygg |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/feb/10/jazz.shopping |access-date=20 May 2024 |work=The Guardian |issue=10 Feb |publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited |date=2006}}
}}
Track listing
All compositions by Terje Rypdal (uncredited)
- Ghostdancing (18:31)
- Hidden Chapter (5:39 )
- Waltz for Broken Hearts/Makes You Wonder (10:06)
- Incognito Traveller (4:04 )
- Key Witness (1:36)
- That's More Like It (10:07)
- De Slagferdige (2:38)
- Jungeltelegrafen (2:39)
- You're Making It Personal (8:54)
- A Quiet Word (3:46)
Personnel
= Musicians =
- Terje Rypdal – electric guitar
- Palle Mikkelborg – trumpet, synthesizer
- Bugge Wesseltoft – electric piano, synthesizer
- Ståle Storløkken – Hammond organ, electric piano, synthesizer
- Marius Rypdal – electronics, samples, turntables
- Bjørn Kjellemyr – electric and acoustic bass
- Jon Christensen – drums
- Paolo Vinaccia – percussion
= Technical personnel =
- Per Ravnaas – engineer
- Manfred Eicher – executive producer
- Jan Erik Kongshaug, Terje Rypdal – editing, mixing
- Sascha Kleis – cover design
- Vidar Langeland – liner photography