Blue is an album by guitarist Terje Rypdal and The Chasers, bassist Bjørn Kjellemyr and drummer Audun Kleive, recorded in 1986 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Blue
Studio album by Terje Rypdal
Released	1987
Recorded	November 1986
Genre	Jazz fusion, space rock, ambient
Length	35:28
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Terje Rypdal chronology
Chaser (1985) Blue (1987) The Singles Collection (1989)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "One of the primary attributes of Blue is its sequencing; the entire recording seems to unfold endlessly and seamlessly. Nothing is rushed, and all parts and players contribute economically. The band establishes a textural point of view to improvise from in every selection, and doesn't seem to be hindered by the guitar-bass-drums limitation. Each track appears to reveal itself as a sound world, full of possibility and limitless space, giving the band a chance to offer itself to these compositions rather than just play them".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Terje Rypdal except as indicated

1. "The Curse" - 1:26
2. Kompet Går" (Bjørn Kjellemyr, Audun Kleive, Terje Rypdal) - 6:52
3. "I Disremember Quite Well" - 5:06
4. "Og Hva Synes VI Om Det" (Kjellemyr, Kleive, Rypdal) - 5:53
5. "Last Nite" - 3:30
6. "Blue" - 5:43
7. "Tanga" - 4:18
8. "Om Bare" - 3:03

• • Recorded at Rainbow Studio in Oslo, Norway in November 1986

Personnel

• Terje Rypdal — electric guitar, keyboards
• Bjørn Kjellemyr — acoustic bass, electric bass
• Audun Kleive — drums, percussion

References