Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away

Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away is the fourth solo album by Norwegian jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal, recorded in 1974 and released on ECM that same year. The A-side features a quintet consisting French horn player Odd Ulleberg and rhythm section Pete Knutsen, Sveinung Hovensjø and Jon Christensen; the B-side features Rypdal backed by the Südfunk Symphony Orchestra conducted by Mladen Gutesha.^[1]

Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away
Studio album by Terje Rypdal
Released	1974
Recorded	1974
Studio	Arne Bendiksen Studio Oslo, Norway Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:04
Label	ECM 1045 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Terje Rypdal chronology
What Comes After (1973) Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away (1974) Odyssey (1975)

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 2 stars.^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Terje Rypdal.

Side I

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silver Bird Is Heading for the Sun"	14:05
2.	"The Hunt"	5:18
Total length:		19:23

Side II

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away"	17:37
Total length:		17:27 36:50

Personnel

Side I (Oslo)

• Terje Rypdal – guitar, electric guitar
• Odd Ulleberg – French horn
• Pete Knutsen – mellotron, electric piano
• Sveinung Hovensjø – 6 string bass, electric bass
• Jon Christensen – percussion

Side II (Ludwigsburg)

• Terje Rypdal – guitar, electric guitar
• Mladen Gutesha – conductor
  • Südfunk Symphony Orchestra
    • Soloists:
      • Helmut Geiger – violin
      • Christian Hedrich – viola