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.

Reception

The AllMusic review awarded the album 2 stars.

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