October 20 - Ørnen (The Eagle)

One of the leading Norwegian disciples of Hank Marvin from The Shadows was Terje Rypdal, who played Marvin's role in the band The Vanguards from 1961-68. However, when he left The Vanguards, he also took a turn towards jazz - a pretty severe one, working with people like Jan Garbarek and Lester Bowie. He is a stalwart of Norwegian jazz, and one of my personal favorite periods of his is from the mid-80s, when he joined forces with Bjørn Kjellemyr on bass and Audun Kleive on drums and formed the fusion trio Chasers. Their debut album from 1985, Chaser, had one of the most spectacular openings of a b-side I have ever heard. It is a quiet and contemplative instrumental, and while the studio version is available on YouTube as well, I think it is well worth seeing it played live. Please enjoy Ørnen (The Eagle) by Terje Rypdal and The Chasers