An exciting departure for ECM veteran Rypdal, this extended work, commissioned for the 2009 Bergen Festival, begins with a sound of swirling massed horns likely to bring Coltrane to mind. There is more than a hint of “Ascension” in the opening moments of “Crime Scene”, a work paced like a mystery thriller. The music surrounds the Rypdal quartet with Mikkelborg, Storløkken and Vinnaccia (all of whom recently appeared on the critically-acclaimed “Vossabrygg”) with a 17-piece jazz big band and keeps the action moving at a fast pace. Allaboutjazz reviewed the Bergen premiere: “Rypdal was in fine form...Whether he was playing with a slide or his fingers, his ice-edged tone was instantly recognizable. As was Mikkelborg's, who played trumpet (muted with a Harmon mute at times) and flugelhorn, and making clear his own reference point in Miles Davis...”
01 Clint - The Menace 2:15
02 Prime Suspects 6:55
03 Don Rypero 5:31
04 Suspicious Behaviour 2:55
05 The Good Cop 3:44
06 Is That A Fact 4:14
07 Parli con me?! 5:26
08 The Criminals 3:02
09 Action 2:17
10 One Of Those 2:59
11 It’s Not Been Written Yet 8:53
12 Investigation 5:46
13 A Minor Incident 2:18
14 Crime Solved 3:03
Terje Rypdal electric guitar
Palle Mikkelborg trumpet
Ståle Storløkken Hammond B-3 organ
Paolo Vinaccia drums, sampling
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