''Life in Leipzig'' is a

live album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early ...

by Norwegian pianist

Ketil Bjørnstad Ketil Bjørnstad (born 25 April 1952) is a pianist, composer and author. Initially trained as a classical pianist, Bjørnstad discovered jazz at an early age and has embraced the emergence of "European jazz". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) ...

and guitarist

Terje Rypdal Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3". Career Rypda ...

recorded on October 14, 2005 and released on ECM in 2008.ECM discography
accessed October 21, 2011

Reception

The

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "What a contender this record is for one of 2008's finest recordings, and what a solid entry it is in the catalogs of both men."Jurek, T
AllMusic Review
accessed October 21, 2011

Track listing

:''All compositions by Ketil Bjørnstad except as indicated'' #« The Sea V» (8:01) #«The Pleasure Is Mine, I'm Sure» (5:28)
Composed by Terje Rypdal #«The Sea II» (7:29) #«Flotation and Surroundings» (6:42) #«Easy Now» (4:35)
Composed by Terje Rypdal #«Notturno (Fragment)» (1:01)
Composed by

Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the foremost Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of ...

#«Alai's Room» (1:38) #« By the Fjord» (3:06) #«The Sea IX» (5:23) #«Le Manfred/Foran Peisen» (5:10)
Composed by Terje Rypdal #«The Return Of Per Ulv» (5:20)
Composed by Terje Rypdal

Personnel

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

**Recorded live by MDR

References

{{Authority control 2008 live albums ECM Records live albums Ketil Bjørnstad live albums Terje Rypdal live albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher