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.

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