Ketil Bjørnstad - Åpning (1973)

Previously on OPIUM HUM:
Ketil Bjørnstad & David Darling - The River (1997)
Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Terje Rypdal, & Jon Christensen - The Sea (1995) + The Sea II (1998)

Debut LP from Norwegian jazz pianist Ketil Bjørnstad. Dynamic, expressive, laid-back but energetic pieces colored by the bright, crystalline sounds of guitarist Jon Eberson. Would have sounded right at home on ECM.

Track listing:
1. Kari Danser
2. De Glemte Ting
3. Nærmere
4. Tone L
5. Dedikasjon
6. Det Finnes Hus
7. Klovnen Synger
8. Eftang

Wass fer breakferst?

More like this:

The Gary Burton Quintet with
Eberhard Weber - Ring (1974)

Terje Rypdal -
After the Rain (1976)

Ketil Bjørnstad & David Darling - The River (1997)

Previously on OPIUM HUM:
David Darling - Journal October (1979)
David Darling - Cycles (1982)
Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Terje Rypdal, & Jon Christensen - The Sea (1995) + The Sea II (1998)

A collection of twelve stark, emotive pieces for piano and cello.

Track listing:
The River I - XII

Silhouettes

Ketil Bjørnstad, David Darling, Terje Rypdal, & Jon Christensen - The Sea (1995) + The Sea II (1998)

Two albums of haunting, dynamic pieces for piano, guitar, cello, and percussion. Bjørnstad's fragile, stately piano themes serve as a base over which Rypdal's guitar soars and Darling's cello weeps, as Christensen (aka the drummer on almost every major ECM release) maintains a nervous tension throughout.

Track listing:
-The Sea-
Twelve tracks, Roman numerals I through XII
-The Sea II-
1. Laila
2. Outward Bound
3. Brand
4. The Mother
5. Song for a Planet
6. Consequences
7. Agnes
8. Mime
9. December
10. South

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