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Release Date: 08 January 2027
Label: Losen Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 7090025833366
Genres: Jazz Contemporary
Description
Making his Losen Records debut, Norwegian saxophonist and composer Oyvind Gravdal presents Dialogic, a collection of beautiful compositions that are both melancholic and uplifting. Built around a core trio with pianist Bugge Wesseltoft and drummer Anders Engen, the music was performed spontaneously without any preconception on where it might go - an intuitive dialog between three musicians completely at one with each other's inventions.
Dialogic was created as a soundtrack to a film about Oyvind Gravdal's brother Ole (aka Marto) who suffered a severe brain injury during a deep-water dive. Oyvind explains: "We had Marto in the studio during the recording session, with the film crew present as well; in a way, we "jammed" his personality - much like how people in Northern Norway sing traditional songs about specific individuals. Before the accident, Marto was an exceptionally outgoing, sociable, and talkative young man - the life of the party - only to lose absolutely everything later. On the day of the recording, Marto sat wide-eyed and alert, listening for the entire four hours we played for him. That was highly unusual for him. You can hear his breathing throughout the album. It seemed he truly appreciated what we were playing. It was a very special and powerful day for all of us in the studio."
Bugge Wesseltoft: piano, synthesizer, percussion
Oyvind Gravdal: saxophones, flute, bass clarinet, voice
Anders Engen: drums, percussion
Plus, collective contributions by:
Bjarne Magnus Jensen: violin
Jens Fossum: double bass
Torfinn Wang: electric bass
Erlend Saeverud: baritone guitar
Annveig Andresen Gravdal, Oyvind Fosgaard, Jon Arne Bjornstad: voice
Recorded April 23, 2026, by Thor Neby at Thor Neby Studio, Oslo, and June 11, 2026, by Erlend Saeverud at Wonder Studio, Oslo
Tracklisting
Troen - Arnesen Quartet
Karin Nakagawa, Hans Tutzer & Paolino Dalla Port
Haakon Graf, Erik Smith & Per Mathisen
Per Mathisen
EH3
Jan Gunnar Hoff Group
Arne Torvik Trio
Troen/Arnesen Quartet
Storm Trio
Roberto Negro
Oyvind Gravdal
Various Artists
Dick Morrissey Quartet
Alan Skidmore Quartet
David Murray Octet
Tiziano Tononi
