| Open Excursions | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 28, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | 2 & 3 December 1996; 4 December 1998 | |||
| Studio | Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway; Sofienberg Kirke, Oslo | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:00 | |||
| Label | Curling Legs/Musikkkoperatørene | |||
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Open Excursions is a jazz album by Norwegian pianist Vigleik Storaas. [1] [2]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Dagbladet |   [1] |
Terje Mosnes of the Norwegian newspaper Dagbladet gave the album five stars. [1]
All other tracks recorded in Sofienberg Kirke, Oslo, 4 Dec. 1998 [3]
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