Opsvik, Eivind / Overseas
Album: Overseas   Collection:Missing
Artist:Opsvik, Eivind   Added:May 2003
Label:Fresh Sound New Talent  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2003-06-16 Pull Date: 2003-08-18 Charts: Jazz
Week Ending: Aug 17 Aug 3 Jul 27 Jul 20 Jul 6 Jun 29
Airplays: 2 1 2 2 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 15, 2003: Memory Select
Foxtrot
4. Jul 20, 2003: To the Moon
Punchball
2. Jul 30, 2003: press and release
Foxtrot
5. Jul 18, 2003: Memory Select
Punchball
3. Jul 25, 2003: Memory Select
Foxtrot
6. Jul 13, 2003: To the Moon
Quickstep

Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2003-06-22
Contemporary jazz, often soft and comforting, from a Norweigan bassist. Many tracks have a slow, quiet start and build to something bigger and louder, so the first few seconds are often deceptive.

A few NYC guest stars here and there -- Craig Taborn, Gerald Cleaver, Tony Malaby

1*- Mid/fast, off-kilter funk. Includes a slowish, free passage
2- Slow/mid, cheesy cocktail jazz feel
3*- Cool midtempo bass riff, some wacky piano and organ soloing. Second half fast.
4- Fast shuffle, cutesly electric-piano theme
5- Quiet, w/lots of organ; gets big and dramatic
6- Quiet bass solo
7*- Midtempo, a bit funky
8- Gospel, slow and melodic
9- Small avant-garde splashes
10- Slow, mournful
11- Midtempo, loud and stormy
12- Soft, warm; very "ECM" sound. Gets louder.


Track Listing
1. Foxtrot   7. Quickstep
2. Redford   8. Earthly
3. Punchball   9. Hertzian Waves
4. Ivandovich   10. Indian Summer
5. Italian Movie Theme   11. Prelude
6. Twelve Days   12. Overseas