# Open Ears

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***Open Ears*** (released September 20, 2010 by the label Inner Ear/Musikkkoperatørene - INEA 08) is a studio album by [Vigleik Storaas Septet](/source/Vigleik_Storaas).[1][2][3]

## Reception

The review by Tor Hammerø of the Norwegian electronic newspaper [Nettavisen](/source/Nettavisen) awarded the album four out of six.[1]

Reviewer [Erling Wicklund](/source/Erling_Wicklund) of the Norwegian radio broadcasting [NRK](/source/NRK) states:

"... And bandleader Vigleik Storaas is himself delightfully impossible to classify and diverse, both as pianist and composer. So then you just have to enjoy the septet-jazz rebirth in Norway..."[2]

## Track listing

1. «Number One» (5:25)
1. «Fort Gaelic» (4:38)
1. «Haunting» (6:39)
1. «Cicada» (6:21)
1. «Reminiscing» (6:36)
1. «Every Now And Then» (8:02)
1. «Second Thought» (8:05)
1. «TTW» (5:49)
1. «Open Ears #1» (4:42)

## Personnel

- [Tore Johansen](/source/Tore_Johansen) - [trumpet](/source/Trumpet) and [flugelhorn](/source/Flugelhorn)
- Jukka Perko - [alt](/source/Alt_saxophone) and [soprano saxophone](/source/Soprano_saxophone)
- [Tore Brunborg](/source/Tore_Brunborg) - [tenor saxophone](/source/Tenor_saxophone) and [flute](/source/Flute)
- [Øyvind Brække](/source/%C3%98yvind_Br%C3%A6kke) - [trombone](/source/Trombone)
- [Vigleik Storaas](/source/Vigleik_Storaas) - [piano](/source/Piano)
- [Mats Eilertsen](/source/Mats_Eilertsen) - [double bass](/source/Double_bass)
- [Per Oddvar Johansen](/source/Per_Oddvar_Johansen) - [drums](/source/Drum_kit)

## Credits

- Mastered by [Jan Erik Kongshaug](/source/Jan_Erik_Kongshaug)
- Mixed by Jan Erik Kongshaug
- Recorded by Jan Erik Kongshaug

## Notes

- Recorded and mixed 5 and 6 January 2010 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo[4]

## References

1. Hammerø, Tor (2010-10-19). ["Åpent og vakkert"](http://www.side3.no/musikk/anmeldelser/article3007767.ece) (in Norwegian). [Nettavisen](/source/Nettavisen) Side3.no. Retrieved 2012-12-11.

1. Wicklund, Erling (2011-02-17). ["Vigleik Storaas - Open Ears Review"](http://www.nrk.no/kanal/nrk_jazz/1.7512338) (in Norwegian). [NRK Jazz](/source/NRK_Jazz). Retrieved 2012-12-11.

1. ["Vigleik Storaas Discography"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084647/http://radioludo.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=935:vigleik-storaas-trio-epistel-5&catid=37&Itemid=173). RadioLudo.no. Archived from [the original](http://radioludo.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=935:vigleik-storaas-trio-epistel-5&catid=37&Itemid=173) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2012-12-10.

1. ["Vigleik Storaas – Open Ears"](http://www.discogs.com/Vigleik-Storaas-Open-Ears/release/3020437). [Discogs.com](/source/Discogs.com). Retrieved 2012-12-10.

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