The Oddgeir Berg Trio has waited four years for this “Brand New Day”. After Before Dawn in 2018 and 2020’s In the End of the Night, the third part of their trilogy around the wee small hours now opens its eyes to the light. The conceptual focus on the brighter side has made the album their most dynamic, confident and diverse collection yet. The trio had been planning to record new material for a while when the Norwegian government announced a lockdown. With only three days left before an uncertain future, they headed to the studio and completed the entire record in one intense session. Remarkably, the tone of these nine new originals is hopeful and upbeat rather than gloomy and fearful. With Oddgeir Berg on piano/key, Karl-Joakim Wisløff on upright bass and Lars Berntsen on drums.
“..this is a piano trio to get truly excited about, a trio for the new millennium.” – Dan McClenaghan, All About Jazz
