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1300 Oslo

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Also known as
  
Oslo 13

Origin
  
Oslo, Norway (1981)

Years active
  
1980-1993

Genres
  
Jazz, Big band

Labels
  
Odin Records, Curling Legs, ECM Records

Albums
  
Nonsentration, Live in the North, Anti-Therapy, Live, Off Balance

Members
  
Jon Balke, Nils Petter Molvær, Audun Kleive, Jon Christensen, Morten Halle

1300 Oslo (active from 1979 in Oslo, Norway) was a Norwegian jazz band originally called Oslo 13 (1979–93), founded and operated the first two years by Bror Hagemann and continuated by Jon Balke. In 1994 the band got a joint leadership with Trygve Seim, Morten Halle and Torbjørn Sunde, and changed their name.

Contents

The band's first release was the album Anti-therapy (1981). Oslo 13 was awarded Spellemannprisen in 1988 for the album Off balance. The follow up Nonsentration (1992) also was an acclaimed album. The last album from Oslo 13 was a live album from 1992.

Discography

  • 1981: Anti therapy (Odin Records)
  • 1988: Off balance (Odin Records)
  • 1992: Nonsentration (ECM Records)
  • 1992: Live (Curling Legs)
  • 2001: Live In the North (Curling Legs)
  • Songs

    The Coconut WaltzLive in the North · 2001
    Magic Carpet RideLive in the North · 2001
    InpieceLive in the North · 2001

    References

    1300 Oslo Wikipedia