Stages of a Long Journey
| Stages of a Long Journey | ||||
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| Live album by Eberhard Weber | ||||
| Released | 2007 | |||
| Recorded | March 2005 at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart in Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 73:29 | |||
| Label |
ECM ECM 1920 | |||
| Producer | Martin Mühleis | |||
| Eberhard Weber chronology | ||||
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Stages of a Long Journey is a live album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber recorded in Germany in 2005 and released on the ECM label.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek states, "This is a watershed moment in Weber's recorded output, because it reveals his collective gifts as a musician, which, even when understated, are shining examples of the European jazz, folk, classical, and new music he has forged these last 40 years as a leader and as a valued sideman and composer".[2] All About Jazz called it "A compelling retrospective that demonstrates the malleability, melodism and beauty of Weber's oeuvre, Stages of a Long Journey's omission of two words from its source—the bassist's "The Last Stage of a Long Journey," which receives an expansive and expanded orchestral treatment—makes it thankfully clear that this recording is simply a milestone, not an ending".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Eberhard Weber except as indicated
- "Silent Feet" - 7:37
- "Syndrome" (Carla Bley) - 7:44
- "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 5:03
- "Seven Movements" - 5:54
- "The Colours of Chloë" - 7:19
- "Piano Transition" - 4:11
- "Maurizius" - 7:04
- "Percussion Transition" (Marilyn Mazur) - 3:03
- "Yellow Fields" - 7:01
- "Hang Around" (Reto Weber) - 4:17
- "The Last Stage of a Long Journey" - 11:06
- "Air" - 3:10
Personnel
- Eberhard Weber - bass
- Jan Garbarek - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 4-9 & 11)
- Gary Burton - vibraphone (tracks 1, 2, 5-9 & 11)
- Rainer Bruninghaus (tracks 1, 2, 5-9 & 11), Wolfgang Dauner (track 3) - piano
- Marilyn Mazur - percussion (tracks 1, 2, 5-9 & 11)
- Nino G. - beatbox (track 10)
- Reto Weber - hang (track 10)
- Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Roland Kluttig (tracks 1, 5-9 & 11)
References
- ↑ ECM discography accessed May 22, 2014
- 1 2 Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ Kelman, J., All About Jazz Review, July 17, 2007