Stages of a Long Journey is a live album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber recorded at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart in March 2005 and released on ECM in 2007.[1]
| Stages of a Long Journey | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 2007 | |||
| Recorded | March 2005 | |||
| Venue | Theaterhaus Stuttgart Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 73:29 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1920 | |||
| Producer | Martin Mühleis | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
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."[4]
Track listing
editAll 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ ECM discography accessed May 22, 2014
- ^ a b Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed May 22, 2014
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1477. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Kelman, J., All About Jazz Review, July 17, 2007