Stages of a Long Journey

2007 live album by Eberhard Weber

Live album by

Eberhard Weber

Released

2007

Recorded

March 2005

Venue

Theaterhaus Stuttgart
Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Genre

Jazz

Length

73:29

Label

ECM
ECM 1920

Producer

Martin Mühleis

Eberhard Weber chronology

Endless Days
(2001)

Stages of a Long Journey
(2007)

Résumé
(2012)

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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

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
^ ^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