Orchestra

by Eberhard Weber

Orchestra cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: Germany
  • Length: 50:23
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Showcasing the distinctive, singing tone of his custom electric upright bass, the German composer utilizes brass and woodwind ensembles to craft a rich, meditative landscape. The arrangements lean heavily towards chamber jazz, focusing on sparse but evocative textures rather than fast-paced improvisation. It stands as a refined testament to the European avant-garde jazz movement fostered by its parent label.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Seven Movements (12:19)
  2. Broken Silence (1:59)
  3. Before Dawn (5:23)
  4. Just A Moment (2:35)
  5. Air (4:16)
  6. Ready Out There? (5:09)
  7. Too Early To Leave (3:07)
  8. One Summer's Evening (4:09)
  9. A Daydream (3:22)
  10. Trio (3:58)
  11. Epilogue (4:01)

Credits

  • Eberhard Weber - primary artist, composed by, bass, percussion, bass, keyboards
  • Winfried Rapp - bass trombone
  • Anton Jillich - flugelhorn
  • Herbert Joos - flugelhorn
  • Rudolf Diebetsberger - french horn
  • Thomas Hauschild - french horn
  • Andreas Richter - trombone
  • Wolfgang Czelusta - trombone

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