Stages of a Long Journey
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| 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 | |||
| 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 at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart in March 2005 and released on ECM in 2007.[1]
| Review scores | |
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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]
