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Orchestra is an album by the German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber, recorded in 1988 and released on the ECM label.[1][2]

Orchestra
Studio album by Eberhard Weber
Released	1988
Recorded	May–August 1988
Studio	Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	50:19
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Eberhard Weber chronology
Chorus (1984) Orchestra (1988) Pendulum (1993)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[5]

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2 stars, saying, "Glorious sound, little "pure jazz" content though."[3]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote that Weber "splits the album between bass soliloquies and counterpoint with a chilly brass section, yet the prettiest piece on the disc is the synthesizer tune 'One Summer's Evening'."[4]

Tyran Grillo, writing for ECM Reviews, commented: "Orchestra is Weber at his purest. A lovely exposition of his talents, technical and melodic alike. Certainly not the one you'll want to start with, but by no means a shabby place to spend the night before continuing on your journey."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Eberhard Weber.

1. "Seven Movements" – 12:20
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

Personnel

• Eberhard Weber – double bass, percussion, keyboards
• Herbert Joos, Anton Jillich – fluegelhorn
• Rudolf Diebetsberger, Thomas Hauschild – French horn
• Wolfgang Czelustra, Andreas Richter – trombone
• Winfried Rapp – bass trombone
• Franz Stagl – tuba

References

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