Stages of a Long Journey is a live album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber recorded in Germany in 2005 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Stages of a Long Journey
Live album by Eberhard Weber
Released	2007
Recorded	March 2005
Venue	Theaterhaus Stuttgart in 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)

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

1. "Silent Feet" - 7:37
2. "Syndrome" (Carla Bley) - 7:44
3. "Yesterdays" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 5:03
4. "Seven Movements" - 5:54
5. "The Colours of Chloë" - 7:19
6. "Piano Transition" - 4:11
7. "Maurizius" - 7:04
8. "Percussion Transition" (Marilyn Mazur) - 3:03
9. "Yellow Fields" - 7:01
10. "Hang Around" (Reto Weber) - 4:17
11. "The Last Stage of a Long Journey" - 11:06
12. "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)

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