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Eberhard Weber: Encore
by Luigi Sforza
Un viaggio in tredici città europee di Germania, Austria, Regno Unito e Spagna, un taccuino di appunti sonori come quello dei grandi viaggiatori dei secoli passati, una personale rappresentazione musicale di luoghi battuti, a tratti concreta, a tratti frutto di semplici suggestioni immaginarie dell'osservatore. Encore è un'epifanica illustrazione di spazi nel tempo, rappresenta uno sguardo e una visione di territori, che tradotti in suoni -elettrci e campionati, fusi tra loro in modo quasi liquido -danno forma e sostanza ...
Continue ReadingEberhard Weber: Fluid Rustle
by John Kelman
Eberhard Weber Fluid RustleECM1979 Today's Rediscovery, after a bit of a hiatus, looks at an album by Eberhard Weber that is of particularly significance in the German bassist's discography. Fluid Rustle, released by ECM Records in 1979, was, in fact, one of many anomalies in Weber's discography for its unusual instrumentation (electric guitar/balalaika, vibraphone/marimba, bass/tarang, voices); but beyond that, it stands out as the album that introduced guitarist Bill Frisell to the world.
Continue ReadingEberhard Weber: Encore
by John Kelman
In a time when too many things that seem unfair create victims rather than heroes, the world needs more people like Eberhard Weber. Struck down with a major stroke in 2007, the renowned German bassist found himself without the strength required in his left hand to be able to play the custom-built, electric five-string double bass that, in various incarnations, has defined a sound as instantly recognizable as any bassist on the planet. That would have been enough ...
Continue ReadingEberhard Weber: Encore
by Karl Ackermann
The aesthetic sensibility that has become identified as the sound of ECM is--in large part--a manifestation of German bassist and composer Eberhard Weber's own vision. Spacious, obscured harmonies, fluid melodies and tastefully imbedded electronics, often within a minimalist framework have been consistent components of much of the music in the label's catalog. Weber's inventive approach to his instrument--especially his creation of the electrobass--led him away from the familiar parameters of walking bass lines into more uncharted territory of the bass ...
Continue ReadingEberhard Weber: :rarum Selected Recordings
by John Kelman
Eberhard Weber :rarum Selected Recordings ECM Records 2004 Some days you want to hear a bit of everything, so today's Rediscovery? Eberhard Weber's :rarum Selected Recordings, a compilation of some of his work as a leader and a guest for the venerable ECM label, ranging from his own Colours group to collaborations with Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Ralph Towner, Norma Winstone and Jan Garbarek. That he can no longer play bass, the result ...
Continue ReadingEberhard Weber: Résumé
by AAJ Italy Staff
Ormai impossibilitato a tornare a esibirsi su un palcoscenico per le conseguenze dell'infarto che lo ha colpito nell'aprile 2007 mentre era in tour con il gruppo di Jan Garbarek, il contrabbassista Eberhard Weber non rinuncia a fornirci qualche nuovo esempio della sua arte, curando personalmente questo CD composto da dodici frammenti estratti dalle sue esibizioni in solo nel corso dei concerti del Jan Garbarek Group tra il 1990 e il 2007. L'arco temporale esteso non risulta evidente all'ascolto, essendo i ...
Continue ReadingEberhard Weber: Positive Pragmatism
by John Kelman
There are plenty of positives about getting older: wisdom, maturity and a more balanced outlook are just three of them. But it would be unrealistic to suggest that there aren't a few negatives thrown in there. When bassist Eberhard Weber woke up in his hotel room on the morning of April 23, 2007, in Berlin, Germany, where he was to perform with the Jan Garbarek Group—having played in numerous groups with the Norwegian saxophonist since Photo With Blue Sky, White ...
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