By loading the video, you agree to YouTube's privacy policy. Learn more. Load video. Always unblock YouTube. Search Login Login. Release date: Play Sample. The opening title track gives an indication of what we can expect to hear. Strong melodies that are punctuated and propelled along by rhythmic lines that appear and disappear yet remain in the mind as the piece unfurls. Weber himself has volunteered that he was never a fan of the conventional idea of a bass solo, preferring to develop an aesthetic where factors of dynamics, of tenderness β even silence β could have their due place.
In all the many solo Weber concerts I was lucky enough to catch I never once heard him play this waltz-sprung piece, so long associated with Coltrane.
Very satisfying. Sein zentrales Anliegen? Den Bass aus der Begleitrolle als Solist an die Rampe zu holen. Interessante jazzige Flaschenpost eines instrumentalen Orpheus. Recorded in southern France, in , the record finds Weber in the midst of a run of compelling solo concerts. Utilising just his bass, together with electronic manipulations, including tape-loops, Weber achieves astonishing results.
The rhythm catches hold immediately, laying down the groundwork for some remarkable flights of imagination. Somehow, Weber is able to build these runs into the composition without ever sacrificing the tempo. The music, dark-tinged as it is, remains thrilling. At times sounding cosmically distant, or perhaps echoing from some Piranesi-esque vault, this is a singular talent playing a singular instrument.
Recorded in concert back in in Avignon, France, bassist Eberhard Weber gives a rich solo concerto of mostly originals to display the wide ranging sounds of his instrument. Bass arias.
