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This latest recording from the brilliant German bassist Eberhard Weber is a tremendous live album taken from two 65th birthday concerts he gave in 2005 at a packed Theaterhaus in Weber's hometown of Stuttgart. The celebration presents sparkling new arrangements of some of his best-loved tracks from an impressive back catalogue of classic albums such as The Colours of Chloë, Yellow Fields and Orchestra.

Stand-out tracks include the majestic orchestral sweep of the opener Silent Feet, the stunning duet Seven Movements (with sax player Jan Garbarek) and the concluding solo meditation Air. There are also wonderful versions of Jerome Kern's Yesterdays and Carla Bley's Syndrome, the latter providing the perfect showcase for Garbarek and vibes player Gary Burton to flex their chops. Topped off by the virtuoso talents of pianist Rainer Brüninghaus, percussionist Marilyn Mazur and the eloquent contributions of the SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, this is a wonderful snapshot of some extremely fine music-making.

Gary Burton vibraphone
Jan Garbarek soprano and tenor saxophones
Rainer Brüninghaus piano
Eberhard Weber bass
Marilyn Mazur percussion

SWR Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
Roland Kluttig conductor

Silent Feet
Syndrome
Yesterdays
Seven Movements
Birthday Suite
The Colours of Chloë
Piano transition
Maurizius
Percussion transition
Yellow Fields
Hang Around
The Last Stage Of A Long Journey
Air


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