The Colours of Chloë is an album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber

Eberhard Weber

Eberhard Weber is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, Weber is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing...

 recorded in 1973 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by David R. Adler awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Eberhard Weber's first record remains his most well-known and influential. An ambitious work of what might be called symphonic jazz, The Colours of Chloë helped to define the ECM sound -- picturesque, romantic, at times rhythmically involved, at others minimalistic and harmonically abstruse... People will disagree about whether The Colours of Chloë stands the test of time, but Weber's aesthetic played a significant role in the creative music of the '70s, attracting a fair share of emulators".

Track listing

All compositions by Eberhard Weber

1. "More Colours" - 6:44
2. "The Colours of Chloë" - 7:49
3. "An Evening With Vincent Van Ritz" - 5:51
4. "No Motion Picture" - 19:32
   • Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, Germany in December 1973

Personnel

• Eberhard Weber
  Eberhard Weber
  Eberhard Weber is a German double bassist and composer. As a bass player, Weber is known for his highly distinctive tone and phrasing...
  
   - bass
  Double bass
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  , cello
  Cello
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  , ocarina
  Ocarina
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  , voice
  Voice
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• Rainer Brüninghaus
  Rainer Brüninghaus
  Rainer Brüninghaus is a German jazz pianist and composer.Born in Bad Pyrmont, Germany, Brüninghaus began in the jazz rock group Eiliff. In 1973 he joined the band of German jazz guitarist Volker Kriegel. In 1975 with bassist Eberhard Weber and Charlie Mariano he formed the band Colours...
  
   - piano
  Piano
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  , synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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• Peter Giger
  Peter Giger
  Peter Giger is a Swiss percussionist and bandleader.-----His musical CV:1958 professional musician, tours in Europe with the Tremble Kids, Oskar Klein, Albert Nicholas, Bill Coleman, Joe Turner, Wild Bill Davison, Peanuts Holland1960 after short guest performance with Armand Gordons Ragtime Band,...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
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• Ralf Hübner - drums (track 2)
• Ack van Rooyen - fluegelhorn
• Gisela Schäuble - voice
• celli of the Südfunk Orchestra, Stuttgart