German double bassist and composer (born 1940), associated with ECM Records, known for a lyrical, atmospheric approach to the electric double bass and for orchestral, chamber-like jazz arrangements.

Associated with ECM Records; recorded landmark albums such as The Colours of Chloë (1973/1974), Yellow Fields (1975) and Silent Feet; collaborated with artists mentioned in reviews including Jan Garbarek, Pat Metheny (via Lyle Mays), Bill Frisell and Charlie Mariano; performance career curtailed after a stroke in 2007.

DeBaser reviews praise Eberhard Weber's lyrical, atmospheric approach to jazz bass across albums such as Yellow Fields, The Colours of Chloë, Silent Feet and Later That Evening. Reviewers highlight his distinctive ECM-associated sound, orchestral vision, and notable collaborations.

For:Fans of atmospheric and chamber-influenced jazz, ECM label followers, bass aficionados.

 Only in his hands can a cello float, among scarlet clouds and evenings cloaked in lavender.

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 Personally, when I saw all these names on one CD, I started salivating like Pavlov’s proverbial dog...

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 The great jazz bassists can be counted on one hand. Eberhard Weber is certainly one of them.

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