Eberhard Weber Quotes

I love these provocative phrases. When I told the musicians these phrases they laughed, knowing very well what I meant. "Don't you worry, it won't be jazz" they said. They know that improvisation is also jazz, because improvisation, harmonically, doesn't exist in classical music. So, in the end it was jazz. But I wanted to avoid the typical noodly and doodly jazzy stuff. They immediately understood. It was one of the reasons that Paul McCandless only played a jazz instrument—soprano sax—on the last track "The Last Stage of a Long Journey." On the other tracks, he plays classical instruments such as bass clarinet, oboe or English horn. The piano player [Rainer Brüninghaus] is also classically trained with a classical approach. It wasn't a problem to get them to play less jazzy.
Eberhard Weber

It is probably very necessary to present your ego at some point. Solo playing is the most egoistic stuff you can play, but there is a limit. I couldn't find another way to present my bass that way without copying and multiplying myself. So, I had to go back to communicating with other musicians. I was afraid the other musicians might want to present themselves too much, though I see in the coverage I've received of the album that the musicians got wonderful reviews for their contributions and abilities. I think the four musicians played freely within my limits.
Eberhard Weber