The Colours of Chloë

The Colours of Chloë
The Colours of Chloë
Studio album by Eberhard Weber
Released	1974
Recorded	December 1973
Studio	Tonstudio Bauer; Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre	Third stream; chamber jazz; fusion;
Length	39:56
Label	ECM 1042 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Eberhard Weber chronology

The Colours of Chloë is the debut album by German double bassist and composer Eberhard Weber, recorded in December 1973 and released on ECM the following year.^[1]

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."^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Eberhard Weber.

Side I
No.	Title	Length
1.	"More Colours"	6:44
2.	"The Colours of Chloë"	7:49
3.	"An Evening with Vincent Van Ritz"	5:51
Total length:		20:24

Side II
No.	Title	Length
1.	"No Motion Picture"	19:32
Total length:		19:32 39:56

Personnel

Eberhard Weber – bass, cello, ocarina, voice
Rainer Brüninghaus – piano, synthesizer
Peter Giger – drums
Ralf Hübner – drums (track 2)
Ack van Rooyen – fluegelhorn
Gisela Schäuble – voice
celli of the Südfunk Orchestra, Stuttgart

References

^ ECM discography accessed August 31, 2011
^ ^a ^b Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2011
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 205. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1476. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography accessed August 31, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Adler, D. R. Allmusic Review accessed August 31, 2011

[RSJRG-3] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 205. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[Penguin-4] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1476. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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