ECM, an independent record label founded by Manfred Eicher in 1969, has released over 1700 albums across various genres.
Eicher, who studied double bass and was a production assistant at Deutsche Grammophon, focused on achieving the highest recording standards. The label's first release, “Free at Last” by Mal Waldron, signaled its intent.
ECM has become known for recording artists like Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, and Chick Corea, and in 1984, launched the New Series for notated music. Both the original and New Series emphasize multi-genre and transcultural projects.
ECM's recordings are celebrated for their transparent sound, though Eicher says there is no one-size-fits-all "ECM sound." Instead, each recording is tailored to the artists' sound and aesthetic ideas. The label's cover designs have also been influential and have been the subject of multiple books.
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Carla Bley
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Carioca
Carioca
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Wenn Wasser Ware
Bruno Ganz
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Holderlin: Poems read By Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
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Goodbye
Bobo Stenson Trio
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Bobo Stenson
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In Line
Bill Frisell
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Strawa No Sertao
Bernard Wystraete Group
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Barry Guy: Folio
Barry Guy
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Gideon Lewensohn: Odradek
Auryn Quartet / Alexander Lonquich
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Tigran Mansurian: Ars Poetica
Armenian Chamber Choir
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Molde Concert
Arild Andersen
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Arild Andersen
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Songs With Legs
Andy Sheppard, Carla Bley & Steve Swallow
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The Return
Andrey Dergatchev
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Music For Two Pianos
Andras Schiff & Peter Serkin
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Leos Janacek: A Recollection
Andras Schiff
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J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations
Andras Schiff
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Andras Schiff In Concert: Robert Schumann
Andras Schiff
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Xieyi
Anders Jormin
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In Winds, In Light
Anders Jormin
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And She Answered
Am 4
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Psalms of Repentance
Alfred Schnittke
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Der Bote: Elegies for Piano
Alexei Lubimov
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Farewell
Alexander Liebreich
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Svete Tikhiy
Alexander Knaifel
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Messe Noire
Aleksei Lubimov
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Scardanelli
Harald Bergmann
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Landschaft mit Entfernten Verwandten (Modern Ensemble)
Heiner Goebbels
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Karlheinz Stockhausen Michaels Reise
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