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.
Baida
Ralph Alessi, Jason Moran, Drew Gress & Nasheet Waits
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Travel Guide
Ralph Towner, Wolfgang Muthspiel & Slava Grigoryan
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Trios
Carla Bley, Andy Sheppard & Steve Swallow
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Lua Ya
Yeahwon Shin, Aaron Parks & Rob Curto
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Outstairs
Christian Wallumrod Ensemble
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Azure
Gary Peacock & Marilyn Crispell
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Somewhere
Keith Jarrett Trio
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
La notte
Ketil Bjornstad
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Paul Motian
Paul Motian
- Regular
- £39.99
- Sale
- £39.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Quartets
Charles Lloyd
- Regular
- £33.99
- Sale
- £33.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Hagar's Song
Charles Lloyd & Jason Moran
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Wislawa
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
- Regular
- £21.99
- Sale
- £21.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Songways
Stafano Battaglia
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
The Sirens
Chris Potter
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Manu Katche
Manu Katche
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Sleeper - Tokyo, April 16, 1979
Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson & Jon Christensen
- Regular
- £21.99
- Sale
- £21.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Magnetic Works 1993 - 2001
Jon Balke
- Regular
- £18.99
- Sale
- £18.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Wisteria
Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow & Joey Baron
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
All Our Reasons
Billy Hart, Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner & Ben Street
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Rio
Keith Jarrett
- Regular
- £21.99
- Sale
- £21.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Celestial Circle
Marilyn Mazur, John Taylor, Josefine Cronholm & Anders Jormin
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Imprint
Julia Hulsmann Trio
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
The Rub and Spare Change
Michael Formanek
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Jasmine
Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Crime Scene
Terje Rypdal
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Third Round
Manu Katche
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Stone In The Water
Stefano Bollani Trio
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Dresden
Jan Garbarek Group
- Regular
- £21.99
- Sale
- £21.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Mostly Coltrane
Steve Kuhn Trio & Joe Lovano
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Sky & Country
Fly
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per