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.
As It Was
Peter Erskine Trio
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Elliott Sharp - Tranzience
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Music Of Weather Report
Miroslav Vitous
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Ben Johnston: String Quartets Nos. 6, 7, & 8
Kepler Quartet; Ben Johnston
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The Complete Songs Of Virgil Thomson For Voice And P...
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Schumann: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 1, Phantasie
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Ralph Alessi, Gary Versace, Drew Gress, Nasheet Waits
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Coleman: You
Anthony Coleman
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This Is The Life! The Breakthrough Years: 1909–1921
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra with Rick Benjamin
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Three Pieces For Two Pianos
Larry Polansky, Joseph Kubera, Marilyn Nonken, Tobin Chodos & Ittai Rosenbaum
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The Distance
Michael Formanek & Ensemble Kolossus
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Warp
Jon Balke
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What Was Said
Tord Gustavsen, Simin Tander, Jarle Vespestad
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Nauert: A Distant Music
Paul Nauert
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Polansky: Gertrudes - Music for Violin and Resonator...
James Moore
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River Silver
Michel Benita & Ethics
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Amorphae
Ben Monder
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Vijay Iyer Trio
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Last Dance
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Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra
Gary Burton
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Keith Jarrett: Ritual
Dennis Russell Davies
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African Piano
Abdullah Ibrahim
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Skala
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