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.
Stella Maris
Trio Mediaeval
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Trygve Seim & Frode Haltli
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Erkki-Sven Tuur: Crystallisatio
Tonu Kaljuste
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Parish
Thomas Stronen
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Cellorganics
Thomas Demenga & Heinz Reber
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Morimur
The Hilliard Ensemble
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Urban Bushmen
The Art Ensemble of Chicago
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To Be Continued
Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitous & Jack DeJohnette
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Towards the Wind
Stephan Micus
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Raccolto
Stefano Battaglia
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Chartres
Paul Giger
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Time Will Tell
Paul Bley, Evan Parker & Barre Philips
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Solo In Mondsee
Paul Bley
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In the Evenings Out There
Paul Bley
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A Retrospective
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Khmer
Nils Petter Molvaer
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Holon
Nik Bartsch's Ronin
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Nothing Ever Was, Anyway: The Music of Annette Peacock
Marilyn Crispell, Gary Peacock & Paul Motian
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Agram
Lena Willemark & Ale Moller
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Dmitri Shostakovich / Paul Seiko Chihara / Linda Bou...
Kim Kashkashian, Robert Levin & Robyn Schulkowsky
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Hindemith: Sonatas for viola/piano & viola alone
Kim Kashkashian & Robert Levin
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Brahms: Sonatas for Viola and Piano, Op 120
Kim Kashkashian & Robert Levin
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Hommage a R. Sch. - Kurtag & Schumann
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The Sea II
Ketil Bjornstad, David Darling, Jon Christensen & Terje Rypdal
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The Sea
Ketil Bjoernstad
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The Out-Of-Towners
Keith Jarrett Trio
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Tribute
Keith Jarrett Trio
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The Cure
Keith Jarrett Trio
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Standards In Norway
Keith Jarrett Trio
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Personal Mountains
Keith Jarrett Quartet
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