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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Marcin Wasilewski Trio & Joe Lovano
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Soundpieces 1-7
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Keith Jarrett
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Sei Solo - J S Bach: The Sonatas & Partitas For Viol...
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Dreamlife Of Debris
Kit Downes
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Three Crowns
Maciej Obara Quartet
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Where Should This Music Be? Songs Of Lola Williams
Sarah Moulton Faux; Ted Taylor
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Remember Me, My Dear
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Prism II: Bach, Schnittke, Beethoven
Danish String Quartet
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Enrico Rava & Joe Lovano
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Stuart Saunders Smith: Palm Sunday
Kyle Adam Blair
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Solo Guitar: Univero Musical De Egberto Gismonti
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Robert Erickson: Duo, Fives, Quintet, Trio
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Beyond The Borders
Maria Farantouri & Cihan Turkoglu
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Resonances
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La Misteriosa Musica Della Regina Loana
Gianluigi Trovesi & Gianni Coscia
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Max Giteck Duykers: Folding Music
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Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier Book I
Keith Jarrett
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Robert Palmer: Piano Music
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