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.
The Pioneers of Movie Music
Rick Benjamin / The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
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Rieti: Music for Harpsichord and Instruments
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Cantante E Tranquillo - Beethoven, Bach, Ligeti, Kur...
Keller Quartett
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This is the Day
Giovanni Guidi Trio
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Oliveros: Music from the Tudorfest; San Francisco Ta...
David Tudor
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Songs of Thessaloniki
Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico
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A Clear Midnight: Kurt Weill and America
Julia Hulsmann Quartet & Theo Bleckmann
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Encore
Eberhard Weber
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Made In Chicago
Jack DeJohnette
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Imaginary Cities
Chris Potter Underground Orchestra
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Songs for Quintet
Kenny Wheeler
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Souvenance
Anouar Brahem
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Various Composers
Aquilonis
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Jerome Kern: Roberta
Orchestra of Ireland, Rob Berman, Annalene Beechey, Kim Criswell, Patrick Cummings, Jason Graae, Di
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Hamburg '72
Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian
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Trusting in the Rising Light
Robin Williamson
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Visions Fugitives - Prokofiev, Medtner & Chopin
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Lumen Drones
Lumen Drones
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Konstantia Gourzi: Music for Piano and String Quartet
Lorenda Ramou & Ensemble Coriolis
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Spark of Life
Marcin Wasilewski Trio & Joakim Milder
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Takemitsu / Debussy / Gubaidulina
Tre Voci (Kim Kashkashian, Sivan Magen & Marina Piccinini)
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Galina Ustvolskaya: Trio, Sonata, Duet
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Markus Hinterhäuser & Reto Bieri
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Old And New Dreams
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Lathe of Heaven
Mark Turner Quartet
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Moderato Cantabile - Komitas, Gurdjieff & Mompou
Anja Lechner & Francois Couturier
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Joy in Spite of Everything
Stefano Bollani
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Robert Schumann / Heinz Holliger: Aschenmusik
Heinz Holliger, Anita Leuzinger & Anton Kernjak
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Driftwood
Wolfgang Muthspiel, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade
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Inventio
Jean-Louis Matinier & Marco Ambrosini
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Forever Young
Jacob Young
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