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.
Nightfall
Quercus (June Tabor, Iain Ballamy, Huw Warren)
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Find The Way
Aaron Parks, Ben Street, Billy Hart
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Nuit Blanche
Tarkovsky Quartet & Francois Couturier
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The Survivors' Suite
Keith Jarrett, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian
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Silent Light
Dominic Miller
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Conference Of The Birds
Dave Holland Quartet
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December Avenue
Tomasz Stanko New York Quartet
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Rimur
Trio Mediaeval & Arve Henriksen
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My Foolish Heart
Ralph Towner
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Daylight Ghosts
Craig Taborn Quartet
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Elegy
Theo Bleckmann
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Point And Line: Debussy & Hosokawa Etudes
Momo Kodama
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Mieczyslaw Weinberg: Chamber Symphonies & Piano Quintet
Gidon Kremer & Kremerata Baltica
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Up And Coming
John Abercrombie Quartet
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Antenna
David Virelles
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Streams
Jakob Bro, Thomas Morgan & Joey Baron
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The Fifth Century
Gavin Bryars
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Encores After Beethoven
Andras Schiff
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David
Eleni Karaindrou
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A Multitude Of Angels
Keith Jarrett
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Rising Grace
Wolfgang Muthspiel, Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier & Brian Blade
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On Behalf Of Nature
Meredith Monk & Vocal Ensemble
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Local Objects
Zsofia Boros
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Timeless
John Abercrombie, Jan Hammer, Jack DeJohnette
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Voice From The Past - Paradigm
Gary Peacock
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The ECM Recordings
Steve Reich
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Arcanum: Auerbach & Shostakovich
Kim Kashkashian & Lera Auerbach
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The Declaration Of Musical Independence
Andrew Cyrille Quartet
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Arvo Part: The Deer's Cry
Vox Clamantis & Jaan-Eick Tulve
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Atmospheres
Tigran Hamasyan, Arve Henriksen, Eivind Aarset & Jan Bang
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