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.
Komitas
The Gurdjieff Ensemble & Levon Eskenian
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Kancheli: Chiaroscuro
Gidon Kremer, Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Kremerata Baltica
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Liaisons: Re-imagining Sondheim From The Piano
Anthony De Mare
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Gesualdo, Erkki-Sven Tuur, Brett Dean
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tonu Kaljuste
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Hommage a Eberhard Weber
Pat Metheny, Jan Garbarek, Gary Burton & SWR Big Band
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Musica Selecta - A Sequence By Manfred Eicher
Arvo Part
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In The Morning
Stefano Battaglia Trio
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Eight Winds
Sokratis Sinopoulos Quartet
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Wild Dance
Enrico Rava Quartet & Gianluca Petrella
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Time Before And Time After
Dominique Pifarely
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Eine Olive Des Nichts
Burkhard Reinartz
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Nomad Songs
Stephan Micus
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Kjolvatn
Nils Okland Ensemble
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Dino Saluzzi: Imagenes
Horacio Lavandera
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Many More Days
Third Reel
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Only Sky
David Torn
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Gefion
Jakob Bro
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Barber & Bartok Piano Concertos
Keith Jarrett, RSO Saarbrucken & Dennis Russell Davies
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Creation
Keith Jarrett
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Now This
Gary Peacock Trio
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You've Been Watching Me
Tim Berne
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Franz Schubert: Sonatas, Impromptus, Moments Musicaux
Andras Schiff
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Dallendyshe
Elina Duni Quartet
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Surrounded By Sea
Andy Sheppard Quartet
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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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In Maggiore
Paolo Fresu & Daniele di Bonaventura
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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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Trees of Light
Anders Jormin, Lena Willemark & Karin Nakagawa
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