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.
Encore
Eberhard Weber
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Cymin Samawatie & Cyminology
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Gustavo Leguizamon: El Cuchi Bien Temperado
Pablo Marquez
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In Memoriam Haydee: Jatekok (Games and Transcriptions)
Marta & Gyorgy Kurtag
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The Half-Finished Heaven
Sinikka Langeland
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Gefion
Jakob Bro, Thomas Morgan & Jon Christensen
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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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Hamburg '72
Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian
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Radhe Radhe: Rites of Holi
Vijay Iyer & Prashant Bhargava
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Trusting in the Rising Light
Robin Williamson
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The Jazz Composer's Orchestra Update
Michael Mantler
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Visions Fugitives - Prokofiev, Medtner & Chopin
Anna Gourari
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A Passion for John Donne
Ketil Bjornstad
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Lumen Drones
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Konstantia Gourzi: Music for Piano and String Quartet
Lorenda Ramou & Ensemble Coriolis
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Jøkleba (Per Jørgensen, Jon Balke & Audun Kleive)
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Kate Moore: Dances and Canons
Saskia Lankhoorn
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Spark of Life
Marcin Wasilewski Trio & Joakim Milder
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Mboko
David Virelles
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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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Playing
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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Arrows Into Infinity - A film by Dorothy Darr & Jeff...
Charles Lloyd
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