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.
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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Nomad Songs
Stephan Micus
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Kjolvatn
Nils Okland Ensemble
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Many More Days
Third Reel
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Creation
Keith Jarrett
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Now This
Gary Peacock Trio
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Feldman: Soft Horizons
Aki Takahashi
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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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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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Trees of Light
Anders Jormin, Lena Willemark & Karin Nakagawa
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Encore
Eberhard Weber
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Phoenix
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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Made In Chicago
Jack DeJohnette
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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
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Hamburg '72
Keith Jarrett, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian
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