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.
Veljo Tormis: Reminiscentiae
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tonu Kaljuste
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Wind And Sun
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Lei Liang: Six Seasons
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Frozen Silence
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Solo Concerts: Bremen / Lausanne
Keith Jarrett
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Glimmer
Nils Okland & Sigbjorn Apeland
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Brian Baumbusch: Chemistry for Gamelan and String Qu...
Nata Swara; JACK Quartet
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Berg / Hartmann - Tief in der Nacht (Lieders)
Juliane Banse & Aleksandar Madzar
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Wurttemberg Sonatas
Keith Jarrett
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A Time To Remember
Elina Duni
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Music by Henrik Odegaard
Vox Clamantis
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Eventually
Jacob Young, Mats Eilertsen & Audun Kleive
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Handel: Die Acht Grossen Suiten (Eight Great Suites)
Lisa Smirnova
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Our Daily Bread
Joe Lovano
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In Pas(s)ing
Mick Goodrick
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El Ultimo Aliento
Zsofia Boros
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Vagabond
Dominic Miller
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Nana Vasconcelos
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Babbitt: Conc. Piano & Orchestra, Head of the Bed
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No End
Keith Jarrett
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Prism V - Beethoven, Webern, Bach
Danish String Quartet
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Amores Pasados (Songs By Sting, Tony Banks, Campion ...
John Potter, Anna Maria Friman, Ariel Abramovich & Jacob Heringman
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Transeamus (English Carols and Motets)
The Hilliard Ensemble
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Selected Signs III-VIII (Music for ECM - A Cultural ...
Various Artists
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Landschaft mit Entfernten Verwandten (Modern Ensemble)
Heiner Goebbels
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J.S. Bach: Das Wohltemperierte Clavier (Books I & II)
Andras Schiff
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Unsettled Choruses: A Terrain Of Humming And Phoneti...
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At First Light
Ralph Towner
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It's Always Now
Ralph Alessi Quartet
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Sphere
Bobo Stenson Trio
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