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.
Magico: Carta De Amor
Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti & Charlie Haden
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Mercurial Balm
Food (Iain Ballamy & Thomas Stronen)
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Indicum
Bobo Stenson Trio
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Adam's Lament
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Canto Oscuro - J.S. Bach/Busoni, Gubaidulina, Hindem...
Anna Gourari
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Small Places
Michael Formanek
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Valentin Silvestrov: Sacred Songs
Kiev Chamber Choir & Mykola Hobdych
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Kurtag & Ligeti: Music for Viola
Kim Kashkashian
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Rava on the Dance Floor
Enrico Rava
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Sleeper - Tokyo, April 16, 1979
Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson & Jon Christensen
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Odyssey: In Studio & In Concert
Terje Rypdal
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Dansere
Jan Garbarek
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Filia Sion
Vox Clamantis & Jean-Eik Tulve
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Stifters Dinge
Heiner Goebbels
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Within A Song
John Abercrombie Quartet
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Wisteria
Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow & Joey Baron
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Year Of The Snake
Fly
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Castello / Fontana Sonate Conc
John Holloway
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All Our Reasons
Billy Hart, Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner & Ben Street
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Eislermaterial
Heiner Goebbels, Ensemble Modern & Joseph Bierbichler
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The Well
Tord Gustavsen Quartet
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Trio Libero
Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita & Sebastian Rochford
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Frère Jacques: Round About Offenbach
Gianluigi Trovesi & Gianni Coscia
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Tribe
Enrico Rava Quintet
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Toshio Hosokawa: Landscapes
Myumi Miyata, Munich Chamber Orchestra & Alexander Liebreich
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Athens Concert
Charles Lloyd & Maria Farantouri
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Schumann: Geistervariationen
Andras Schiff
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Music of Georges I. Gurdjieff
The Gurdjieff Folk Instrument Ensemble & Levon Eskenian
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Celestial Circle
Marilyn Mazur, John Taylor, Josefine Cronholm & Anders Jormin
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Arco Iris
Amina Alaoui
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