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.
Hirundo Maris
Arianna Savall & Petter Udland Johansen
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Celebration
Arild Andersen
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Vox Clamantis & Jean-Eik Tulve
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Louis Sclavis Atlas Trio
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Stifters Dinge
Heiner Goebbels
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Within A Song
John Abercrombie Quartet
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Musique Funebre: Witold Lutoslawski / Bela Bartok
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies
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Vinding's Music: Songs From The Alder Thicket
Ketil Bjornstad
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Wisteria
Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow & Joey Baron
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Year Of The Snake
Fly
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Gesualdo: Quinto Libro Di Madrigali
The Hilliard Ensemble
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Castello / Fontana Sonate Conc
John Holloway
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Saltarello
Garth Knox
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All Our Reasons
Billy Hart, Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner & Ben Street
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Ad Lucem
Anders Jormin
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Heiner Goebbels, Ensemble Modern & Joseph Bierbichler
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Surrogate Cities
Heiner Goebbels
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Precipitando - Berg / Janacek / Liszt
Denes Varjon
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The Well
Tord Gustavsen Quartet
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Snakeoil
Tim Berne
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Trio Libero
Andy Sheppard, Michel Benita & Sebastian Rochford
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Britten / Bach / Ligeti
Miklos Perenyi
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Rio
Keith Jarrett
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If Grief Could Wait
Giovanna Pessi, Susanna Wallumrod, Marco Ambrosini & Jane Achtman
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Say And Play
Jon Balke & Batagraf
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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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Boris Yoffe: Song of Songs
The Hilliard Ensemble & Rosamunde Quartet
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Toshio Hosokawa: Landscapes
Myumi Miyata, Munich Chamber Orchestra & Alexander Liebreich
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Five Pieces - Takemitsu, Hindemith, Janacek, Silvestrov
Duo Gazzana
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