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.
The River Of Anyder
Stefano Battaglia Trio
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Sounds And Silence - Travels With Manfred Eicher
Peter Guyer & Norbert Wiedmer
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Navidad De Los Andes
Dino Saluzzi, Anja Lechner & Felix Saluzzi
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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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Michael Mantler: For Two
Bjarne Roupe & Per Salo
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Re: ECM
Riccardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer
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Celestial Circle
Marilyn Mazur, John Taylor, Josefine Cronholm & Anders Jormin
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Heinz Holliger: Induuchlen
Heinz Holliger & Swiss Chamber Soloists
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Arco Iris
Amina Alaoui
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Avenging Angel
Craig Taborn
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Songs Of Ascension
Meredith Monk
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Live At Birdland
Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian
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Freigeweht
Rainer Bruninghaus
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Post Scriptum
Wolfert Brederode Quartet
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Faithful
Marcin Wasilewski Trio
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Tchaikovsky & Victor Kissine: Piano Trios
Gidon Kremer, Giedre Dirvanauskaite & Khatia Buniatishvili
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Tarkovsky Quartet
Francois Couturier
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Elegie
Jorg Widmann, German Radio Philharmonic & Christoph Poppen
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Manto and Madrigals
Thomas Zehetmair & Ruth Killiuss
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A Worcester Ladymass
Trio Mediaeval
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Imprint
Julia Hulsmann Trio
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Saburi
Cyminology
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Schumann: Kreisleriana & Holliger: Partita
Alexander Lonquich
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My Song
Keith Jarrett Quartet
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Belonging
Keith Jarrett
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The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra & Michael Mantler
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Nice Guys
Art Ensemble Of Chicago
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Bold as Light
Stephan Micus
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