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.
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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Trio Mediaeval
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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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Far Side
Roscoe Mitchell & The Note Factory
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Kuara
Ounaskari & Mikkonen
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Erkki-Sven Tuur: Strata
Nordic Symphony Orchestra & Anu Tali
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Arvo Part: Tabula Rasa
Gidon Kremer, Keith Jarrett, Staatsorchester Stuttgart & Dennis Russell Davies
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Nik Bartsch's Ronin
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Officium Novum
Jan Garbarek & The Hilliard Ensemble
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Gidon Kremer, Keith Jarrett, & Dennis Russell Davies
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The Rub and Spare Change
Michael Formanek
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And If
Anat Fort Trio
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Arvo Part: Symphony No. 4
Los Angeles Philharmonic & Esa-Pekka Salonen
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Maria's Song
Sinikka Langeland
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One Dark Night I Left My Silent House
Marilyn Crispell & David Rothenberg
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El Encuentro
Dino Saluzzi
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Jasmine
Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden
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Henri Dutilleux: D'ombre et de silence
Robert Levin
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Judith Berkson
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Crime Scene
Terje Rypdal
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