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.
Issue 488, October 2024
The Wire
- Regular
- £23.99
- Sale
- £23.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Arvo Part: In Principio
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tonu Kaljuste
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
New York Days
Enrico Rava
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Alfred Schnittke: Symphony No. 9; Alexander Raskatov...
Dresdner Philharmonie & Dennis Russell Davies
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
As Ney
Cyminology
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Sangam
Trygve Seim
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
April
Susanne Abbuehl
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Making Music
Zakir Hussain
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Melos
Vassilis Tsabropoulos, Anja Lechner & U.T. Gandhi
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Bagatellen und Serenaden
Valentin Silvestrov
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Issue 488, October 2024
The Wire
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Soir, Dit-Elle
Trio Mediaeval
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Folk Songs
Trio Mediaeval
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
The Ground
Tord Gustavsen Trio
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Changing Places
Tord Gustavsen Trio
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Being There
Tord Gustavsen Trio
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Suspended Night
Tomasz Stanko Quartet
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Soul Of Things
Tomasz Stanko Quartet
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Lontano
Tomasz Stanko Quartet
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Leosia
Tomasz Stanko
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Arvo Part: Miserere
The Hilliard Ensemble, Beethoven Orchestra & Dennis Russell Davies
- Regular
- £17.49
- Sale
- £17.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Audivi Vocem
The Hilliard Ensemble
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette
Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitous & Jack DeJohnette
- Regular
- £10.99
- Sale
- £10.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Arvo Part: Passio
The Hilliard Ensemble
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Part: Orient & Occident
Swedish Radio Choir
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Music For 18 Musicians
Steve Reich
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Steve Reich: Octet; Music for a Large Ensenble; Viol...
Steve Reich
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Remembering Tomorrow
Steve Kuhn
- Regular
- £13.99
- Sale
- £13.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Life's Backward Glances
Steve Kuhn
- Regular
- £22.99
- Sale
- £22.99
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per
Athos: A Journey To The Holy Mountain
Stephan Micus
- Regular
- £14.49
- Sale
- £14.49
- Regular
-
- Unit Price
- per