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.
Elogio per Un'ombra
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Songs And One Symphony
Michael Mantler
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Serco Un Paese Innocente
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Hide And Seek
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Folly Seeing All This
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Circa
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High Lines
Michael Galasso
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Book of Days
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The Wire
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Dolmen Music
Meredith Monk
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Ceremony
Maya Homburger & Barry Guy
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Milvus
Mats Eden
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Trinity
Mat Maneri
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Nothing Ever Was, Anyway: The Music of Annette Peacock
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L' Affrontement Des Pretendants
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Nordan
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Hindemith: Sonatas for viola/piano & viola alone
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Brahms: Sonatas for Viola and Piano, Op 120
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Hommage a R. Sch. - Kurtag & Schumann
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Heinz Reber: MA - Two Songs
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The Sea II
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The Sea
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The Widow In The Window
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Gyorgy Kurtag: Music for String Instruments
Keller Quartett
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Up For It
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The Out-Of-Towners
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Tribute
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