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.
La Jalousie
Heiner Goebbels
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Hans Koch, Martin Schutz & Marco Kappeli
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Hal's Bells
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Signs, Games and Messages
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Gyorgy Kurtag: Kafka-Fragmente
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Kancheli: Lament
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Mahler: Symphony No. 10; Shostakovich: Symphony No. 14
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J.S. Bach: The Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo
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The Wire
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In Cerca Di Cibo
Gianluigi Trovesi
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The Rain
Ghazal
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Homecoming
Gateway
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Oracle
Gary Peacock & Ralph Towner
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Ring
Gary Burton Quintet
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Passing Images
Frode Haltli & Arve Henriksen
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There Is Still Time
Frances-Marie Uitti
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Cantilena
First House
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Boustrophedon
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Memory/Vision
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Guitarreros
Ernesto & Palle W Snajer
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Come un'ombra di Luna
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Tati
Enrico Rava, Stefano Bollani & Paul Motian
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The Third Man
Enrico Rava & Stefano Bollani
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The Words And The Days
Enrico Rava Quintet
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Elliott Carter: What Next?
Elliott Carter
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Ulysses' Gaze, Original Soundtrack
Eleni Karaindrou
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The Weeping Meadow
Eleni Karaindrou
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The Suspended Step Of The Stork
Eleni Karaindrou
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Music For Films
Eleni Karaindrou
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