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.
Many Have No Speech
Michael Mantler
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Leos Janacek: On An Overgrown Path
Camerata Zurich, Igor Karsko & Maia Brami
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Once Upon A Time: Live In Avignon
Eberhard Weber
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Edizione Speciale
Enrico Rava
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Kurtag: Moments Musicaux; Dvorak: String Quintet Op. 97
Parker Quartet; Kim Kashkashian
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Bayou
Thomas Stronen, Ayumi Tanaka & Marthe Lea
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Overpass
Marc Johnson
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The News
Andrew Cyrille Quartet
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Coda - Orchestra Suites
Michael Mantler
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Entendre
Nik Bartsch
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Winter's End
Stephan Micus
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Johannes Brahms: Piano Concertos
Andras Schiff & Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
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Uneasy
Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh & Tyshawn Sorey
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Wolf Rune
Sinikka Langeland
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Human
Shai Maestro
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Garden of Expression
Joe Lovano
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Uma Elmo
Jakob Bro, Arve Henriksen & Jorge Rossy
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Mozart, Hosokawa
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Prism III - Beethoven, Bartok, Bach
Danish String Quartet
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Budapest Concert
Keith Jarrett
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Lontano
Anja Lechner & Francois Couturier
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Erkki-Sven Tuur: Lost Prayers
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Lost Ships
Elina Duni, Rob Luft, Fred Thomas & Matthieu Michel
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Tigran Mansurian: Con Anima - Chamber Music
Kim Kashkashian & Movses Pogossian
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Albores
Dino Saluzzi
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Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away
Terje Rypdal
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What Comes After
Terje Rypdal
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Terje Rypdal
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Terje Rypdal
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Brahms: Clarinet Sonatas / Widmann: Intermezzo
Andras Schiff & Jorg Widmann
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