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Ayumi Tanaka Trio
Subaqueous Silence [ ECM / CD - released 29/Oct/2021 ] Subaqueous Silence, pianist Ayumi Tanaka's leader debut for ECM - following critically acclaimed releases with Thomas Strønen (Lucus, Bayou) - is a strikingly original statement. Tanaka met bassist Christian Meaas Svendsen and drummer Per Oddvar... |
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Azimuth
Azimuth (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 29/Mar/2024 ] Recorded in 1977 and now reissued in ECM's audiophile Luminessence vinyl series, the debut album of the Azimuth trio was truly ahead of its time. Formed by adding Canadian-born trumpeter Kenny Wheeler to the British duo of pianist John Taylor and... |
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Barre Phillips
Aquarian Rain (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 22/Jan/2009 ] "I play everything based on what my ear suggests I play, with no objective editing. And my ear is fed by a pool of accumulated musical experiences stored in my memory, mental memory and muscle memory. My active role is to do the best I can to play on... |
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Barre Phillips
End To End [ ECM / CD - released 7/Sep/2018 ] Barre Phillips was the first musician to record an album of solo double bass, back in 1968, and he has always been an absolute master of the solo idiom. In March 2017, Barre recorded what he says will be his last solo album, the final chapter of his... |
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Barre Phillips
End To End (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 7/Sep/2018 ] Barre Phillips was the first musician to record an album of solo double bass, back in 1968, and he has always been an absolute master of the solo idiom. In March 2017, Barre recorded what he says will be his last solo album, the final chapter of his... |
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Barre Phillips
Mountainscapes [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] Barre Phillips's Mountainscapes brings together strongly contrasting elements, the furious high-energy playing of the Surman/Phillips/Martin trio juxtaposed with spacious impressionistic pieces originally created for Carolyn Carlson's ballet dancers.... |
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Barre Phillips, György Kurtág Jr
Face à Face [ ECM / CD - released 19/Aug/2022 ] The grandmaster of improvised bass and the electronics-playing son of Hungary's great contemporary composer share a deep commitment to making new music in the moment, informed by their different lives and experiences. With his subtle use of... |
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Barry Guy / Jordina Millà
Live in Munich [ ECM / CD - released 5/Jul/2024 ] This concert recording from Munich's Schwere Reiter performance space features improvisation with an expanded palette of possibilities. "To work with these colours is a great challenge and joy!" says bassist Barry Guy of the glowing and ever-changing... |
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Ben Monder / Pete Rende / Andrew Cyrille / Paul Motian
Amorphae [ ECM / CD - released 20/Jan/2016 ] Guitarist Ben Monder first recorded for ECM as a member of the Paul Motian Band on "Garden of Eden" in 2004, and Amorphae was originally conceived as a series of duets for Ben and Paul. A first exploratory duo session was recorded in 2010. After... |
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Benedicte Maurseth & Åsne Valland Nordli
Over Tones [ ECM Records / CD - released 2/May/2014 ] Over Tones is the ECM debut of two exceptional folk musicians from the West of Norway - Benedicte Maurseth who plays the Hardanger fiddle and sings and vocalist Åsne Valland Nordli. Both musicians are well established in their homeland. Maurseth... |
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Benedikt Jahnel Trio
Equilibrium [ ECM / CD - released 1/Oct/2012 ] "Equilibrium" is the ECM debut of a German/American/Spanish trio, which through frequent touring has grown into a remarkably tight and stylistically unique unit in recent years. Fuelled by the tension created through the contrasting styles of pianist... |
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Benedikt Jahnel Trio
The Invariant [ ECM / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] The trio with Spanish bassist Antonio Miguel and Canadian drummer Owen Howard has been an invariant in the life of Berlin based pianist Benedikt Jahnel. Hence the album title: The Invariant is issued as the group goes on tour to celebrate its tenth... |
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Benjamin Lackner, Mathias Eick, Jérôme Regard, Manu Katché
Last Decade [ ECM / CD - released 18/Nov/2022 ] German-American pianist Benjamin Lackner makes his ECM debut with a star-studded quartet of Manu Katché on drums, trumpeter Mathias Eick and Jérôme Regard on bass. Mathias and Manu share a longstanding association with the label and their... |
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Benjamin Lackner, Mathias Eick, Jérôme Regard, Manu Katché
Last Decade (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 18/Nov/2022 ] German-American pianist Benjamin Lackner makes his ECM debut with a star-studded quartet of Manu Katché on drums, trumpeter Mathias Eick and Jérôme Regard on bass. Mathias and Manu share a longstanding association with the label and their... |
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Benjamin Lackner, Mathias Eick, Mark Turner, Linda May Han Oh, Matthieu Chazarenc
Spindrift [ ECM / CD - released 17/Jan/2025 ] Back with a newly formed quintet, gathered together for a particularly fruitful 2024 session in Southern France, the German pianist Benjamin Lackner presents a different and exciting side of his composer-approach. Trumpeter Mathias Eick is the sole... |
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Benjamin Lackner, Mathias Eick, Mark Turner, Linda May Han Oh, Matthieu Chazarenc
Spindrift (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 17/Jan/2025 ] Back with a newly formed quintet, gathered together for a particularly fruitful 2024 session in Southern France, the German pianist Benjamin Lackner presents a different and exciting side of his composer-approach. Trumpeter Mathias Eick is the sole... |
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Benjamin Moussay
Promontoire [ ECM / CD - released 10/Jul/2020 ] After three acclaimed ECM recordings with Louis Sclavis (Sources, Salt and Silk Melodies, and Characters on a Wall), each of them attesting his improvisational resourcefulness, French pianist Benjamin Moussay was invited to record a solo album.... |
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Bennie Maupin
The Jewel In The Lotus (LP) [ ECM Luminessence Series / LP - released 16/May/2025 ] An unsung modernist classic from 1974 - Pitchfork Bennie Maupin has been an inventive contributor to iconic records including Miles Davis's Bitches Brew, Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi and Headhunters and Marion Brown's Afternoon Of A Georgia Faun.... |
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Bennie Maupin & Herbie Hancock
The Jewel In The Lotus [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 17/May/2019 ] Bennie Maupin has been a musicians' musician for decades, and a highly inventive contributor, on bass clarinet and saxes, to some important records - including Miles Davis's "Bitches Brew", Herbie Hancock's "Mwandishi" and Marion Brown's "Afternoon... |
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Bill Frisell
In Line [ ECM / CD - released 1/Apr/1983 ] |