Jan Garbarek / Kjell Johnsen
Aftenland [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] Recorded in a Stockholm church in 1979, Aftenland documents a fascinating encounter between Jan Garbarek, improviser par excellence, and classical organist Kjell Johnsen. "Preparing and realizing Aftenland was one of the most interesting experiences... |
Jean-Luc Godard / Soundtrack (featuring Dino Saluzzi / David Darling / Patti Smith / Jean Schwartz / Werner Pirchner / Paul Hindemith / etc)
Nouvelle Vague [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] This is the complete soundtrack - music, dialogue, sounds - of Jean-Luc Godard's Nouvelle Vague, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1990. |
Jøkleba
Outland [ ECM / CD - released 19/Jun/2015 ] The Norwegian trio Jøkleba was formed in 1990, establishing itself as one of the most unpredictable groups on the Scandinavian scene. The present disc - the fifth Jøkleba album, but the first for ECM - finds old friends Jørgensen, Balke and Kleive... |
Joe Lovano / Marilyn Crispell / Carmen Castaldi
Trio Tapestry [ ECM / CD - released 25/Jan/2019 ] The great saxophonist Joe Lovano has appeared on a number of ECM recordings over the last four decades, including much-loved albums with Paul Motian, Steve Kuhn and John Abercrombie. Trio Tapestry is his first as a leader for the label, introducing a... |
Joe Lovano, Marilyn Crispell, Carmen Castaldi - Trio Tapestry
Our Daily Bread [ ECM / CD - released 5/May/2023 ] The third album from Joe Lovano's Trio Tapestry finds the group continuing to extend its spacious and lyrical approach, with deep listening and intense focus. "Our Daily Bread is fueled by the rhythm spirit of expression that projects the mysterious... |
Johann Sebastian Bach / Sandor Veress
Hansheinz Schneeberger : violin / Tabea Zimmermann : viola / Thomas Demenga : violoncello [ ECM Records / CD ] Recorded December 1991 |
John Abercrombie
Animato [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 24/Oct/2008 ] Recorded October 1989. John Abercrombie's guitar is framed and supported by composer Vince Mendoza's quasi-orchestral use of synthesizers. Jon Christensen's drums add acoustic commentary. |
John Abercrombie
Night [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 18/Jan/2019 ] Night reconvenes the guitar/keyboards/drums trio that made Abercrombie's classic Timeless, and adds Mike Brecker on tenor sax for extra emphasis at strategic moments on an album described by the Penguin Guide to Jazz as "surprisingly funky". All... |
John Abercrombie
Rarum Volume 14 :-Selected Recordings [ ECM Records / CD - released 20/Feb/2004 ] 'Selected Recordings' features landmark recordings and old favourites - greatest hits, effectively - from this highly regarded musician. "I decided to choose from my own bands over the years," guitarist Abercrombie says, "as well as ongoing... |
John Abercrombie Quartet
The Third Quartet [ ECM / CD - released 2/Apr/2007 ] |
John Abercrombie Quartet
Within a Song [ ECM Records / CD - released 25/May/2012 ] "Within A Song" celebrates the spirit of discovery that illuminated the jazz of the 1960s, as John Abercrombie declares his musical loyalties in a quartet album that pays tribute to a range of early influences including Miles Davis, John Coltrane,... |
John Abercrombie / Ralph Towner
Sargasso Sea [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 22/Sep/2008 ] Recorded in May 1976, 'Sargasso Sea' is now re-issued on CD at a special price, in a stylish digi-pack cover - to coincide with ECM's 40th Anniversary. |
John Abercrombie Trio
Speak Of The Devil [ ECM Records / CD ] Recorded July 1993 |
J.S BACH
The Sonatas And Partitas For Violin Solo John Holloway (Baroque Violin) [ ECM Records / 2 CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] "On every level - aesthetic, emotional, technical - Holloway's interpretations are deeply persuasive." (International Record Review) |
John Holloway : baroque violin / Aloysia Assenbaum : organ / Lars Ulrik Mortensen : harpsichord
Schmeizer, Johann Heinrich - Unarum Fidium / Bertali, Antonio - Chiacone [ ECM Records / CD ] Recorded December 1997, Released 1999 |
BIBER
Unam Ceylum: Sonatas for violin and continuo John Holloway (violin) Aloysia Assenbaum (organ) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harp) [ ECM Records / CD - released 13/Nov/2002 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine (Nov 2002) |
BIBER / MUFFAT
Violin Works (Includes Sonata Victori der Christen) John Holloway (violin) Aloysia Assenbaum (organ) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 23/Apr/2005 ] Holloway's ECM recordings have received the highest critical praise. |
LECLAIR
Trio Sonatas John Holloway (violin) Jaap ter Linden (cello) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (cembalo) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] "Revelatory performances of these Italian violin sonatas with a strong French accent." Editor's Choice - Gramophone April 2009 |
VERACINI
Violin Sonatas John Holloway (violin) Jaap ter Linden (cello) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (cembalo) [ ECM New Series / CD - released 18/Mar/2006 ] "In not trying to charm, Holloway and friends render Veracini an utter delight. On their terms, of course." Editor’s Choice – Gramophone Magazine (April 2006) |
CASTELLO / FONATANA
Sonatas concertante in stil moderno John Holloway (violin) Lars Ulrik Mortensen (harpsichord) Jane Gower (dulcian) [ ECM Records / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "just hearing the music itself, regardless of this infectious, quick-witted performance, is a revelation." (Gramophone) |