Peter Erskine Trio
As It Was [ ECM / 4 CD Box Set - released 15/Jul/2016 ] The newest addition to ECM's popular Old and New Masters Series is a box set reprising the four albums made by Peter Erskine's American-British-Swedish trio with John Taylor and Palle Danielsson between 1992 and 1997: You Never Know, As It Is, Time... |
PETER-ANTHONY TOGNI
Lamentatio Jeremiae Prophetae Jeff Reilly (bass clarinet) / Elmer Iseler Singers, Lydia Adams [ ECM / CD - released 25/Mar/2010 ] "Under Jeff Reilly's virtuosic control, the bass clarinet possesses an aloof, almost mystical timbre comparable to the duduk flute used in Middle Eastern music, aptly representing the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah's lamentations in this piece by... |
ERKKI-SVEN TUUR
Flux (Symphony No.3 / Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra / Lighthouse) Radio Symphonieorchester Wien / Dennis Russell Davies (conductor) / with David Geringas (violoncello) [ ECM Records / CD ] A generation younger than Arvo Pärt and Veljo Törmis, Erkki-Sven Tüür is now one of the outstanding voices of Baltic composition. His music is realized here with great sensitivity by Dennis Russell Davies with the Vienna Radio Symphony, and David... |
Ralph Alessi, Jason Moran, Drew Gress, Nasheet Waits
Baida [ ECM / CD - released 9/Sep/2013 ] There are magic moments when an artist can be said to have well and truly "arrived." For Ralph Alessi, the release of Baida - his ECM debut as a bandleader - is just such a moment, despite his already extensive resume. Among those in the know, Alessi... |
Ralph Alessi, Ravi Coltrane, Andy Milne, Drew Gress, Mark Ferber
Imaginary Friends [ ECM / CD - released 1/Feb/2019 ] Trumpeter Ralph Alessi's first two ECM albums as a leader - Baida (2013) and Quiver (2016) - justly earned him high praise. The New York Times lauded the "elegant precision and power" of Baida, while The Guardian extolled Quiver, pointing to the... |
Ralph Towner
Anthem [ ECM Records / CD ] The dictionary defines an anthem as a solemn song of praise; there are several on this disc. |
Ralph Towner
At First Light (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 28/Apr/2023 ] An ECM artist for his entire musical career, US guitarist Ralph Towner has built up a unique body of work in his recordings for the label. Central to his oeuvre are his solo albums, the first of which, Diary, was issued 50 years ago. At First Light... |
Ralph Towner
Batik [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 13/Nov/2008 ] This is a specially priced re-issue edition of Ralph Towner's 'Batik' album, which was recorded in January 1978. |
Ralph Towner
My Foolish Heart [ ECM / CD - released 3/Mar/2017 ] 'Towner's originality and genre-transcending approach remains unique' BBC Music Jazz Recording of the Month May 2017 |
Ralph Towner
Solo Concert [ ECM Records / CD ] Recorded October 1979 |
Ralph Towner
Solstice [ ECM Touchstones / CD - released 22/Sep/2008 ] Recorded in December 1974, Ralph Towner's 'Solstice' album is now re-issued on CD at a special price, in a stylish digi-pack cover - to coincide with ECM's 40th Anniversary. |
Ralph Towner
Time Line [ ECM Records / CD ] |
Ralph Towner
Works (LP) [ ECM / LP - released 31/Dec/2008 ] Works is a compilation album of Ralph Towner's finest from his prolific career at ECM, released in 1984 to celebrate the label's 15th anniversary. |
Ralph Towner / Gary Burton
Matchbook [ ECM Records / CD ] Recorded July 1974 |
Ralph Towner / John Abercrombie
Five Years Later (180g LP) [ ECM Records / LP - released 22/Sep/2008 ] As part of the story of our listening series this historical title has been mastered from original analog sources and reissued in January 2014. |
Ralph Towner & Paolo Fresu
Chiaroscuro [ ECM Records / CD - released 14/Dec/2009 ] American master guitarist, Ralph Towner offers continually changing landscapes for Fresu's horn to grace, in a very poetic and lyrical set whose gradations of light and shade, of sound and shadows, are beautifully recorded. |
Ralph Towner, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Slava Grigoryan
Travel Guide [ ECM / CD - released 15/Oct/2013 ] What all three guitarists share is a strong feeling for structure, a sense for lyrical improvisation and a feeling for space, harnessing instrumental technique to very graceful musical ends. |
BERIO / CARTER / EOTVOS / HOLLIGER / SCIARRINO / VAJDA
Contrechant: Music for Solo Clarinet Reto Bieri (clarinet) [ ECM Records / CD - released 20/Sep/2011 ] The highly gifted Swiss clarinettist Reto Bieri makes his ECM New Series debut with 'Contrechant', a brilliant recital for solo clarinet that looks at new developmental possibilities in the 'language' of the instrument in modern music. A wonderful... |
Ricardo Villalobos and Max Loderbauer
Re: ECM [ ECM / 2 CD - released 18/Jul/2011 ] Recordings of Christian Wallumrød, Alexander Knaifel, Louis Sclavis, John Abercrombie, Arvo Pärt, Paul Giger and more - looped, sampled, remixed and reworked in evocative new treatments. |
BORIS YOFFE
Song of Songs Rosamunde Quartet / The Hilliard Ensemble [ ECM / CD - released 1/Oct/2011 ] Two of ECM New Series' leading ensembles, the Rosamunde Quartet and the Hilliard Ensemble, join forces to perform music of Boris Yoffe, in a highly attractive album which is also a label debut for the composer. Yoffe's music is from his vast and... |