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ECM 2023 Year In Review
2023 Year In Review Throughout 2023, ECM issued 20 new releases and reissued five albums as part of its Luminessence audiophile vinyl series. In early 2024, ECM will release new recordings by trumpeter Arve Henrikensen and pianst Harmen Fraanje, and saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave. Sebastian Rochford, Kit Downes A Short Diary Released January 20, 2023 “On A Short…
Read MoreNitai Hershkovits | “Call on the Old Wise” | ECM
Pianist Nitai Hershkovits, a Member of Oded Tzur’s Quartet, Presents his First Album for ECM, Call on the Old Wise On the Largely Improvised Solo Rendering, Hershkovits Draws From Broad Influences, Ranging From his Extensive Work in Jazz Contexts and Cutting-Edge Contemporary Explorations to his Background in Classical Music Available Now via ECM Call on…
Read MoreKeith Jarrett | Bremen-Lausanne
ECM Releases Keith Jarrett’s 3-LP Bremen/Lausanne, Which Documents Two Mesmerizing Solo Piano Concerts from March and July 1973, as Part of the Label’s Luminessence Reissue Series Available Today “The structural coherence of these lengthy improvisations across two one-hour sets is astonishing.” — Pitchfork “The musical commingling of beauty, strength and precision can be most elusive. When it is accomplished…
Read MoreCarla Bley, 1936-2023
Carla Bley, 1936-2023 Our good friend Carla Bley has died, aged 87, after a long illness. One of jazz’s great composers, she was a stubborn and witty individualist who heard and wrote and played things differently. “She works in many forms,” critic Nat Hentoff noted, “and her scores for big jazz bands are matched only…
Read MoreThe Gurdjieff Ensemble | “Zartir”
Zartir, the Third Album from Levon Eskenian’s Remarkable Gurdjieff Ensemble, is its Most Adventurous to Date As Well as Reclaiming the Music of Esoteric Teacher G. I. Gurdjieff for Folk Instrumentation, Zartir Situates Gurdjieff in a Tradition of Armenian Bards and Troubadours Available November 24 via ECM “Georges Gurdjieff composed and dictated volumes of piano music. Levon…
Read MorePalle Mikkelborg, Jakob Bro, Marilyn Mazur | “Strands” | ECM
Trumpeter Palle Mikkelborg, Guitarist Jakob Bro and Percussionist Marilyn Mazur, Leading Musicians from Three Generations of Danish Jazz, Present Strands, a Texturally Spacious and Emotionally Charged Live Recording from Copenhagen Available November 24 via ECM “When we walked out on stage it felt like a homecoming,” says guitarist Jakob Bro of Strands, this texturally spacious and emotionally charged live…
Read MoreJohn Scofield | “Uncle John’s Band”
Guitarist John Scofield is at His Most Freewheeling on Uncle John’s Band The Double Album Includes Songs by The Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Miles Davis, Leonard Bernstein and More Scofield’s Far-Reaching Original Compositions are Swing, Funk and Folk-Inflected Featuring Bassist Vicente Archer and Drummer Bill Stewart Available October 13 via ECM Named for…
Read MoreSinikka Langeland | “Wind and Sun”
Sinikka Langeland’s Wind and Sun is Rooted in Folk Forms but Wide-Open in its Perspectives it Demands Featuring All-Norwegian All-Star Constellation of Players Including Trumpeter Mathias Eick, Saxophonist Trygve Seim, Bassist Mats Eilersten and Drummer Thomas Strønen “Being in a room with Sinikka Langeland is like being charmed into a northern forest under a night sky. Her…
Read MoreWolfgang Muthspiel | “Dance of the Elders” | ECM
Guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel and His Working Trio of Bassist Scott Colley and Drummer Brian Blade Reach a New Creative Peak on Dance of the Elders The Album Showcases Muthspiel’s Writing and Approach to Jazz, Which is Heavily Folk-Induced but Equally Inspired by Classical Music Available September 29 via ECM Wolfgang Muthspiel and his working trio with Scott Colley on…
Read MoreECM Hi-Res Reissues
ECM Records Continues its Series of Hi-Res Reissues From its Early Analog Era This Summer’s Batch of Digitalized Hi-Res Releases Includes Seminal Albums by Jan Garbarek, Chick Corea, Thomasz Stanko, Jack DeJohnette, Eberhard Weber, Paul Motian, Ralph Towner, Egberto Gismonti and Many More Available Today ECM Records continues its series of Hi-Res reissues from its early…
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