Latest News: Jazz, ECM (label)
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Recording of the Week,
Vijay Iyer Trio - Compassion 16th February 2024Exploding with musical ideas that move in all-encompassing harmony with one another, the faithful trio reunite in perhaps the first great ECM release of this year.
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Artist Profile,
Norma Winstone, First Lady of British Jazz 29th November 2023Known for her enigmatic vocal style since first emerging on the underground jazz scene in the early 70s, we chart the fabled career of this esteemed English icon across several of her 'holy grail' recordings.
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Favourites,
The Next Best Sound to Silence: ECM Artists Pick their Favourite Albums 13th November 2023We asked a handful of our favourite performers to choose the records they enjoy most from the vast ECM archive, featuring exclusive personal highlights from artists including Norma Winstone, Arild Andersen and Kit Downes.
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Presto Playlist,
Solo Piano Music on ECM 4th October 2023Take a deep dive with us as we explore both classic and more recent recordings that feature such artists from this mighty oeuvre as Keith Jarrett, Paul Bley and Marilyn Crispell.
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Recording of the Week,
Wolfgang Muthspiel - Dance of the Elders 29th September 2023The Austrian guitarist's sophomore outing with previous sidemen Scott Colley and Brian Blade proves to be a winning formula in this symmetrical slice of electric and acoustic enchantment.
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Recording of the Week,
Bobo Stenson Trio, 'Sphere' 17th March 2023The Swedish pianist's latest trio album showcases the band's atmospheric stylings through re-interpretations of Scandinavian composers.
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Recording of the Week,
Sebastian Rochford & Kit Downes, 'A Short Diary' 20th January 2023Drummer Sebastian Rochford enlists pianist Kit Downes to realise a collection of intimate pieces in tribute to his father, poet Gerard Rochford.
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Interview,
Tord Gustavsen on piano trios and Scandinavian folk tunes 25th May 2022We caught up with Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen while touring his new album Opening on ECM Records, to discuss his love of piano trio chemistry, Scandinavian folk tunes, and the psychology of improvisation.
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Recording of the Week,
Tord Gustavsen Trio, 'Opening' 8th April 2022The Norwegian pianist's latest ECM recording proves to be an essential listen for any piano trio enthusiast, showcasing carefully constructed melodies, texture and atmosphere.
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Recording of the Week,
Kit Downes, Petter Eldh & James Maddren, 'Vermillion' 11th February 2022Pianist Kit Downes teams up with some familiar collaborators to explore the fertile ground of jazz piano trio music, with some eccentric twists along the way.
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Recording of the Week,
Marcin Wasilewski Trio, 'En attendant' 10th September 2021The Polish trio's seventh release on ECM - recorded alongside their Joe Lovano collaboration - sees them tackling familiar favourites including Bach's Goldberg Variations and Carla Bley, balanced with moody improvisatory pieces.
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Recording of the Week,
Thomas Strønen, Ayumi Tanaka & Marthe Lea - Bayou 21st May 2021Thomas Strønen and Ayumi Tanaka of Time Is a Blind Guide join with multireedist and vocalist Marthe Lea for the meditative 'Bayou'.
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Classic Recordings,
Chick Corea - Return to Forever 15th February 2021Chick Corea's classic fusion-meets-Latin jazz album is still a gem of the 70's jazz scene. Eschewing the darker and more impenetrable sounds of his fusion contemporaries, this record from the late master pianist is a truly evergreen listen.
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Recording of the Week,
Jakob Bro - Uma Elmo 12th February 2021Jakob Bro's new trio brings us a more abstracted version of the Danish electric guitarist's sound, with an album that serves as a personal document of his past year.
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Recording of the Week,
Joe Lovano - Garden of Expression 29th January 2021Joe Lovano's second recording under the 'Trio Tapestry' project further hones the controlled, meditative sounds of the project, making for a highly evocative record.
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Classic Recordings,
Pat Metheny - Bright Size Life 25th January 2021Pat Metheny's debut studio recording featured a blending of ECM-style jazz, fusion and Americana sounds, proving the young guitarist was already a force to be reckoned with.
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Recording of the Week,
Elina Duni & Rob Luft - Lost Ships 13th November 2020Lost Ships, a moving series of reflections on loss and displacement by singer Elina Duni and guitarist Rob Luft, marks a promising first release from the partnership, and sounds perfectly at home on ECM.
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Classic Recordings,
Jan Garbarek-Bobo Stenson Quartet - Witchi-Tai-To 11th September 2020With a varied repertoire and unmatched chemistry, Witchi-Tai-To is one of the landmark releases of both the ECM sound and 'Nordic tone', as well as one of Garbarek's favourites of his catalogue.
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Classic Recordings,
John Abercrombie - Timeless 11th August 2020John Abercrombie's debut put the guitarist in the company of Jan Hammer and Jack DeJohnette for a sequence of contrasting mood pieces, from the fiery to the ethereal, and helped cement the ECM sound.
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Classic Recordings,
Paul Motian Trio - It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago 7th August 2020Paul Motian’s seminal trio record with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano showcased the key components of Motian’s classic quintet with some forward-thinking twilit jazz, proving to be one of the most important releases of all the trio’s careers.