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Duo album by John Surman (soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer) and Jack DeJohnette (drums, congas, electric piano), recorded in January 1981 at Talent Studio, Oslo, and first released by ECM in 1981.

Steve Swallow's settings of ten poems by Robert Creeley, sung by Sheila Jordan with Steve Kuhn, David Liebman, Lyle Mays and Bob Moses, recorded in September 1979 at Columbia Recording Studios, New York, and first released by ECM in 1980.

Second album by the Pat Metheny Group, with Pat Metheny, Lyle Mays, Mark Egan and Dan Gottlieb, recorded in June 1979 at Long View Farm, North Brookfield, Massachusetts, and first released by ECM in 1979.

The first album by Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition, recorded in March 1979 at Generation Sound Studios, New York, with David Murray (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet), Arthur Blythe (alto saxophone) and Peter Warren (bass, cello). DeJohnette also plays piano and melodica.

Terje Rypdal's trio album with Palle Mikkelborg (trumpet, flugelhorn, keyboards) and Jon Christensen (drums, percussion), Rypdal on guitar, keyboards and flute. Recorded in March 1979 at Talent Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher.

Wadada Leo Smith's first ECM album, recorded in September 1978 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, with Dwight Andrews (winds), Bobby Naughton (vibraphone, marimba, bells) and guests Lester Bowie, Kenny Wheeler (trumpets) and Charlie Haden (bass). Produced by Manfred Eicher.

Snow blind avalanche is a completely different album than A Rock In The Snow also being released on Important though the two records were made during the same sessions. This vinyl only release is limited to 1000 copies with the first 200 on snow-white vinyl. Artwork by C. Spencer Yeh. Liner notes from Wolf Eyes bro John Olson aka Johnny Coors. The Flaherty-Corsano-Yeh power trio have emerged on album with a dual format dual release for Important. Snow blind avalanche finds the Flaherty-Corsano-Y…

Together Chris Corsano and Paul Flaherty have re-written the concept of modern free-jazz with their post-hardcore punk style approach of euphoric togetherness. Ferocious, spontaneous, explosive and aggressively lyrical, they've established their groundbreaking duo with loads of shows and a host of tremendous recordings. When tales of C. Spencer Yeh's Burning Star Core project reached Corsano/Flaherty, the duo were eager to see him jam. Fortunately, fate brought them together at the DeStijl/Freed…

George Adams's only ECM album, recorded in May 1979 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, with Heinz Sauer (tenor saxophone), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet, flugelhorn), Richard Beirach (piano), Dave Holland (bass) and Jack DeJohnette (drums). Produced by Manfred Eicher.

Mick Goodrick's only album as leader for ECM, recorded in November 1978 at Talent Studio, Oslo, with John Surman (baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet), Eddie Gomez (double bass) and Jack DeJohnette (drums). Produced by Manfred Eicher.

Solo album by Pat Metheny on electric 6- and 12-string guitars, acoustic guitar, 15-string harp guitar and electric bass, six of his compositions recorded in August 1978 at Talent Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher. First released 1979.

Ferran Fages, electric guitar.Self-tought musician, started playing guitar in the rock scene, but in 1998 stoped for re-thinking the instrument and the music made with it. In 2002 starts from zero, a process where music allows harmony to circulate without being dependent of itself, where time is the reason for exposed materials, always as compositions, never closed, where space is enough for permanent changes, everytime it is played.'a cavall entre dos cavalls' is a exemple of that. The record…

Jack DeJohnette (drums, piano) with John Abercrombie (guitar, mandolin), Eddie Gomez (double bass) and Lester Bowie (trumpet), recorded in June 1978 at Talent Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher. First released 1978.

Cooperative trio of Terje Rypdal (guitar, guitar synthesizer, organ), Miroslav Vitous (double bass, electric piano) and Jack DeJohnette (drums), recorded in June 1978 at Talent Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher. First released 1979.

Ralph Towner (12-string guitar, classical guitar, piano) in trio with Eddie Gomez (double bass) and Jack DeJohnette (drums): five Towner compositions recorded in January 1978 at Talent Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher. First released 1978.

Bill Connors on classical guitar with Jan Garbarek (saxophones), Gary Peacock (bass) and Jack DeJohnette (drums), six Connors compositions recorded in December 1977 at Talent Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher. First released 1978.

Pat Metheny's second ECM album, his first with Lyle Mays (piano), with Eberhard Weber (bass) and Danny Gottlieb (drums); Metheny plays 6- and 12-string guitars and 15-string harp guitar. Recorded February 1977 at Talent Studio, Oslo.

Eberhard Weber (bass) and Rainer Brüninghaus (piano) with members of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra on cellos, French horns and oboe, in four Weber compositions. Recorded August 1976 at Talent Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher.

Barre Phillips (double bass) with John Surman (saxophones, bass clarinet, synthesizer), Stu Martin (drums, synthesizer) and Dieter Feichtner (synthesizer), plus John Abercrombie (guitar) on the last track. Recorded March 1976 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg.

The Gary Burton Quintet plays six compositions by Carla Bley: Burton (vibraphone), Pat Metheny (electric 12-string guitar), Mick Goodrick (guitar), Steve Swallow (bass), Bob Moses (drums). Recorded December 1975 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg.

Matchless Recordings presents a live concert by Eddie Prévost and Evan Parker recorded at Gateway Studios, Kingston-upon-Thames, London, on November 10th, 2003. The album includes five tracks performed by Evan Parker - tenor saxophone and Eddie Prévost - drums.

The first published recordings of the duo of saxophonist Evan Parker and drummer Paul Lytton, recorded in London, 1927. Evan Parker, soprano and tenor saxophones, home made instruments, cassette recorder; Paul Lytton, percussion, live electronics, sound effects and noise.

Kenny Wheeler's first ECM album as leader, with Keith Jarrett (piano), Dave Holland (double bass) and Jack DeJohnette (drums), playing three Wheeler compositions. Recorded June 1975 at Generation Sound Studios, New York, produced by Manfred Eicher.

Originally issued on LP in 1980, From Saxophone & Trombone ought to offer fans of trombonist George Lewis and saxophonist Evan Parker quite a bit to get revved up about. No frills or hidden agendas to be found throughout these five improvisation based works. You name it—they cover it! The duo explores various harmonic twists and turns amid microtonal sounds and ethereal soundscapes. They dig deep from within while also displaying the utmost improvisational acumen, as most of us would come to exp…

Evan Parker (soprano & tenor saxophones), George Lewis (trombone, electronics), Barry Guy (double bass, electronics), Paul Lytton (percussion, electronics). A 1983 Brussels concert featuring three improvisations by this electro-acoustic quartet. Reissue of Incus LP 45.

Enrico Rava's first ECM album, seven of his compositions played by a pianoless quartet with John Abercrombie (guitar), Palle Danielsson (double bass) and Jon Christensen (drums), recorded in June 1975 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg.

Collin Walcott's first album as leader, released by ECM in 1976: Walcott on sitar and tabla with John Abercrombie (guitar), Dave Holland (double bass) and Jack DeJohnette (drums), recorded in March 1975 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg.

Ralph Towner's 1975 ECM quartet album with Jan Garbarek (saxophones, flute), Eberhard Weber (bass, cello) and Jon Christensen (drums, percussion), recorded in December 1974 at Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, and produced by Manfred Eicher.

Steve Kuhn's 1975 ECM album of eight original pieces, recorded in November 1974 at Generation Sound Studios, New York, with Steve Swallow on electric bass, Jack DeJohnette on drums and Sue Evans on percussion.

Paul Motian's second album as leader for ECM, released in 1975, with Charlie Haden (bass), Sam Brown and Paul Metzke (guitars) and Carlos Ward (alto saxophone). Recorded in May 1974 at Generation Sound Studios, New York.

Terje Rypdal's 1974 ECM album: two pieces with a quintet including Odd Ulleberg, Pete Knutsen, Sveinung Hovensjø and Jon Christensen, and a title work for electric guitar and Südfunk Symphony Orchestra members under Mladen Gutesha. Recorded January-August 1974 in Oslo and Ludwigsburg.

Bennie Maupin's 1974 ECM debut as a leader, eight of his compositions recorded in March 1974 at the Record Plant, New York, with Herbie Hancock, Buster Williams, Billy Hart, Freddie Waits, Bill Summers and Charles Sullivan.

Album by the Jan Garbarek-Bobo Stenson Quartet, with Palle Danielsson (bass) and Jon Christensen (drums), playing tunes by Carla Bley, Don Cherry, Jim Pepper and others. Recorded in November 1973 at Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, released by ECM in 1974.

Duo album by pianist Art Lande and Jan Garbarek (flutes, soprano and bass saxophone), all compositions by Lande, recorded in November 1973 at Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, and released by ECM in 1974.

Ralph Towner's first entirely solo album, recorded on 4-5 April 1973 at Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, with Towner on 12-string and classical guitars, piano (via overdubs) and gongs. Produced by Manfred Eicher.

Gary Burton's 1973 ECM album with guitarist Mick Goodrick, bassist Abraham Laboriel (his first recording) and drummer Harry Blazer, recorded in March 1973 at Aengus Studios, Fayville, Massachusetts. Produced by Manfred Eicher.