Guitar
All records with guitar · Solo guitar only
Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette
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.
Batik
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.
Of Mist And Melting
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.
Watercolors
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.
Mountainscapes
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.
Dreams So Real - Music Of Carla Bley
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.
The Pilgrim And The Stars
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.
Cloud Dance
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.
Solstice
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.
Tribute
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.
Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away
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.
Diary
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.
The New Quartet (LP)
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.
Terje Rypdal
Terje Rypdal's first album as leader for ECM, recorded in August 1971 at Arne Bendiksen Studio, Oslo, with Jan Garbarek, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen, Inger Lise Rypdal and others. Produced by Manfred Eicher.
Ritornare
Ritornare (ECM, 2026) is the ECM debut of Enzo Favata's quintet Atlantico, with Marcello Peghin (ten-string guitar), Daniele di Bonaventura (bandoneon), Salvatore Maltana (double bass) and U.T. Gandhi (drums). Recorded January 2026 in Munich, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Winter Songs
Winter Songs (ECM, 2026) is Steve Swallow's first leader album since 2013: nine originals, One to Nine, played by a sextet with Chris Cheek, Mike Rodriguez, Gil Goldstein, Steve Cardenas and Adam Nussbaum. Recorded September 2024 at Sear Sound, New York.
Feebles, Fables and Ferns
Feebles, Fables and Ferns (ECM, 2026) is a previously unreleased duo session by guitarist Mick Goodrick and pianist Fred Hersch, recorded in August 1988 at Classic Sound Studio, New York, produced by Hersch and remixed in 2025 by Chris Allen.
Corners
Corners (ECM, 2026) is the first ECM album by Enrico Rava's Fearless Five (Paggi, Diodati, Ponticelli, Polidoro) with guest Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone: nine originals recorded in July 2025 at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Reaching for the Moon
Duo album by singer Elina Duni (voice, percussion) and guitarist Rob Luft (guitars, electronics): songs by Irving Berlin, Pino Daniele, Fauré, Ornette Coleman, Kosovan tradition and three originals. Recorded June 2025 at Studios La Buissonne, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Memories of Home
First duo album by guitarist John Scofield and bassist Dave Holland: nine of their own compositions, five by Scofield and four by Holland. Recorded August 2024 at NRS Recording Studio, Catskill, New York, produced by the two musicians.