★ECM Records
The River
Duo album by pianist Ketil Bjørnstad and cellist David Darling: twelve parts drawing on William Byrd and Orlando Gibbons, mixing composition and improvisation. Recorded May 1995, Rainbow Studio, Oslo; produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM 1593, 1997.
Visible World
Jan Garbarek album of 15 original pieces, many first written for film and ballet, with Rainer Brüninghaus, Eberhard Weber, Marilyn Mazur, Manu Katché, Trilok Gurtu and Mari Boine. Recorded June 1995, Rainbow Studio, Oslo. ECM 1585, 1996.
Cerco un paese Innocente
Michael Mantler's suite of songs and interludes on poems by Giuseppe Ungaretti, sung by Mona Larsen with the Danish Radio Big Band under Ole Kock Hansen and Mantler's chamber ensemble, recorded at Danmarks Radio, Copenhagen, in January 1994.
Athos
Stephan Micus's cycle of three days and three nights inspired by a stay on Mount Athos, with zither, sattar, shakuhachi, suling, ney, flowerpots and his own multi-tracked voice, recorded at MCM Studios between November 1993 and February 1994.
Standards In Norway
Live recording by Keith Jarrett's Standards trio with Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette, eight American songbook standards played at the Konserthus in Oslo on 7 October 1989, released by ECM in 1995.
Nordic Gallery
Edward Vesala's last ECM album with his band Sound & Fury: twelve of his compositions for horns, harp, accordion, strings and percussion, with Iro Haarla, Jorma Tapio, Pepa Päivinen and others. Recorded 1993-1994 at Sound and Fury Studio, Korkeakoski, Finland. ECM 1541, 1994.
Time Will Tell
Free improvisations by Paul Bley (piano), Evan Parker (tenor and soprano saxophones) and Barre Phillips (double bass), the first recorded Bley/Parker meeting. Recorded January 1994 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Steve Lake. ECM 1537, 1995.
Nordan
Medieval Swedish ballads and traditional tunes arranged by Ale Möller and sung by Lena Willemark, with Palle Danielsson, Mats Edén, Per Gudmundson and others. Recorded December 1993 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher, released by ECM in 1994 (ECM 1536).
At The Deer Head Inn
Live trio recording of Keith Jarrett with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian, made on 16 September 1992 at the Deer Head Inn, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania. Seven standards, produced by Bill Goodwin, released by ECM in 1994 (ECM 1531).
Pendulum
Solo album by Eberhard Weber on five-string electric upright bass, with overdubs and loops, nine of his own compositions. Recorded April-June 1993 in Munich, produced by Weber, released by ECM in October 1993 (ECM 1518).
Madar
Jan Garbarek (tenor and soprano saxophone), Anouar Brahem (oud) and Ustad Shaukat Hussain (tabla), recorded August 1992 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM 1515, released 1994.
Música de Sobrevivência
Album by the Egberto Gismonti Group: Gismonti (piano, guitar, flute), Nando Carneiro (synthesizers, guitar, caxixi), Zeca Assumpção (bass) and Jaques Morelenbaum (cello), recorded April 1993 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo. ECM 1509, released 1993.
Twelve Moons
Jan Garbarek Group album with Rainer Brüninghaus, Eberhard Weber, Manu Katché, Marilyn Mazur and singers Agnes Buen Garnås and Mari Boine, recorded September 1992 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM 1500, released 1993.
Despite the fire-fighters' efforts ...
Second and last album by Aparis: Markus Stockhausen (trumpets, flugelhorn), Simon Stockhausen (keyboards, soprano saxophone) and Jo Thönes (acoustic and electronic drums), recorded July 1992 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo. ECM 1496, released 1993.
In The Evenings Out There
Free improvisation session by Paul Bley (piano), Gary Peacock (bass), Tony Oxley (drums) and John Surman (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet), recorded September 1991 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM 1488, released 1993.
Folly Seeing All This
Michael Mantler's chamber pieces for trumpet, the Balanescu Quartet, guitar, alto flute, vibraphone and piano, ending with a setting of Samuel Beckett's last poem sung by Karen Mantler and Jack Bruce. Recorded June 1992, Angel Studios, London. ECM 1485, 1993.
Vienna Concert
Solo piano improvisations by Keith Jarrett, recorded live at the Vienna State Opera on 13 July 1991 in two parts of about 42 and 26 minutes. Produced by Manfred Eicher and Jarrett. ECM 1481, 1992.
Q.E.D.
Two concert works by Terje Rypdal for electric guitar and ensemble, Q.E.D. Opus 52 and Largo Opus 55, played by Rypdal with the Borealis Ensemble conducted by Christian Eggen. Recorded August and December 1991, Rainbow Studio, Oslo. ECM 1474, 1993.
Adventure Playground
Quartet album led by John Surman (baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet) with Paul Bley (piano), Gary Peacock (bass) and Tony Oxley (drums), recorded in September 1991 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM 1463, 1992.
The Cure
Live concert by Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette, recorded 21 April 1990 at Town Hall, New York: seven standards and one Jarrett original. Produced by Manfred Eicher. CD, ECM 1440, 1991.