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Epistrophy
Live duo album by guitarist Bill Frisell and double bassist Thomas Morgan, recorded in March 2016 at the Village Vanguard, New York, during the run that produced Small Town. Pieces by Monk, Motian, Strayhorn, John Barry and traditional songs. Produce…
Trio Tapestry
First ECM album as leader by saxophonist Joe Lovano, eleven of his pieces for a trio with pianist Marilyn Crispell and drummer Carmen Castaldi. Recorded March 2018 at Sear Sound, New York, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Joys and Solitudes
ECM leader debut of Israeli-French pianist Yonathan Avishai, in trio with Yoni Zelnik (double bass) and Donald Kontomanou (drums): Ellington's Mood Indigo and seven originals, recorded February 2018 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by M…
Where The River Goes
Quintet album by Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel with Ambrose Akinmusire (trumpet), Brad Mehldau (piano), Larry Grenadier (double bass) and Eric Harland (drums), recorded February 2018 at Studios La Buissonne, produced by Manfred Eicher.
The Other Side
Piano trio album by Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen with Sigurd Hole (double bass) and Jarle Vespestad (drums): originals, Bach chorales and Norwegian hymns, recorded January 2018 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Helsinki Songs
Quartet album by Norwegian saxophonist Trygve Seim (tenor, soprano) with Kristjan Randalu (piano), Mats Eilertsen (double bass) and Markku Ounaskari (drums). Eleven Seim compositions, recorded January 2018 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred…
Avec le temps
Album by pianist Giovanni Guidi with Thomas Morgan (double bass) and João Lobo (drums), joined on six tracks by Francesco Bearzatti (tenor saxophone) and Roberto Cecchetto (guitar). Recorded November 2017 at Studios La Buissonne, produced by Manfred …
Life Of
Thirteen short pieces by guitarist Steve Tibbetts (12-string guitar, piano), with Marc Anderson (percussion, handpan) and Michelle Kinney (cello, drones), recorded by Tibbetts in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 2016-2017. His ninth album for ECM, released 20…
Partir
First solo album by singer Elina Duni (voice, piano, guitar, percussion): twelve traditional and authored songs about leaving, in nine languages. Recorded July 2017 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines; produced by Manfred Eicher.
Temporary Kings
Duo album by Mark Turner (tenor saxophone) and Ethan Iverson (piano): six Iverson pieces, two by Turner and Warne Marsh's Dixie's Dilemma, recorded June 2017 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Contra la indecisión
Piano trio album by Bobo Stenson with Anders Jormin (double bass) and Jon Fält (drums): music by Silvio Rodríguez, Bartók, Satie, Mompou, Jormin and Stenson, recorded May 2017 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Travelers
First ECM album led by Swiss saxophonist and clarinettist Nicolas Masson, with Colin Vallon (piano), Patrice Moret (double bass) and Lionel Friedli (drums), nine Masson compositions recorded April 2017 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced b…
Time Is A Blind Guide - Lucus
Second album by Thomas Strønen's Time Is A Blind Guide, a quintet with Ayumi Tanaka (piano), Håkon Aase (violin), Lucy Railton (cello) and Ole Morten Vågan (double bass), recorded in spring 2017 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfr…
For 2 Akis
ECM debut of the Shinya Fukumori Trio: Shinya Fukumori (drums), Matthieu Bordenave (tenor saxophone), Walter Lang (piano). Fukumori originals and Japanese Shōwa-era songs, recorded March 2017 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines; produced by…
Unloved
ECM debut of the Maciej Obara Quartet: Maciej Obara (alto saxophone), Dominik Wania (piano), Ole Morten Vågan (double bass), Gard Nilssen (drums). Six Obara originals and Komeda's Unloved, recorded January 2017 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo; produced by Ma…
Descansado - Songs for Film
Norma Winstone (voice) with Klaus Gesing (soprano saxophone, bass clarinet) and Glauco Venier (piano), plus Helge Andreas Norbakken (percussion) and Mario Brunello (cello), in film music. Recorded March 2017 at ArteSuono Studio, Udine; produced by Ma…
The Gleaners
Solo double bass album by Larry Grenadier: his own pieces plus music by Gershwin, Coltrane, Motian, Rebecca Martin and Wolfgang Muthspiel. Recorded December 2016 at Avatar Studios, New York; produced by Manfred Eicher.
Sooner and Later
Piano trio album by Julia Hülsmann with Marc Muellbauer (double bass) and Heinrich Köbberling (drums), with originals by all three, a Kyrgyz tune and a Radiohead cover. Recorded September 2016 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM …
The Study Of Touch
First ECM album by Django Bates' trio Belovèd, with Petter Eldh (double bass) and Peter Bruun (drums). Recorded June 2016 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Tangents
Second ECM album by the Gary Peacock Trio, with Marc Copland (piano) and Joey Baron (drums). Recorded May 2016 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.