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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.
Unfolding
First duo album by clarinettist Louis Sclavis and pianist Benjamin Moussay: nine new pieces, two-thirds by Moussay, the rest by Sclavis. Recorded March 2024 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines; produced by Manfred Eicher.
The Old Country
Eight previously unreleased performances by Keith Jarrett (piano), Gary Peacock (double bass) and Paul Motian (drums), recorded live at the Deer Head Inn, Pennsylvania, on 16 September 1992, the same night as the 1994 album At the Deer Head Inn. Prod…
Ashes to Gold
A five-part suite by trumpeter Avishai Cohen, written after 7 October 2023, plus Ravel's Adagio assai and a tune by his daughter. With Yonathan Avishai (piano), Barak Mori (bass) and Ziv Ravitz (drums). Recorded November 2023 at Studios La Buissonne.
At First Light
Solo classical guitar album by Ralph Towner: eight originals plus Danny Boy, Little Old Lady and Make Someone Happy. Recorded February 2022 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
A Short Diary
Duo album by drummer Sebastian Rochford and pianist Kit Downes, music written after the death of Rochford's father, poet Gerard Rochford, recorded February 2020 at the family home Waverley, Aberdeen. CD, ECM 2749, 2023.
Just
Fourth album by Billy Hart's quartet with Mark Turner (tenor saxophone), Ethan Iverson (piano) and Ben Street (double bass), recorded December 2021 at Sound On Sound Studios, New York, mixed 2023 at La Buissonne. CD, ECM 2748, 2025.
It's Always Now
Ralph Alessi (trumpet) with Florian Weber (piano), Bänz Oester (double bass) and Gerry Hemingway (drums), in thirteen pieces by Alessi, three co-written with Weber. Recorded June 2021 at Artesuono, Udine, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Vermillion
Piano trio album by Kit Downes (piano) with Petter Eldh (double bass) and James Maddren (drums): five pieces by Downes, five by Eldh and a Hendrix cover. Recorded May-June 2021 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Vagabond
Dominic Miller's third ECM album (2023), eight originals for quartet with Jacob Karlzon (piano, keyboards), Nicolas Fiszman (bass) and Ziv Ravitz (drums), recorded April 2021 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, produced by Manfred Eicher.
La traversée
ECM leader debut of French tenor saxophonist Matthieu Bordenave, in trio with pianist Florian Weber and bassist Patrice Moret: nine Bordenave pieces recorded in October 2019 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Overpass
First solo double bass album by Marc Johnson: five originals plus Freedom Jazz Dance, Nardis and the Love Theme from Spartacus, recorded January-February 2018 at Nacena Studios, São Paulo, produced by Johnson and Eliane Elias.
Angular Blues
Trio album by Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel with Scott Colley (double bass) and Brian Blade (drums): seven originals and two standards, recorded August 2018 at Studio Dede, Tokyo, produced by Manfred Eicher.
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.
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…
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…
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.
Silent Light
ECM debut of guitarist Dominic Miller: eleven pieces, mostly solo on acoustic guitar, with Miles Bould on percussion and drums on five tracks. Recorded March 2016 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, by Jan Erik Kongshaug; produced by Manfred Eicher.