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The Ground
Second album by the Tord Gustavsen Trio: twelve compositions by Gustavsen (piano) with Harald Johnsen (double bass) and Jarle Vespestad (drums). Recorded January 2004, Rainbow Studio, Oslo; produced by Manfred Eicher.
Trio
First ECM album by the Polish trio of Marcin Wasilewski (piano), Sławomir Kurkiewicz (double bass) and Michał Miśkiewicz (drums): originals, free improvisations and pieces by Björk, Wayne Shorter, Szymanowski and Stańko. Recorded March 2004, Rainbow Studio, Oslo.
Up For It
Keith Jarrett (piano), Gary Peacock (double bass) and Jack DeJohnette (drums) live on 16 July 2002 at La Pinède Gould, Festival de Jazz d'Antibes, Juan-les-Pins: six tunes by other composers and Jarrett's Up for It, released by ECM in 2003.
Kyanos
Jon Balke (piano, keyboards) and the Magnetic North Orchestra, a septet with Per Jørgensen, Arve Henriksen, Morten Halle, Svante Henryson, Anders Jormin and Audun Kleive. Recorded November 2001 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, released by ECM in 2002.
Rosslyn
Rosslyn (ECM 1751) is John Taylor's first album as leader on ECM, a piano trio with Marc Johnson (double bass) and Joey Baron (drums), recorded in April 2002 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, and released in January 2003.
The Melody At Night, With You
Keith Jarrett alone at the piano in ten jazz ballads and folk songs by Gershwin, Ellington, Kern, Levant and others, recorded in 1998 at his Cavelight Studio in New Jersey while he was recovering from a long illness. Released by ECM in 1999.
Tokyo '96
Live recording by Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette, the Standards Trio, at Orchard Hall, Tokyo, on 30 March 1996: ten standards and bebop tunes, two of them flowing into Jarrett originals.
La Scala
Solo piano concert by Keith Jarrett, recorded live at the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, on 13 February 1995: two improvised sets and Over The Rainbow. Remixed at Rainbow Studio, released by ECM in 1997.
The Sea II
Second album by Ketil Bjørnstad's The Sea quartet, with David Darling (cello), Terje Rypdal (guitar) and Jon Christensen (drums). Recorded in December 1996 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher, released by ECM in 1998.
Circa
Trio album by pianist Michael Cain, trumpeter Ralph Alessi and saxophonist Peter Epstein, without bass or drums. Recorded in August 1996 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher, released by ECM in 1997.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Paris Concert
Solo piano concert by Keith Jarrett, recorded on 17 October 1988 at the Salle Pleyel, Paris, and released by ECM in 1990: a 38-minute improvisation, Russ Freeman's The Wind and Jarrett's Blues.
Changeless
Live trio album by Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette: four long improvised pieces recorded at concerts in Lexington, Dallas, Houston and Denver in October 1987, released by ECM in 1989.
Lyric Suite For Sextet
Chick Corea's seven-part suite for his duo with vibraphonist Gary Burton plus a string quartet (Ik-Hwan Bae, Carol Shive, Karen Dreyfus, Fred Sherry), recorded in September 1982 at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM, 1983.
Trio Music
Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous and Roy Haynes reunited in 1981: trio and duo improvisations plus seven Thelonious Monk pieces, recorded November 1981 at Mad Hatter Studios, Los Angeles, produced by Manfred Eicher. Originally a double album (ECM 1232/33, 1982), here on one CD.
My Song
Studio album by Keith Jarrett's European Quartet: Jarrett (piano, percussion), Jan Garbarek (tenor and soprano saxophones), Palle Danielsson (double bass) and Jon Christensen (drums), recorded at Talent Studio, Oslo, in November 1977 and produced by Manfred Eicher.