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Human
Shai Maestro (piano) with Jorge Roeder (double bass), Ofri Nehemya (drums) and Philip Dizack (trumpet): ten Maestro originals and Ellington's In a Sentimental Mood, recorded in early 2020 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Return From The Stars
Mark Turner (tenor saxophone) with Jason Palmer (trumpet), Joe Martin (double bass) and Jonathan Pinson (drums): eight Turner compositions recorded in November 2019 at Sear Sound, New York, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Swallow Tales
John Scofield (guitar), Steve Swallow (bass guitar) and Bill Stewart (drums) play nine Swallow compositions on Scofield's first ECM album as leader. Recorded in one day in March 2019 at the James L. Dolan Recording Studio, NYU Steinhardt, New York.
Arctic Riff
First meeting on record of the Marcin Wasilewski Trio (Wasilewski piano, Sławomir Kurkiewicz double bass, Michał Miśkiewicz drums) with tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano. Recorded August 2019 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, produced by Manfred Eicher.
En Attendant
Piano trio album by Marcin Wasilewski (piano), Sławomir Kurkiewicz (bass) and Michał Miśkiewicz (drums): three group improvisations plus Bach, Carla Bley, The Doors and an original. Recorded August 2019 at Studios La Buissonne, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM 2677, 2021.
Here Be Dragons
ECM debut of New York-based Israeli tenor saxophonist Oded Tzur, with Nitai Hershkovits (piano), Petros Klampanis (bass) and Johnathan Blake (drums). Recorded June 2019 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM 2676, 2020.
Edizione Speciale
Live sextet recording by Enrico Rava (flugelhorn) with Francesco Bearzatti, Francesco Diodati, Giovanni Guidi, Gabriele Evangelista and Enrico Morello, recorded on 18 August 2019 at Jazz Middelheim, Antwerp. ECM 2672, 2021.
Three Crowns
Second ECM album by the Maciej Obara Quartet (Obara, alto saxophone; Dominik Wania, piano; Ole Morten Vågan, double bass; Gard Nilssen, drums): six Obara originals and two Górecki arrangements, recorded March 2019 at Studios La Buissonne.
Puerta
Trio album by Spanish vibraphonist and marimba player Jorge Rossy with Robert Landfermann (double bass) and Jeff Ballard (drums), nine Rossy originals and one Chris Cheek tune, recorded September 2020 at Jazz Campus Basel.
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.
Roma
Live quintet recording co-led by Enrico Rava (flugelhorn) and Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone, tárogató) with Giovanni Guidi, Dezron Douglas and Gerald Cleaver, from a concert on 10 November 2018 at the Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome. Produced by Manfred Eicher.
Characters On A Wall
Louis Sclavis (clarinet, bass clarinet) with Benjamin Moussay (piano), Sarah Murcia (double bass) and Christophe Lavergne (drums), playing music inspired by Ernest Pignon-Ernest's street art. Recorded October 2018 at Studios La Buissonne, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Imaginary Friends
Third ECM album by trumpeter Ralph Alessi, nine of his compositions for his long-standing quintet with Ravi Coltrane (saxophones), Andy Milne (piano), Drew Gress (double bass) and Mark Ferber (drums). Recorded May 2018 at Studios La Buissonne, produced by Manfred Eicher.
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 Manfred Eicher.
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.
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 Eicher. ECM 2604, 2019.
In-House Science
Live trio album by Arild Andersen (double bass, electronics), Tommy Smith (tenor saxophone) and Paolo Vinaccia (drums), recorded by ORF at the PKS Villa Rothstein, Bad Ischl, Austria, on 29 September 2016. Six Andersen compositions. ECM 2594, 2018.
Lucent Waters
Quartet album by German pianist Florian Weber with bassist Linda May Han Oh, drummer Nasheet Waits and trumpeter Ralph Alessi on three tracks; eight Weber compositions. Recorded September 2017 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines; produced by Manfred Eicher.
Live
Concert recording by the Marcin Wasilewski Trio (Wasilewski piano, Sławomir Kurkiewicz double bass, Michał Miśkiewicz drums), taped by VRT at Jazz Middelheim, Antwerp, on 12 August 2016; produced by Manfred Eicher.