Yep - sort of like Windham Hill, but beautifully recorded music (great recording techniques).
Some of it can be more "modern" or "out there" for mainstream ears. No flames meant.
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Some of it can be more "modern" or "out there" for mainstream ears. No flames meant.
cool, thanks. I’ll have to check out their artists.
Eberhard Weber ~ Later That Evening
ECM, 1982
ECM, 1982
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Gary Burton / Steve Swallow ~ Hotel Hello
ECM, 1975
ECM, 1975
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Gary Burton / Steve Swallow ~ Hotel Hello
ECM, 1975
Bob, probably asked you this before but forgot what you said. How many ECM albums do you have? You certainly cornered the market on the ECM albums!
Bob, probably asked you this before but forgot what you said. How many ECM albums do you have? You certainly cornered the market on the ECM albums!
Not really sure Steve . . . but it's going to be a long before I begin repeating any on this thread, but I might slip up sometime.
BTW . . . 111 degrees today, 112 Saturday and 111 on Sunday . . . good ole dry heat!
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Not really sure Steve . . . but it's going to be a long before I begin repeating any on this thread, but I might slip up sometime.
BTW . . . 111 degrees today, 112 Saturday and 111 on Sunday . . . good ole dry heat!
Wow, you must have hundreds?
That's way too hot for me! This week we had 50s, 60s & 70s. My kind of weather!
Jan Garbarek Group
Photo With Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows And A Red Roof
ECM, 1979
Photo With Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows And A Red Roof
ECM, 1979
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ECM is not like Windham Hill. I read that a few posts back. Especially early ECM.
And that is not to imply Windham Hill isn't good. But it is certainly not as esoteric.
At one time I had around 250 ECM titles almost all on CD. I still have a a few, but nothing like I had.
And the CD's very rarely turn up in thrifts. I found three titles in 16 years. But Have pulled around 30 LP's. And flipped most of those........(Nothing rare, Triptykon is probably the most unusual find on LP, German Press)
And that is not to imply Windham Hill isn't good. But it is certainly not as esoteric.
At one time I had around 250 ECM titles almost all on CD. I still have a a few, but nothing like I had.
And the CD's very rarely turn up in thrifts. I found three titles in 16 years. But Have pulled around 30 LP's. And flipped most of those........(Nothing rare, Triptykon is probably the most unusual find on LP, German Press)
A great question; not easy to answer. I've often used the phrase "Chamber Jazz that is greatly informed by Miles Davis' "In A Silent Way". Not a perfect description for all ECM music but seems like a good starting point.
Anyone else?
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Someone suggested to me some time back that the phrase "contemporary instrumental" was at least partly correct. I interpreted that to be "not quite what you'd think of as jazz, but not new age/Windham Hill either."
I take it as this is Manfred Eicher's vision, and he doesn't really care what you call it. It certainly seems to have resonated with lots of people.
I take it as this is Manfred Eicher's vision, and he doesn't really care what you call it. It certainly seems to have resonated with lots of people.
ECM is a label that leans towards European jazz. I don't see a Windham Hill connection myself which was established in 1976. Early on ECM was a place where European jazz / jazz fusion and free jazz artists could have a place to freely create outside of the mainstream record industry which was a dead end as music moved further away from jazz in the late 70's.
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Yeah, I was going to add the Euro Jazz moniker. I figured another enthusiast would save me the time.
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All great points as well! I've got these so far: "That ECM Sound is: A Davis informed Chamber Jazz label with sonic leanings towards European Jazz, Free Jazz, and other eclectic influences". If I had one YouTube video to describe the sound in my conception of it, understanding I haven't heard/enjoyed every piece of ECM discog, I'd show people this performance:
Charlie Haden, Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti ~ Magico
ECM, 1980
ECM, 1980
Miroslav Vitous Group
ECM, 1981
ECM, 1981
