Saxophone
All records with saxophone · Solo saxophone only
Life Goes On
Trio album by pianist Carla Bley with saxophonist Andy Sheppard and bass guitarist Steve Swallow: three new Bley suites recorded May 2019 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Not Far From Here
First album by the Julia Hülsmann Quartet with tenor saxophonist Uli Kempendorff, bassist Marc Muellbauer and drummer Heinrich Köbberling, recorded March 2019 at Studios La Buissonne, produced by Thomas Herr; originals by all four plus two versions o…
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.
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 Ma…
Dreamlife of Debris
Second ECM album by keyboardist Kit Downes (piano, church organ) with Tom Challenger (tenor saxophone), Lucy Railton (cello), Stian Westerhus (guitar) and Sebastian Rochford (drums), recorded November 2018 in Huddersfield and Snape, produced by Sun C…
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, produc…
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.
Sun Of Goldfinger
Debut album of the trio Sun of Goldfinger: David Torn (electric guitar, live looping, electronics), Tim Berne (alto saxophone) and Ches Smith (drums, electronics, tanbou), with Craig Taborn and strings on one track, recorded 2015 and 2018 in New York…
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 …
Awase
Quartet album by Nik Bärtsch's Ronin: Nik Bärtsch (piano), Sha (bass clarinet, alto saxophone), Thomy Jordi (bass), Kaspar Rast (drums). Recorded October 2017 at Studios La Buissonne, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM 2603, 2018.
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.
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.
Far From Over
Vijay Iyer (piano, Fender Rhodes) with Graham Haynes, Steve Lehman, Mark Shim, Stephan Crump and Tyshawn Sorey: ten Iyer compositions recorded April 2017 at Avatar Studios, New York, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Incidentals
Fourth ECM album by Tim Berne's Snakeoil: Berne (alto saxophone), Oscar Noriega (clarinets), Matt Mitchell (piano, electronics), Ches Smith (drums, vibes, timpani), Ryan Ferreira (guitar). Recorded December 2014 at The Clubhouse, Rhinebeck, produced …
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…
Romaria
Second album by the Andy Sheppard Quartet: Sheppard (tenor and soprano saxophone), Eivind Aarset (guitar, electronics), Michel Benita (double bass), Sebastian Rochford (drums). Recorded April 2017 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Man…
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…
Near East Quartet
ECM debut of the Korean Near East Quartet: Sungjae Son (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet), Suwuk Chung (guitar), Yulhee Kim (voice, percussion), Soojin Suh (drums). Five Son originals and three Korean traditionals, recorded December 2016 at Stradeum, S…