Trumpet
All records with trumpet · Solo trumpet only
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.
Playing The Room
First duo album by trumpeter Avishai Cohen and pianist Yonathan Avishai, two originals plus themes by Coltrane, Ellington, Ibrahim, Coleman, Milt Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Sasha Argov, recorded September 2018 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, 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.
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.
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.
Lebroba
Trio album by drummer Andrew Cyrille with trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith and guitarist Bill Frisell, five pieces by all three. Recorded July 2017 at Reservoir Studios, New York; produced by Sun Chung.
Ravensburg
Sextet album by Norwegian trumpeter Mathias Eick with Håkon Aase (violin), Andreas Ulvo (piano), Audun Erlien (electric bass), Torstein Lofthus and Helge Andreas Norbakken (drums), recorded June 2017 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, 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.
Cross My Palm With Silver
Quartet album by trumpeter Avishai Cohen with Yonathan Avishai (piano), Barak Mori (double bass) and Nasheet Waits (drums), five Cohen compositions. Recorded September 2016 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM 2548, 2017.
Returnings
Quartet album by guitarist Jakob Bro with Palle Mikkelborg (trumpet, flugelhorn), Thomas Morgan (double bass) and Jon Christensen (drums). Recorded July 2016 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM 2546, 2018.
Comment c'est
Song cycle in ten parts by Michael Mantler (trumpet, music and French texts), sung by Himiko Paganotti with the Max Brand Ensemble conducted by Christoph Cech. Recorded April 2016 at Porgy & Bess, Vienna, with additional recording at La Buissonne. ECM 2537, 2017.
December Avenue
Second album by Tomasz Stanko's New York Quartet, with David Virelles (piano), Reuben Rogers (double bass) and Gerald Cleaver (drums). Recorded June 2016 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Rímur
Chants, hymns and folk songs from Icelandic, Norwegian and Swedish sources, sung by Trio Mediaeval (Anna Maria Friman, Linn Andrea Fuglseth, Berit Opheim) with Arve Henriksen on trumpet. Recorded February 2016 in Munich; produced by Manfred Eicher.
Rising Grace
Second ECM album by Austrian guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel, in a quintet with Ambrose Akinmusire, Brad Mehldau, Larry Grenadier and Brian Blade. Nine Muthspiel originals and one Mehldau tune, recorded January-February 2016 at Studios La Buissonne; produced by Manfred Eicher.
a cosmic rhythm with each stroke
Duo album by Vijay Iyer (piano, Fender Rhodes, electronics) and Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet), centred on a seven-part suite for the Indian artist Nasreen Mohamedi. Recorded 17-19 October 2015 at Avatar Studios, New York, produced by Manfred Eicher.
The Distance
Michael Formanek's first big-band album, written for his 18-piece Ensemble Kolossus with Tim Berne, Ralph Alessi, Mary Halvorson, Kris Davis and others, conducted by Mark Helias. Recorded December 2014 at Systems Two, Brooklyn.
Into The Silence
Avishai Cohen's ECM leader debut, a suite written after his father's death in 2014, with Yonathan Avishai, Eric Revis, Nasheet Waits and Bill McHenry. Recorded July 2015 at Studios La Buissonne, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Ante Lucem
Four-part suite by Iro Haarla for jazz quintet (Haarla, Trygve Seim, Hayden Powell, Ulf Krokfors, Mika Kallio) and the Norrlands Operans Symfoniorkester conducted by Jukka Iisakkila. Recorded October 2012 at NorrlandsOperan, Umeå, at the premiere and in following sessions.
The Magical Forest
Song cycle on the myth of the world tree by Sinikka Langeland (kantele, voice) with Arve Henriksen, Trygve Seim, Anders Jormin, Markku Ounaskari and Trio Mediæval. Recorded February 2015 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo; produced by Manfred Eicher.
Quiver
Second ECM album by trumpeter Ralph Alessi as leader, with Gary Versace (piano), Drew Gress (double bass) and Nasheet Waits (drums), ten Alessi compositions. Recorded September 2014 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, mixed in New York; produced by Manfred Eicher.