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Promontoire
Solo piano album by French pianist Benjamin Moussay, twelve of his own pieces, recorded in 2019 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Conspiracy
Studio album by Norwegian guitarist Terje Rypdal with Ståle Storløkken (keyboards), Endre Hareide Hallre (bass) and Pål Thowsen (drums), six Rypdal compositions recorded February 2019 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo.
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 Ma…
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…
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, pr…
Bayou
Debut album by the trio of Thomas Strønen (drums, percussion), Ayumi Tanaka (piano) and Marthe Lea (clarinet, voice, percussion), collectively improvised apart from a Norwegian folk tune, recorded August 2018 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, pro…
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…
Metamodal
Second ECM album by the Athens quartet of lyra player Sokratis Sinopoulos with Yann Keerim (piano), Dimitris Tsekouras (double bass) and Dimitris Emmanouil (drums), recorded July 2018 at Sierra Studios, Athens, 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, produc…
Epistrophy
Live duo album by guitarist Bill Frisell and double bassist Thomas Morgan, recorded in March 2016 at the Village Vanguard, New York, during the run that produced Small Town. Pieces by Monk, Motian, Strayhorn, John Barry and traditional songs. Produce…
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 M…
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.
The Other Side
Piano trio album by Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen with Sigurd Hole (double bass) and Jarle Vespestad (drums): originals, Bach chorales and Norwegian hymns, recorded January 2018 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher.
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.
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 b…