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Within A Song
John Abercrombie Quartet tribute to 1960s jazz (Rollins, Davis, Coleman, Coltrane, Evans) with three originals: John Abercrombie (guitar), Joe Lovano (tenor saxophone), Drew Gress (double bass), Joey Baron (drums). Recorded September 2011 at Avatar S…
Trio Libero
Debut of Trio Libero: Andy Sheppard (tenor and soprano saxophones), Michel Benita (double bass), Sebastian Rochford (drums), with originals, group improvisations and one standard. Recorded July 2011 at the Auditorio RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred E…
Equilibrium
ECM debut of the Benedikt Jahnel Trio: Benedikt Jahnel (piano), Antonio Miguel (double bass), Owen Howard (drums), seven Jahnel compositions. Recorded July 2011 at the Auditorio RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
All Our Reasons
First ECM album by the Billy Hart Quartet: Billy Hart (drums), Ethan Iverson (piano), Mark Turner (tenor saxophone), Ben Street (double bass). Recorded June 2011 at Avatar Studios, New York, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Say And Play
Second ECM album by Batagraf, led by Jon Balke and Helge Andreas Norbakken, with Erland Dahlen, singer Emilie Stoesen Christensen and poet Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen, recorded in various locations in 2009 and mixed by Olav Torget in 2010/11.
The Well
Album by the Tord Gustavsen Quartet, with Gustavsen on piano, Tore Brunborg on tenor saxophone, Mats Eilertsen on double bass and Jarle Vespestad on drums, recorded in February 2011 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Year Of The Snake
Second ECM album by the collective trio Fly, with Mark Turner on tenor saxophone, Larry Grenadier on double bass and Jeff Ballard on drums, recorded in January 2011 at Avatar Studios, New York, and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Snakeoil
First ECM album as a leader by saxophonist Tim Berne, with Oscar Noriega (clarinets), Matt Mitchell (piano) and Ches Smith (drums, percussion), recorded in January 2011 at Avatar Studios, New York, and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Ad Lucem
Anders Jormin's Latin song cycle for singers Mariam Wallentin and Erika Angell, Fredrik Ljungkvist (clarinets, tenor saxophone) and Jon Fält (drums), with one poem by Pia Tafdrup. Recorded January 2011 at Studio Epidemin, Göteborg.
Celestial Circle
Debut recording of Marilyn Mazur's quartet Celestial Circle, with singer Josefine Cronholm, pianist John Taylor and bassist Anders Jormin: songs by Mazur and group improvisations. Recorded December 2010 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Ei…
Orvieto
Live piano duets by Chick Corea and Stefano Bollani: improvisations, Jobim, Caymmi, Waller, Davis, standards and originals, recorded at the Umbria Jazz Winter festival, Teatro Mancinelli, Orvieto, at New Year 2010-2011. Produced by Manfred Eicher.
Tribe
Enrico Rava's quintet with trombonist Gianluca Petrella, pianist Giovanni Guidi, bassist Gabriele Evangelista and drummer Fabrizio Sferra, in Rava originals and a group improvisation. Recorded October 2010 at ArteSuono Studio, Udine, produced by Manf…
Faithful
Third ECM album by the Polish trio of Marcin Wasilewski (piano), Slawomir Kurkiewicz (double bass) and Michal Miskiewicz (drums): originals plus pieces by Eisler, Ornette Coleman, Paul Bley and Hermeto Pascoal. Recorded August 2010 in Lugano, produce…
Avenging Angel
Solo piano album by Craig Taborn, his first as leader for ECM: thirteen pieces of his own, played on a Steinway D. Recorded in summer 2010 at Auditorio RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Llyrìa
Third ECM album by Nik Bärtsch's Ronin: Nik Bärtsch (piano), Sha (alto saxophone, bass clarinet), Björn Meyer (bass), Kaspar Rast (drums), Andi Pupato (percussion). Recorded March 2010 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, produced by Manfre…
The Rub And Spare Change
ECM debut of bassist Michael Formanek: six of his compositions played with Tim Berne (alto saxophone), Craig Taborn (piano) and Gerald Cleaver (drums). Recorded June 2009, Charlestown Road Studio, Hampton (NJ); released 2010.
Tarkovsky Quartet
Third Tarkovsky-inspired album by pianist François Couturier, with Anja Lechner (cello), Jean-Louis Matinier (accordion) and Jean-Marc Larché (soprano saxophone): nine compositions and three group improvisations. Recorded December 2009, Auditorio RSI…
Third Round
Third ECM album by drummer Manu Katché: eleven originals with Tore Brunborg (saxophones), Jason Rebello (piano, Rhodes) and Pino Palladino (bass), plus guests Jacob Young (guitar) and Kami Lyle (voice, trumpet). Recorded December 2009, Studios La Bui…
The River of Anyder
Ten pieces by Stefano Battaglia, each named after a mythical or literary place, played by his trio with Salvatore Maiore (double bass) and Roberto Dani (drums). Recorded November 2009 at the Auditorio Radiotelevisione Svizzera, Lugano; released 2011.
For Two
Eighteen short duets by Michael Mantler, partly notated and partly improvised, for classical pianist Per Salo and jazz guitarist Bjarne Roupé. Piano recorded June 2010 at Studios La Buissonne, guitar August 2010 in Copenhagen; released 2011.