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Into The Woodwork
Into the Woodwork (XtraWATT, 2013) is a studio album by the Steve Swallow Quintet: Swallow (bass), Carla Bley (organ), Chris Cheek (tenor saxophone), Steve Cardenas (guitar) and Jorge Rossy (drums), recorded 15-16 November 2011 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines.
So There
So There (XtraWATT, 2006) sets readings by poet Robert Creeley to music by Steve Swallow (bass), with Steve Kuhn (piano) and the Cikada String Quartet; recorded 25 August 2001 in West Shokan, NY, and 27-28 August 2005 in Oslo.
Damaged In Transit
Damaged in Transit (XtraWATT, 2003) is a live trio album by Steve Swallow (bass) with Chris Potter (tenor saxophone) and Adam Nussbaum (drums), recorded on tour in France in December 2001; nine Swallow compositions, produced by Swallow.
Appearing Nightly
Appearing Nightly (WATT, 2008) is a live album by Carla Bley (piano, conductor) and her 17-piece big band with Steve Swallow, Billy Drummond, Andy Sheppard and Lew Soloff, recorded 17-18 July 2006 at the New Morning, Paris.
Sextet
Carla Bley on organ with Steve Swallow, Hiram Bullock, Larry Willis, Victor Lewis and Don Alias, playing six Bley compositions. Recorded December 1986 to January 1987 at Grog Kill Studio, Willow, New York. WATT/17, 1987.
Seven Songs For Quartet And Chamber Orchestra
Gary Burton Quartet (Burton, Mick Goodrick, Steve Swallow, Ted Seibs) with members of the NDR Symphony Orchestra, playing music by Michael Gibbs, who conducts. Recorded in Hamburg in December 1973, produced by Manfred Eicher, ECM 1040 (1974).
What Exit
What Exit is Mark Feldman's first ECM album as a leader, eight of his compositions played with John Taylor (piano), Anders Jormin (double bass) and Tom Rainey (drums), recorded in 2005 at Avatar Studios, New York, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Compass
Compass is Susanne Abbuehl's second ECM album, with Wolfert Brederode (piano), Christof May (clarinets), Lucas Niggli (drums, percussion) and guest Michel Portal (clarinet), recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, in 2003 and 2004 and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Easy Living
Easy Living is Enrico Rava's 2004 ECM album with his Italian quintet: Gianluca Petrella (trombone), Stefano Bollani (piano), Rosario Bonaccorso (double bass) and Roberto Gatto (drums), recorded in June 2003 at Artesuono Recording Studio, Udine, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Different Rivers
Different Rivers is Trygve Seim's 2000 ECM debut as a leader, for a thirteen-piece, mostly wind ensemble with Arve Henriksen, Sidsel Endresen and others, recorded at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, between December 1998 and December 1999.
Achirana
First album by the trio of Vassilis Tsabropoulos (piano), Arild Andersen (double bass) and John Marshall (drums), Tsabropoulos's ECM debut, with nine original pieces. Recorded October 1999 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher. First released in 2000 as ECM 1728.
Juni
Fourth and last ECM album by the Peter Erskine Trio, with Erskine (drums), John Taylor (piano) and Palle Danielsson (double bass), recorded July 1997 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, and produced by Manfred Eicher. First released in 1999 as ECM 1657.
Khomsa
Album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem with Richard Galliano (accordion), François Couturier (piano, synthesizer), Palle Danielsson (double bass), Jon Christensen (drums) and others, recorded September 1994 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo. First released by ECM in 1995.
The Brass Project
John Surman (saxophones, clarinets, piano) with his trio of Chris Laurence and John Marshall and a seven-piece brass section conducted by John Warren. Recorded April 1992 at Angel Studios, London; produced by Surman and Steve Lake.
Atmos
Duo album by Miroslav Vitous (double bass) and Jan Garbarek (tenor and soprano saxophones), with seven Vitous compositions and two joint improvisations. Recorded February 1992 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Rouge
First ECM album by the Louis Sclavis Quintet: Sclavis (clarinets, soprano saxophone), Dominique Pifarély (violin), François Raulin (piano, synthesizer), Bruno Chevillon (bass), Christian Ville (drums). Recorded September 1991 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo.
Animato
Animato is a 1990 ECM album by guitarist John Abercrombie with composer Vince Mendoza (synthesizers) and drummer Jon Christensen, mostly of Mendoza's compositions, recorded in October 1989 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, and produced by Manfred Eicher.
Extensions
Extensions is a 1990 ECM album by the Dave Holland Quartet: Holland (double bass), Steve Coleman (alto saxophone), Kevin Eubanks (guitar) and Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums), recorded in September 1989 at the Power Station, New York, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Triplicate
Triplicate is the only album by the trio of Dave Holland (double bass), Steve Coleman (alto saxophone) and Jack DeJohnette (drums), recorded digitally in March 1988 at the Power Station, New York, produced by Lee Townsend and released by ECM in 1988.
Private City
Private City is a 1988 ECM solo album by John Surman, who plays bass clarinet, recorders, soprano and baritone saxophones and synthesizer in multi-tracked pieces, two of them written for a Sadler's Wells ballet. Recorded December 1987 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo.