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A Suite Of Poems
Song cycle by Ketil Bjørnstad (piano) on thirteen "hotel poems" by Lars Saabye Christensen, sung by Anneli Drecker. Recorded June 2016 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, engineer Jan Erik Kongshaug; produced by Bjørnstad.
Amorphae
Ben Monder's first ECM album as leader: solo electric guitar, duos with Paul Motian (October 2010, Sear Sound) and with Andrew Cyrille, plus trios with Cyrille and Pete Rende on synthesizer (December 2013, Brooklyn Recording). Produced by Sun Chung.
Babylon-Suite
Eleven-part suite by the Swiss duo Vera Kappeler (piano, harmonium, toy piano, voice) and Peter Conradin Zumthor (drums, toy piano, voice), commissioned for the Origen Festival Cultural after the Book of Daniel. Recorded June 2013 at the RSI Auditori…
Inventio
Duo album by accordionist Jean-Louis Matinier and nyckelharpa player Marco Ambrosini: original pieces and arrangements of Bach, Biber and Pergolesi. Recorded April 2013 at the Auditorio Radiotelevisione svizzera, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Transylvanian Concert
Live duo recording by Lucian Ban (piano) and Mat Maneri (viola): pieces by Ban and Maneri, a joint improvisation and the spiritual Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen. Recorded 5 June 2011 at the Culture Palace, Târgu Mureș, Transylvania.
Azure
Duo album by bassist Gary Peacock and pianist Marilyn Crispell: compositions by each, three free improvisations and a solo apiece, recorded January-February 2011 at Nevessa Production, Saugerties, NY, and self-produced. ECM 2292, 2013.
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.
Frère Jacques - Round about Offenbach
Clarinettist Gianluigi Trovesi and accordionist Gianni Coscia play Offenbach themes from his operettas and Hoffmann, fused with their own pieces. Recorded January and March 2009 in Perugia, produced by Manfred Eicher, notes by Umberto Eco.
Jasmine
Duo album by Keith Jarrett (piano) and Charlie Haden (double bass): eight standards and love songs recorded in March 2007 at Cavelight Studio, Jarrett's home studio in New Jersey. Produced by Jarrett and Manfred Eicher, released 2010.
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.
Chiaroscuro
Duo album by Ralph Towner (classical, 12-string and baritone guitars) and Paolo Fresu (trumpet, flugelhorn): Towner originals, two improvisations and Blue in Green. Recorded in October 2008 at Artesuono, Udine, produced by Manfred Eicher, released by…
Yeraz
Duo album by Trygve Seim (soprano and tenor saxophones) and Frode Haltli (accordion): Seim originals, Armenian traditional music, Gurdjieff and Bob Marley's Redemption Song. Recorded June 2007 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher.
The Third Man
Duo album by Enrico Rava (trumpet) and Stefano Bollani (piano): originals by both, Bruno Martino's Estate, Jobim and Moacir Santos, plus a free improvisation. Recorded November 2006 at Auditorio Radio Svizzera, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Ojos Negros
Duo album by Dino Saluzzi (bandoneon) and Anja Lechner (cello): seven Saluzzi compositions and Vicente Greco's tango Ojos negros. Recorded April 2006 at Kulturbühne AmBach, Götzis, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM 1991, 2007.
Rain On The Window
Rain on the Window (ECM 1986, 2008): duets by John Surman (baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet) and organist Howard Moody, recorded January 2006 at Ullern Church, Oslo, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Round About Weill
Second ECM duo album by Gianluigi Trovesi (piccolo and alto clarinets) and Gianni Coscia (accordion): songs and scenes by Kurt Weill, mostly from Mahagonny, with their own interludes. Liner notes by Umberto Eco. Recorded July 2004, Radio Studio DRS, …
Free And Equal
Nine-part suite by John Surman (soprano and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet) with Jack DeJohnette (drums, piano) and the ten-piece London Brass, a BBC Radio 3 commission. Recorded live in June 2001 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London. ECM 1802, 20…
In Montreal
Live duo concert by Charlie Haden (double bass) and Egberto Gismonti (guitar, piano), recorded 6 July 1989 at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Salle Marie-Gérin-Lajoie. Released by ECM in 2001. CD edition.
In cerca di cibo
Duo album by Gianluigi Trovesi (piccolo, alto and bass clarinets) and Gianni Coscia (accordion): music by Fiorenzo Carpi, John Lewis, Luis Bacalov, a tango and originals, recorded February 1999 at Radio Studio DRS, Zürich. Liner essay by Umberto Eco.…
Blessed
First duo album by Joe Maneri (alto and tenor saxophones, clarinet, piano) and his son Mat Maneri (acoustic and electric violins, electric viola), recorded October 1997 at Hardstudios, Winterthur, produced by Steve Lake.