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It's Always Now
Ralph Alessi (trumpet) with Florian Weber (piano), Bänz Oester (double bass) and Gerry Hemingway (drums), in thirteen pieces by Alessi, three co-written with Weber. Recorded June 2021 at Artesuono, Udine, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Vagabond
Dominic Miller's third ECM album (2023), eight originals for quartet with Jacob Karlzon (piano, keyboards), Nicolas Fiszman (bass) and Ziv Ravitz (drums), recorded April 2021 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Lost Ships
Songs of love and exile by singer Elina Duni and guitarist Rob Luft, with Fred Thomas (piano, drums) and Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn). Recorded February 2020 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines; produced by Manfred Eicher.
Human
Shai Maestro (piano) with Jorge Roeder (double bass), Ofri Nehemya (drums) and Philip Dizack (trumpet): ten Maestro originals and Ellington's In a Sentimental Mood, recorded in early 2020 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, produced by Man…
Return From The Stars
Mark Turner (tenor saxophone) with Jason Palmer (trumpet), Joe Martin (double bass) and Jonathan Pinson (drums): eight Turner compositions recorded in November 2019 at Sear Sound, New York, produced by Manfred Eicher.
The News
Andrew Cyrille (drums) with Bill Frisell (guitar), David Virelles (piano, synthesizer) and Ben Street (double bass), in tunes by Frisell, Virelles, Cyrille and Adegoke Steve Colson. Recorded August 2019 at Sound on Sound, produced by Sun Chung.
Arctic Riff
First meeting on record of the Marcin Wasilewski Trio (Wasilewski piano, Sławomir Kurkiewicz double bass, Michał Miśkiewicz drums) with tenor saxophonist Joe Lovano. Recorded August 2019 at Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines, produced by Manf…
Here Be Dragons
ECM debut of New York-based Israeli tenor saxophonist Oded Tzur, with Nitai Hershkovits (piano), Petros Klampanis (bass) and Johnathan Blake (drums). Recorded June 2019 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Manfred Eicher. ECM 2676, 2020.
Not Far From Here
First album by the Julia Hülsmann Quartet with tenor saxophonist Uli Kempendorff, bassist Marc Muellbauer and drummer Heinrich Köbberling, recorded March 2019 at Studios La Buissonne, produced by Thomas Herr; originals by all four plus two versions o…
Looking At Sounds
Quartet album by French bassist Michel Benita (double bass, laptop) with Matthieu Michel (flugelhorn), Jozef Dumoulin (Fender Rhodes, electronics) and Philippe Garcia (drums, electronics), recorded March 2019 at Studios La Buissonne, produced by Stev…
Three Crowns
Second ECM album by the Maciej Obara Quartet (Obara, alto saxophone; Dominik Wania, piano; Ole Morten Vågan, double bass; Gard Nilssen, drums): six Obara originals and two Górecki arrangements, recorded March 2019 at Studios La Buissonne.
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.
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…
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.
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…
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.
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…
Blue Maqams
Quartet album by Tunisian oud player Anouar Brahem with Dave Holland (double bass), Jack DeJohnette (drums) and Django Bates (piano), nine Brahem compositions recorded May 2017 at Avatar Studios, New York, produced by Manfred Eicher.
Travelers
First ECM album led by Swiss saxophonist and clarinettist Nicolas Masson, with Colin Vallon (piano), Patrice Moret (double bass) and Lionel Friedli (drums), nine Masson compositions recorded April 2017 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced b…
Romaria
Second album by the Andy Sheppard Quartet: Sheppard (tenor and soprano saxophone), Eivind Aarset (guitar, electronics), Michel Benita (double bass), Sebastian Rochford (drums). Recorded April 2017 at Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano, produced by Man…