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ECM Records

ECM Records, founded 1969: jazz artists and albums on the label.

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ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is an independent record label founded by Karl Egger, Manfred Eicher and Manfred Scheffner in Munich in 1969. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres. ECM's motto is "the most beautiful sound next to silence", taken from a 1971 review of ECM releases in Coda, a Canadian jazz magazine. ECM has been distributed in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Records, PolyGram Records, BMG, and, since 1999, Universal Music, the successor of PolyGram, worldwide. Its album covers were profiled in two books: Sleeves of Desire and Windfall Light, both published by Lars Müller.

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Artists on ECM Records

Chick Corea 1941–2021 · American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and… Keith Jarrett b. 1945 · American jazz/classical pianist and composer (born 1945) Pat Metheny b. 1954 · American jazz musician Charlie Haden 1937–2014 · American musician and educator (1937–2014) Jan Garbarek b. 1947 · Norwegian saxophonist and composer (born 1947) Carla Bley 1936–2023 · American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader… Don Cherry 1936–1995 · American jazz trumpeter (1936–1995) Gary Burton b. 1943 · American vibraphonist Ketil Bjørnstad b. 1952 · Norwegian pianist, composer and author Anthony Braxton b. 1945 · American musician, composer and philosopher (born 1945) Paul Bley 1932–2016 · Canadian free jazz, post-bop pianist and keyboardist… Mark Isham b. 1941 · American musician and film composer (born 1951) Bill Frisell b. 1951 · American jazz guitarist John Abercrombie 1944–2017 · American jazz guitarist (1944–2017) Tomasz Stańko 1942–2018 · Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser (1942–2018) Jack DeJohnette 1942–2025 · American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer (1942–2025) Charles Lloyd b. 1938 · American jazz musician Nils Petter Molvær b. 1960 · Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer and music producer… Terje Rypdal b. 1947 · Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer Charlie Mariano 1923–2009 · American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009) Sheila Jordan 1928–2025 · American jazz singer (1928–2025) Miroslav Vitouš b. 1947 · Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist Tigran Hamasyan b. 1987 · Armenian musician John Surman b. 1944 · British saxophonist and clarinetist Naná Vasconcelos 1944–2016 · Brazilian percussionist (1944–2016) Kenny Wheeler 1930–2014 · Canadian composer and trumpet and flugelhorn player… Karin Krog b. 1937 · Norwegian jazz singer (born 1937) Peter Erskine b. 1954 · American musician Enrico Rava b. 1939 · Italian jazz trumpeter Dave Liebman b. 1946 · American jazz composer, saxophonist and flautist Dave Holland b. 1946 · British jazz musician Flora Purim b. 1942 · Brazilian jazz singer Arild Andersen b. 1945 · Norwegian jazz musician Gavin Bryars b. 1943 · English composer and double bassist Ellis Marsalis Jr. 1934–2020 · American jazz pianist and educator (1934–2020) Ralph Towner 1940–2026 · American musician (1940–2026) Vijay Iyer b. 1971 · American composer, pianist, bandleader, producer, and writer Barry Guy b. 1947 · British composer and jazz musician (born 1947) Evan Parker b. 1944 · English saxophonist Eberhard Weber b. 1940 · German musician Rabih Abou-Khalil b. 1957 · Lebanese musician Egberto Gismonti b. 1944 · Brazilian musician and composer Jo Jones 1911–1985 · American jazz drummer (1911–1985) Barre Phillips 1934–2024 · American bassist (1934–2024) Return to Forever 1972– · American jazz fusion group led by Chick Corea Art Ensemble of Chicago 1966– · American avant-garde group Manu Katché b. 1958 · French drummer, studio musician, composer, singer… Gary Peacock 1935–2020 · American jazz double-bassist Andrew Cyrille b. 1939 · American avant-garde jazz drummer Sidsel Endresen b. 1952 · Norwegian musician Jason Moran b. 1975 · American jazz pianist, composer, educator (born 1975) Bugge Wesseltoft b. 1964 · Norwegian jazz musician, pianist, composer and producer Marilyn Mazur 1955–2025 · Danish musician (1955–2025) Lester Bowie 1941–1999 · American jazz trumpet player and composer (1941-1999) Paul Motian 1931–2011 · American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer… Arve Henriksen b. 1968 · Norwegian jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer (born 1968) Steve Kuhn b. 1938 · American pianist Marilyn Crispell b. 1947 · American pianist Oregon 1970– · American jazz and world music group Lyle Mays 1953–2020 · American jazz musician (1953–2020) Tim Berne b. 1954 · American jazz saxophonist Hamilton de Holanda b. 1976 · Brazilian composer and bandolim player Dewey Redman 1931–2006 · American saxophonist (1931–2006) Michael Mantler b. 1943 · Austrian jazz trumpeter and composer Steve Swallow b. 1940 · American jazz bassist and composer Richie Beirach 1947–2026 · American jazz pianist and composer (1947–2026) Mark Turner b. 1965 · American saxophonist and composer Stefano Battaglia b. 1965 · Italian musician John Taylor 1942–2015 · British jazz pianist (1942–2015) David Darling 1941–2021 · American musician Tord Gustavsen b. 1970 · Norwegian musician Gianluigi Trovesi b. 1944 · Italian jazz musician Elina Duni b. 1981 · Albanian singer Pat Metheny Group 1977– · American jazz fusion group Stanley Cowell 1941–2020 · American musician (1941–2020) David Torn b. 1953 · American guitarist Bobo Stenson b. 1944 · Swedish jazz pianist Wolfgang Puschnig b. 1956 · Austrian saxophonist Stephan Micus b. 1953 · German composer Markus Stockhausen b. 1957 · German trumpeter, music producer and composer (jazz… Norma Winstone b. 1941 · English jazz singer Aaron Parks b. 1983 · American musician Annette Peacock b. 1941 · American Jazz composer (born 1941) Marion Brown 1931–2010 · American saxophonist (1931–2010) Andy Sheppard b. 1957 · British jazz saxophonist and composer L. Shankar b. 1950 · Indian violinist and composer (born 1950) Manfred Schoof b. 1936 · German musician Mikhail Alperin 1956–2018 · Ukrainian musician (1956-2018) Anders Jormin b. 1957 · Swedish double-bassist Jon Balke b. 1955 · Norvegian jazz pianist, composer and professor Jon Christensen 1943–2020 · Norwegian jazz musician (1943–2020) Eivind Aarset b. 1961 · Norwegian guitarist Christy Doran b. 1949 · Swiss musician Edward Vesala 1945–1999 · Finnish musician (1945-1999) Avishai Cohen b. 1978 · Israeli-born jazz trumpeter Marc Johnson b. 1953 · American jazz bass player, composer and band leader Dino Saluzzi b. 1935 · Argentine musician Jan Bang b. 1968 · Norwegian musician and record producer Ethan Iverson b. 1973 · American pianist Masabumi Kikuchi 1939–2015 · Japanese keyboardist (1939-2015) Gianluca Petrella b. 1975 · Italian jazz trombonist Bennie Maupin b. 1940 · American musician Mark Feldman b. 1955 · American violinist Sylvie Courvoisier b. 1968 · Swiss musician Mike Nock b. 1940 · New Zealand born musician residing in Australia Sinikka Langeland b. 1961 · Norwegian singer and musician Christian Wallumrød b. 1971 · Norwegian jazz musician Paul McCandless b. 1947 · American musician Mathias Eick b. 1979 · Norwegian musician (born 1979) Michel Benita b. 1954 · French musician Alfred 23 Harth b. 1949 · German musician and composer Pierre Favre b. 1937 · Swiss jazz drummer and percussionist Collin Walcott 1945–1984 · American musician, ethnomusicologist (1945–1984) James Newton b. 1953 · American flautist, composer, and conductor Frode Haltli b. 1975 · Norwegian musician Mark Egan b. 1951 · American jazz musician Larry Grenadier b. 1966 · American bassist Mats Eilertsen b. 1975 · Norwegian musician and composer Nils Økland b. 1961 · Norwegian musician Jacob Young b. 1970 · Norwegian jazz guitarist Julian Priester b. 1935 · American jazz trombonist Shai Maestro b. 1987 · Israeli pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos b. 1966 · Greek pianist, conductor and composer Ches Smith b. 2000 · American musician Eric Harland b. 1978 · American musician Joe Maneri 1927–2009 · American composer, jazz musician and microtonal innovator… François Couturier b. 1950 · French composer and pianist Simin Tander b. 1980 · German jazz singer and composer as well as faculty member… Marcin Wasilewski b. 1975 · Polish jazz musician Per Jørgensen b. 1952 · Norwegian jazz musician Karen Mantler b. 1966 · American jazz musician Nik Bärtsch b. 1971 · Swiss musician, composer, music producer and author. Trygve Seim b. 1971 · Norwegian jazz musician Dominique Pifarély b. 1957 · French musician Nitai Hershkovits b. 1988 · Israeli jazz musician Steve Tibbetts b. 1954 · musician Thomas Morgan b. 1981 · American musician Magnus Broo b. 1965 · Swedish jazz musician John Clark b. 1944 · American jazz horn player and composer Jarle Vespestad b. 1966 · Norwegian musician Eric Gravatt b. 1947 · American musician Linda Sharrock b. 1947 · American jazz singer Codona United States jazz ensemble Harald Johnsen 1970–2011 · Norwegian jazz musician (1970-2011) Finn Guttormsen b. 1968 · Norwegian musician Rainer Brüninghaus b. 1949 · German musician Mick Goodrick 1945–2022 · American musician (1945–2022) Susanne Abbuehl b. 1970 · musician Bill Connors b. 1949 · American musician Art Lande b. 1947 · American jazz pianist, drummer, composer and educator Svante Henryson b. 1963 · Swedish musician

Albums on ECM Records

December Poems · ECM Records Output 1970 · ECM Records A.R.C. 1971 · ECM Records Piano Improvisations, Volume 1 1971 · ECM Records Piano Improvisations, Volume 2 1971 · ECM Records Sart 1971 · ECM Records Terje Rypdal 1971 · ECM Records Ballads 1971 · ECM Records Improvisations for Cello and Guitar 1971 · Live · ECM Records Music From Two Basses 1971 · ECM Records Underwear 1971 · ECM Records Return to Forever 1972 · ECM Records Facing You 1972 · ECM Records Crystal Silence 1973 · ECM Records Ruta and Daitya 1973 · ECM Records Solo Concerts: Bremen/Lausanne 1973 · Live · ECM Records Triptykon 1973 · ECM Records The New Quartet 1973 · ECM Records Open, to Love 1973 · ECM Records Trios / Solos 1973 · ECM Records Diary 1973 · ECM Records Conception Vessel 1973 · ECM Records Belonging 1974 · ECM Records In the Light 1974 · ECM Records Red Lanta 1974 · ECM Records Seven Songs for Quartet and Chamber Orchestra 1974 · ECM Records Matchbook 1974 · ECM Records Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away 1974 · ECM Records What Comes After 1974 · ECM Records Ring 1974 · ECM Records The Colours of Chloë 1974 · ECM Records Solstice 1974 · ECM Records Lookout Farm 1974 · ECM Records The Jewel in the Lotus 1974 · ECM Records Love, Love 1974 · ECM Records The Köln Concert 1975 · Live · ECM Records Luminessence 1975 · ECM Records Hotel Hello 1975 · ECM Records Gateway 1975 · ECM Records Odyssey 1975 · ECM Records Drum Ode 1975 · ECM Records Timeless 1975 · ECM Records Clouds in My Head 1975 · ECM Records Tribute 1975 · ECM Records The Pilgrim and the Stars 1975 · ECM Records Ecstasy 1975 · ECM Records Trance 1975 · ECM Records Eon 1975 · ECM Records Hymns / Spheres 1976 · ECM Records Arbour Zena 1976 · ECM Records Bright Size Life 1976 · ECM Records After the Rain 1976 · ECM Records Balladyna 1976 · ECM Records Rubisa Patrol 1976 · ECM Records Sargasso Sea 1976 · ECM Records Yellow Fields 1976 · ECM Records Gnu High 1976 · ECM Records Mountainscapes 1976 · ECM Records Cloud Dance 1976 · ECM Records Staircase 1977 · ECM Records