A seminal record in the formation of the Pat Metheny sound of the 70s – a set that brings his wonderfully chromatic work on guitar into play with the piano of Lyle Mays – all at a level that's so stripped-down and spacious, you can easily hear all the genius as it unfolds! And yet the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Pat Metheny —
Works 2 ... CD BMG, Late 70s/Early 80s. Used ...
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Features Pat Metheny with Jaco Pastourus, Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Dewey Redman, Mike Brecker, Eberhard Weber, Lyle Mays, Nana Vasconcelos, and others. Tracks include "Unity Village", "Open", "Oasis", and "Sirabhorn" (Jazz) CD
(Cutout hole through back of case.)
Pat Metheny/Charlie Haden/Billy Higgins —
Rejoicing ... CD ECM, 1984. Used ...
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A sweet trio session with Charlie Haden on bass and Bill Higgins on drums. Titles include "The Calling", "Tears Inside", "Lonely Woman", and "Rejoicing". (Jazz) CD
Pat Metheny/Charlie Haden/Billy Higgins —
Rejoicing ... LP ECM, 1984. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
A sweet trio session with Charlie Haden on bass and Bill Higgins on drums. Titles include "The Calling", "Tears Inside", "Lonely Woman", and "Rejoicing". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a bumped corner and promo sticker.)
Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman —
Song X ... LP Geffen, 1986. Near Mint- ...
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At the height of his success, Pat tries to prove to the world that he's still got cred – and hooks up with Ornette, Charlie Haden, and Denardo Coleman for a little bit of harmelodic jamming. Thing is, we actually liked the slick stuff better! Titles include "Mob Job", "Video ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(The back cover has a tiny peel spot, but is great overall!)
Steven Micus works here entirely on his own – in a record that creates these really beautiful sounds from a variety of different steeldrums, but in ways that are very different than any other use of the instruments! Micus often handles the instruments with the slow pace and careful tension ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A fantastic program of live recordings – all captured at the Museum Of Contemporary Art in Chicago – as part of their 50th Anniversary tribute to the AACM! Roscoe Mitchell works here in a very unusual format – with four different trios, each heard separately – then grouped ... (Jazz) read moreCD
The nine to get ready here are the members of Roscoe's Note Factory nonet – an ensemble that includes George Lewis on trombone, Hugh Ragin on trumpet, Matthew Shipp on piano, William Parker on bass, and Tani Tabbal on drums and percussion. The sound here is spare and textural – very ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Nils Petter Molvaer —
Khmer ... CD ECM, 1997. Used ...
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Nils Petter Molvaer on trumpet, guitar, percussion and samples – with additional help from Eivind Aarset, Morten Molster, Roger Ludvigsen, Rune Arenesen, Ulf WO Holand and Reidar Skar. (Jazz) CD
Nils Petter Molvaer —
Solid Ether ... CD Universal/ECM (Germany), 2000. Used ...
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Meredith Monk —
Turtle Dreams ... CD ECM, 1983. Used ...
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An amazing record from Meredith Monk – one that completely defies description – and which puts her right up there in the highest company of important contemporaries like Philip Glass or Steve Reich! The sound of the record is amazing – not just Monk's own vocal experiments, but ... (Out Sound) read moreCD
Paul Motian on drums, Bill Frisell on guitar, and Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone. (Jazz) CD
Paul Motian —
Tribute ... CD ECM, 1975. Used ...
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A great statement as a leader from drummer Paul Motian – a player that none would have expected to be hitting this territory in the decade before – the start of a great run of records that continued his break from more familiar rhythmic territory! The record's got a very strong ECM ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Paul Motian —
Tribute ... LP ECM, 1975. Near Mint- ...
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A great statement as a leader from drummer Paul Motian – a player that none would have expected to be hitting this territory in the decade before – the start of a great run of records that continued his break from more familiar rhythmic territory! The record's got a very strong ECM ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Paul Motian Band —
Psalm ... LP ECM, 1982. Near Mint- ...
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With Bill Frisell on guitar, Joe Lovano on tenor, Billy Drewes on alto and tenor, and Ed Schuller on bass. Titles include "Psalm", "White Magic", "Mandeville", "Etude", and "Second Hand". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Paul Motian/Chris Potter/Jason Moran —
Lost In A Dream ... CD ECM, 2010. Used ...
$11.99
A stellar live jazz trio effort led by drummer Paul Motian – and what a trio he leads, with Chris Potter on tenor sax and the always wonderful Jason Moran on piano – one of the better new ECM albums in years! The material was captured in February of '09 at the Village Vanguard, NYC ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel has been giving us music for years – but on recent releases, he really seems to have found a great place to express himself – a quintet that includes work from Ambrose Akinmusire on trumpet and Brad Mehldau on piano – both musicians that seem ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Wolfgang Muthspiel/Scott Colley/Brian Blade —
Angular Blues ... LP ECM (Germany), 2020. Near Mint- ...
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A record that's maybe one of the most tuneful, lyrical we've ever heard from guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel – and that may have a lot to do with the wonderful help in the trio from Scott Colley on bass and Brian Blade on drums! The tunes still have some of the abstract qualities of Muthspiel's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Wolfgang Muthspiel/Scott Colley/Brian Blade —
Dance Of The Elders ... CD ECM (Germany), 2023. Used ...
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Wolfgang Muthspiel on guitar, with the wonderful help from Scott Colley on bass and Brian Blade on drums. (Jazz) CD
Mike Nock —
Ondas ... LP ECM, 1982. Near Mint- ...
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Mike Nock has always been a pianist with so many varied shades and styles to his talents – and here, he makes a rare ECM appearance in a set that's nicely different from most of his other albums of the 70s – maybe a bit more sensitive at times, but also maybe more freewheeling too ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Old & New Dreams —
Playing ... LP ECM, 1981. Near Mint- ...
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Second ECM recording of Ornette Coleman alums, once again playing a handful of newer tunes as well as Coleman repertoire. Don Cherry's on trumpet and piano, Dewey Redman on tenor sax & musette, Charlie Haden on bass and Ed Blackwell on drums. While Coleman was delving into full-on electric ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing.)
Old & New Dreams (Don Cherry/Dewey Redman/Charlie Haden/Ed Blackwell) —
Old & New Dreams (ECM) ... LP ECM (Germany), 1979. New Copy (reissue)...
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One of the greatest groups of the second generation of ECM – a post-Ornette Coleman quartet that features Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, and Ed Blackwell – all exploring space in a way that's quite different than their work with Ornette! The sound here is much freer, and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Old & New Dreams (Don Cherry/Dewey Redman/Charlie Haden/Ed Blackwell) —
Old & New Dreams (ECM) ... LP ECM, 1979. Near Mint- ...
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One of the greatest groups of the second generation of ECM – a post-Ornette Coleman quartet that features Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, and Ed Blackwell – all exploring space in a way that's quite different than their work with Ornette! The sound here is much freer, and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover looks great, with just a tiny corner bend.)
Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble —
Eleventh Hour ... CD ECM (Germany), 2005. Used ...
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Evan Parker on soprano saxophone and voice, Philipp Wachsmann on violin and live electronics, Paul Lytton on percussion and live electronics, Agusti Fernandez on piano and prepared piano, Adam Linson on double bass, Lawrence Casserley on signal processing instrument, percussion and voice, Joel Ryan ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Mostly solo recordings by bassist Gary Peacock, joined by Jan Garbarek on saxophone on "Winterlude" and "Greenwings". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Gary Peacock —
Guamba ... CD ECM (Germany), 1987. Used ...
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Bassist Gary Peacock really transformed his sound in the 70s – thanks in part to the smaller settings and more open space of the ECM label – to a point where he was able to bring his approach back to a group setting with a really fantastic record like this! At the outside, the record ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Gary Peacock —
Now This ... CD ECM (Germany), 2015. Used ...
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Gary Peacock's bass has always had a wonderful home on the ECM label – one of the few places its deepest, most powerful tones can really come to light – as they do strongly on this well-balanced trio recording with Marc Copland on piano and Joey Baron on drums! All three players are ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A beautifully rich session from bassist Gary Peacock – one that draws equal energy from his three associates on the date – all of whom did some great ECM Records work on their own! Peacock composed the tunes, and his spacious notes on bass provide the core setting – but the album ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Gary Peacock & Ralph Towner —
Oracle ... CD ECM, 1994. Used ...
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Gary Peacock on double bass and Ralph Towner on classical and 12 string guitar. (Jazz) CD
Julian Priester (Pepo Mtoto) —
Love, Love ... CD ECM (Germany), 1974. Used ...
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An excellent bit of spacey funk from Julian Priester – the Chicago hardbop trombonist who grooved mightily in the late 50s and early 60s with the likes of Sun Ra and Max Roach, but who here is reemerging as a 70s electric funk maestro, in the lineage of Herbie Hancock. Here, he's working ... (Jazz) read moreCD
One of Enrico Rava's more over-the-top albums – recorded with a full-on trumpet sound that reminds us a bit of Freddie Hubbard in early CTI years, set into some harder jamming post-Miles arrangements! The backing is by a John Abercrombie on guitar, Palle Danielsoon on bass, and Jon ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Enrico Rava —
Tati ... CD ECM (Germany), 2004. Used ...
$9.99
Features Rava on trumpet, Stefano Bollani on piano, and Paul Motian on drums! (Jazz) CD
(Cutout through barcode.)
Enrico Rava & Fred Hersch —
Song Is You ... LP ECM (Germany), 2022. New Copy ...
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Trumpeter Enrico Rava was a man of bold sounds in his youth – but as the years have gone on, he's definitely become one of those players who's really learned that less is more – serving up well-chosen, well-pointed moments on his horn that can make a record like this so great! Pianist ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Enrico Rava/Dino Saluzzi Quintet —
Volver ... CD ECM, 1988. Used ...
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The lofty trumpet of Enrico Rava is a perfect match for Dino Saluzzi's wonderfully airy performances on bandoneon – and this record is one of the lost gems of late 80s ECM. The sound definitely has that "bordering on wallpaper" feel fo a lot of the ECM work from the time, but ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Out of print West German pressing.)
Enrico Rava/Stefano Bollani —
Third Man ... CD ECM, 2007. Used ...
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Stefano Bollani on piano and Enrico Rava on trumpet. (Jazz) CD
(Includes slipcase which small cutout hole in the left corner.)
Dewey Redman's struggle is our success – as the album's one of the strongest from the ECM catalog at the time, and a simple, clean statement of the Redman talent at its best! The setting is a quartet one – in a group that includes Charles Eubanks on piano, Mark Helias on bass, and Ed ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A groundbreaking set of modal minimal tracks that stands as one of Reich's most popular and accessable works. The music is extremely subtle, and features 18 musicians playing a variety of violins, cellos, clarinets, pianos, marimbas, and vibes – all in short cyclic passages that move in and ... (Out Sound) read moreCD
A groundbreaking set of modal minimal tracks that stands as one of Reich's most popular and accessable works. The music is extremely subtle, and features 18 musicians playing a variety of violins, cellos, clarinets, pianos, marimbas, and vibes – all in short cyclic passages that move in and ... (Out Sound) read moreCD
A groundbreaking set of modal minimal tracks that stands as one of Reich's most popular and accessable works. The music is extremely subtle, and features 18 musicians playing a variety of violins, cellos, clarinets, pianos, marimbas, and vibes – all in short cyclic passages that move in and ... (Out Sound) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Yves Robert —
In Touch ... CD ECM (Germany), 2002. Used ...
$11.99
With Vincent Courtois on violoncello and Cyril Atef on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Includes slipcover. Case has a small cutout hole.)
An important late recording in the life of Chicago reedman Hal Russell – performances done overseas with the always-energetic NRG Ensemble, at a time when Hal was finally getting his due after years working in the Windy City underground! The larger group sound better here than on just about ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Hal Russell on saxophones, percussion and vocals, Mars Williams on saxophones and wood flute, Brian Sandstrom on bass, guitar and trumpet, Kent Kessler on bass and trombone, and Steve Hunt on drums, vibes and percussion. (Jazz) CD
Terje Rypdal —
Skywards ... CD ECM, 1996. Used ...
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Features Palle Mikkelborg on trumpet and Jon Christensen on drums! (Jazz) CD
(Sealed copy, promo sticker and cutout mark through slipcover barcode.)
Terje Rypdal —
Vossabrygg ... CD ECM (Germany), 2006. Used ...
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Terje Rypdal on guitar, Bugge Wesseltoft on electric piano and synthesizer, Pal Mikkelborg on trumpet, Bjorn Kjellemyr on bass, Jon Christensen on drums, and others. (Jazz) CD
A fantastic early record by one of the true guitar geniuses of the 70s – and a set that shows why even at ECM, Terje Rypdal could still sound unlike anybody else in his generation! Side one features a quintet working through two very striking tunes – a bit noisy and funky at times, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful German pressing!)
Terje Rypdal & The Chasers —
Blue ... CD ECM (Germany), 1987. Used ...
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Guitarist Terje Rypdal works here with two chasers – drummer Audun Kleive and bassist Bjorn Kjellemyr – both of whom open things up in a more 80s take on the kind of ECM territory that Rypdal was exploring in the 70s! Terje has maybe less dark edges on his guitar, and also uses some ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Sealed with a small hole through the case.)
Dino Saluzzi —
Mojotoro ... LP ECM, 1992. Near Mint- ...
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With Dino and Celso Saluzzi on bandoneon, percussion, and voice; Felix "Cuchara" Saluzzi on saxophones and clarinet, Armando Alonso on guitar, Guillermo Vadala on bass, Jose Maria Saluzzi on drums and percussion, and Arto Tuncboyaci on percussion. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has bumped corners and is bent a bit at the edges.)
Dino Saluzzi & Anja Lechner —
Ojos Negros ... CD ECM (Germany), 2007. Used ...
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Features Dino Saluzzi on bandoneon and Anja Lechner on violoncello. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print, BMG direct pressing.)
Dino Saluzzi & Jon Christensen —
Senderos ... CD ECM, 2002. Used ...
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Duets between Dino Saluzzi on bandoneon and Jon Christensen on percussion. (Jazz) CD
Louis Sclavis —
Dans La Nuit ... CD ECM (Germany), 2002. Used ...
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Louis Sclavis on clarinet, Dominique Pifarely on violin, Vincent Courtois on cello, Jean-Louis Matinier on accordion, and Franois Merville on percussion and marimba. (Jazz) CD
A nice set for ECM for French avant garde jazz veteran Louis Sclavis – bit more linear in instrumentation than some of his more experimental work – but with a heavy mood and muscular angularity that hits the spot just right! Sclavis plays both soprano sax and clarinet on the set, with ... (Jazz) read moreCD
With Vincent Courtois on cello & electronics, Mederic Collignon on pocket trumpet, voices, horn, percussion & electronics & Hasse Poulsen on guitar. (Jazz) CD
Features Louis Sclavis on clarinets and soprano sax – with Jean Luc Cappozzo on trumpet, Vincent Courtois on cello, Bruno Chevillon on bass, and Francois Merville on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Includes slipcase-which has a small hole in the right corner.)
John Scofield —
Uncle John's Band ... CD ECM (Germany), 2023. New Copy 2CDs ...
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A surprisingly strong project from guitarist John Scofield – one that we'll admit we were a bit skeptical about, but which really delivers strongly overall! The set features Scofield and group taking on some tunes from a variety of sources – including the Grateful Dead, who are ... (Jazz) read moreCD
A surprisingly strong project from guitarist John Scofield – one that we'll admit we were a bit skeptical about, but which really delivers strongly overall! The set features Scofield and group taking on some tunes from a variety of sources – including the Grateful Dead, who are ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Shankar was one of the few flying the flag of jazz/Indian music crossovers in the 80s – pushing the genre a bit farther forward at a time when most other players had abandoned it! Given that his instrumentation here is violin and drum machine, the sound's a bit different than some of the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great selection of tracks that includes work with Gary Peacock, Bobo Stenson, John Surman, Dino Saluzzi, Juhani Aaltonen, and Jan Garbarek. (Jazz) CD
Beautifully introspective work from Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko – one of the leading lights of the 60s modern jazz scene that featured Komeda, and still a heck of a compelling artist in his own right! Stanko's tone has a moody, evocative feel that's perfect for the ECM setting of the ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(Includes slipcase which appears to be signed by the artist with a sticker over the barcode.)
Bobo Stenson on piano, Charles Lloyd on tenor saxophone, Jan Garbarek on tenor and soprano saxophone, Don Cherry and Tomasz Stanko on trumpet, Anders Jormin, Palle Danielsson, and Arild Andersen on double bass, Jon Christensen, Tony Oxley, Billy Hart, and Anders Kjellberg on drums, and Okay Temiz ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Bobo Stenson Trio —
Cantando ... CD ECM (Germany), 2008. Used ...
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Features Bobo Stenson on piano, Anders Jormin on bass, and Jon Falt on drums. (Jazz) CD
(Out of print.)
Bobo Stenson Trio —
War Orphans ... CD ECM (Germany), 1998. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
A record that's as melancholic as its cover and title – definitely one of the more sensitive efforts we've ever heard from pianist Bobo Stenson – and a set that also really showcases some great contributions from bassist Anders Jormin as well! Jormin composed a few of the most ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Invisible threads of sound from reedman John Surman – heard here in a group that's got an especially great sound – as it features piano from Nelson Ayres and a mixture of vibes and marimba from Rob Waring! Surman's always great, but he's sometimes got an icier edge on ECM – which ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Evocative solo work from John Surman – working here in the lonely setting that seemed to come up more and more as his career went on! In addition to familiar sounds on soprano sax, baritone, and bass clarinet, Surman also plays some recorders as well – mixing in an airy, ethereal sound ... (Jazz) read moreCD
John Surman on baritone and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet, recorder, synthesizer, and keyboards, Miroslav Vitous on double-bass, Kenny Kirkland on piano, Jon Christensen on drums, John Abercrombie on guitar, Marc Johnson on double-bass, Peter Erskine on drums, Stephen Waterman, Henry Lowther, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
Delightfully spare – with Surman on a variety of reeds, plus voice and a bit of electronics from Karin Krog, and drums from Pierre Favre. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Cover has a trace of a sticker and light wear.)
Steve Swallow on bass, Adam Nussbaum on drums, Mick Goodrick on guitar, Chris Potter on tenor saxophone, and Barry Ries on trumpet. (Jazz) CD
Steve Swallow —
Carla ... CD Watt/ECM, 1987. Used ...
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Steve Swallow on bass, Carla Bley on organ, Hiram Bullock on guitar, Larry Willis on piano, Victor Lewis on drums, and Don Alias on percussion – plus Ida Kavafian on violin, Ikwhan Bae on viola, and Fred Sherry on cello. (Jazz) CD
A real standout in the classic catalog of ECM – not only because the record's got a slightly different inspiration than most, but also because it seems to unlock some especially beautiful moments from players who could sound different in other settings on the label! As the title indicates, ... (Jazz) read moreCD
(2019 pressing in a gatefold sleeve.)
Steve Swallow —
Real Book ... CD Watt/ECM, 1993. Used ...
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Steve Swallow on bass – with Tom Harrell on trumpet and flugelhorn, Joe Lovano on tenor saxophone, Mulgrew Miller on piano, and Jack DeJohnette on drums. (Jazz) CD
The moody title's a great one for this album by pianist Craig Taborn – given the spare melodies and ghost-like traces of sound that move the album forward! The album's a perfect match between Taborn's music and the ECM aesthetic – as space and air mean as much to the record as the ... (Jazz) read moreCD