A masterpiece of chromes and tones from the legendary John Abercrombie – an album that's a beautiful summation of all the special style he's brought to his guitar work over the years! That subtle shading that John had back at the start is still very firmly in place, but he group's also ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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John Abercrombie/Dave Holland/Jack DeJohnette —
Gateway ... LP ECM, 1975. Used ...
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A whole new kind of trio session for the 70s – one that has the airy, open lines of guitarist John Abercrombie stretching out nicely in the company of drummer Jack DeJohnette and bassist Dave Holland! The music is archetypal ECM work of the time – a complete contrast to a guitar trio ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Cover has a promo sticker, some edge wear, and some gloss separation around the edges.)
John Abercrombie/Ralph Towner —
Sargasso Sea ... LP ECM, 1976. Used ...
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A classic acoustic set on ECM – a pairing of guitarists John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner, working here together in a beautifully spare sound! The album predates the bigger wave of work like this that would soon become cliched by the start of the 80s – and both players stretch out with ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
With George Adams on tenor, Heinz Sauer on tenor, Kenny Wheeler on trumpet and flugelhorn, Richard Beirach on piano, Dave Holland on bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Taylor plays some nice organ, in addition to piano! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Shrinkwrap has a torn corner.)
Richard Beirach —
Elm ... LP ECM, 1979. Used ...
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A nicely woody little album from pianist Richie Beirach – full of deep tones on his own acoustic piano, and supported strongly by some rich lines from George Mraz on bass! Beirach's got this tuneful, lyrical vibe on the record – maybe similar to his previous Eon set – but he's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a cutout notch.)
Richard Beirach —
Hubris ... LP ECM, 1978. Used ...
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No hubris here – as the album's one of the most deeply personal records we've ever heard from pianist Richie Beirach – a set of solo piano work that easily ranks right up there with ECM classics in the format by Keith Jarrett or Chick Corea! Like both of those artists, Beirach's ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(White label promo. Cover has light wear & a promo stamp.)
A very hip lineup – conducted by pianist Alexander Von Schlippenbach, and featuring Benny Bailey and Kenny Wheeler on trumpets, Misha Mengelberg on piano, and Gerd Dudek on reeds! Three long tracks – two by Mengelberg! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Beautiful solo piano work from Paul Bley – spare, stark, and almost lovely – and a real contrast to some of his more aggressive experiments of the late 60s. The Bley here has almost a hint of sadness and longing, especially on the numbers that have him revisiting tunes he'd done on ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A 70s ECM album from Paul Bley, but one that features work from much earlier years – one session recorded in 1963, the other from 1968 – both done with Gary Peacock on bass, and either Billy Elgart or Paul Motian on drums! These early sides from Bley are quite interesting examples of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Cover has small stains on the corners.)
With Gary Burton on vibes, Jim Odgren on alto, Steve Swallow on bass, and Mike Hyman on drums. (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a promo stamp.)
Gary Burton —
Ring ... LP ECM, 1974. Used ...
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One of Gary Burton's more free-flowing albums of the 70s – a bit more fusion than some of his other work of the time, with key guitar contributions from Mick Goodrick and a young Pat Metheney! The album's still filled with plenty of Burton's great work on vibes, but the guitars also soar ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Cover has unglued seams & light wear.)
A seminal pairing of groundbreaking players – amazing vibes from Gary Burton, matched with wonderfully understated piano work from Chick Corea! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has ring & edge wear with some stains.)
Gary Burton & Chick Corea —
Duet ... LP ECM, 1979. Used ...
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Genius work from the team of Chick Corea on piano and Gary Burton on vibes – both players who were already making a lot of magic in the 70s, but who really seem to explode in the company of each other! Burton's tones are wonderfully bold and firm – these cascading colors that merge ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear and a promo stamp.)
Gary Burton & Steve Swallow —
Hotel Hello ... LP ECM, 1975. Used ...
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A beautiful showcase of the early ECM style at its best – as the set features Gary Burton on organ and marimba, in addition to his usual vibes – alongside bass and piano from Steve Swallow! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing.)
Gary Burton & Steve Swallow/Ralph Towner & Gary Bu —
Hotel Hello/Matchbook ... LP ECM (Germany), 1975. Used 2LP ...
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An unusual 2LP set – one that brings together important duo albums on ECM by vibist Gary Burton! Hotel Hello is a beautiful showcase of the early ECM style at its best – as the set features Gary Burton on organ and marimba, in addition to his usual vibes – alongside bass and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An essential 2LP set that's just about the only vinyl release you can find that documents the work of the legendary (and short-lived) Circle group – an important avant jazz combo that featured Anthony Braxton, Chick Corea, Dave Holland, and Barry Altschul. The record captures a Parisian ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has light wear and an unglued bottom seam.)
Dark-tinged sounds from trumpeter Avishai Cohen – a set that draws as much from his contributions as it does from the moody piano of Yonathan Avishai – whose sense of spacing and tone really seems to match the overall musical vision of Cohen! Most tracks unfold at a very contemplative ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Chick Corea's greatest moments on record – the self-titled album by the legendary Return To Forever group – a combo that included Joe Farrell on saxes, Flora Purim on vocals, Airto on percussion, and Stanley Clarke on bass! The sound is archetypal 70s fusion at its best – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing.)
Chick Corea —
Trio Music ... LP ECM, 1982. Used 2LP Gatefold ...
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A rare non-Strata East 70s session from pianist Stanley Cowell – but one that still carries much of the same soul and spirit overall! The group here is a trio – with Stanley Clarke on bass and the wonderful Jimmy Hopps on drums – and the tunes themselves are perhaps a bit slower ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Jack DeJohnette —
Pictures ... LP ECM, 1976. Used ...
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Spare European work from Egberto Gismonti – a set that's different than his fuller earlier work from Brazil, but still pretty compelling overall! Gismonti's playing here with a group of familiar ECM artists – mixing his own piano, guitar, and percussion lines with soprano sax from Jan ... (Brazil) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light wear.)
Alfred Harth —
This Earth ... LP ECM (Germany), 1984. Very Good+ ...
$24.99
Features Harth on tenor, alto, soprano sax, and bass clarinet – with Paul Bley on piano, Barre Phillips on bass, Trilok Gurtu on percussion, and Maggie Nichols on voice! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
One of the avant garde classics in the early catalog of ECM Records – a set that has bassist Dave Holland working with two key bandmates from the Circle group – Anthony Braxton on saxes and flute, and Barry Altschul on percussion – as well as the great Sam Rivers on flute and sax, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Following in the tradition of many US improvisers, Holland issues a set of solo pieces, all performed on bass. While most of the material is composed, the wide open setting allows Holland lots of room for inventive stretching out. 6 of his own tunes, plus one by Miles Davis and one by Anthony ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Labels have a name in marker. Cover has light wear & a sticker spot.)
Dave Holland Quintet —
Jumpin' In ... LP ECM, 1984. Near Mint- ...
$24.99
One of Holland's excellent small group sides for ECM, showcasing his angular yet swinging take on modern jazz, that sidestepped the 80s by numbers jazz molds of revisionist young lions and too smooth jazz lite. The quintet here features Julian Priester, Steve Coleman, Kenny Wheeler, and Steve ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Landmark improvisations from two of the most important bassists in avant garde jazz – Dave Holland and Barre Phillips – two players each coming from two different scenes and styles, but working together here perfectly in a groundbreaking session of all-bass work! Holland plays a bit of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Cover has some aging around the edges.)
One of Keith Jarrett's pieces for a larger orchestra – done with the Syracuse Symphony, conducted by Christopher Keene – but still with Jarrett's piano in the lead! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Keith Jarrett —
Hymns/Spheres ... LP ECM, 1976. Very Good+ 2LP Gatefold ...
$4.99
A very unusual record – one that has Keith Jarrett playing some solo organ – and a baroque organ at that – but in ways that are quite different than you might expect! The sounds here are amazing – almost noisy at points, as Jarrett really works the instrument in an ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(In the textured cover.)
Keith Jarrett —
In The Light ... LP ECM, 1974. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$7.99
Beautifully complex work from Keith Jarrett – and one of the 70s albums that really shows his blossoming past jazz into a whole realm of new styles! The album features some works for instrumental ensembles – including a String Quartet and a Brass Quartet – plus a large orchestral ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A heady double-length set from Keith Jarrett – some of his more sharper-edged work of the time, even though the session follows the free-flowing solo aproach of his other ECM recordings! The first half of the set features the extended "Invocations" suite – a work that has ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has a light stain and factory sticker.)
Keith Jarrett —
Koln Concert ... LP ECM, 1975. Used 2LP Gatefold ...
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A genre-defining moment from pianist Keith Jarrett – a record that really set the world on fire, and which continues to charm all these many decades later! Although Jarrett had already made some amazing music in a trio setting during the 60s, and in his more freewheeling groups with Dewey ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Jarrett's numerous solo piano recordings for ECM, and one that actually predates the watershed Koln Concert set. Ultimately very much in the same vein as that more well known recording, these 3 albums worth of material find Jarrett exploring the piano in a contemplative, lyrical, but still ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing, includes the booklet.)
Keith Jarrett —
Staircase ... LP ECM, 1977. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$11.99
4 beautiful side-long solo piano pieces from Keith Jarrett – "Staircase", "Hourglass", "Sundial", and "Sand". (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Keith Jarrett with Charlie Haden & Jan Garbarek —
Arbour Zena ... LP ECM, 1976. Used ...
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A beautiful large-concept album from Keith Jarrett – one that features his piano, the bass of Charlie Haden, and the tenor and soprano sax of Jan Garbarek as the main solo instruments over larger string orchestrations! There's a sense of excitement to the record right from the start – ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the leading lights of the ECM Records scene in the early 80s – bassist Marc Johnson, working here with his successful Bass Desires group! The lineup features some wonderful interplay on stringed instruments – Johnson's bass, and guitars from both John Scofield and Bill Frisell, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Pat Metheny —
80/81 ... LP ECM, 1980. Used 2LP Gatefold ...
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One of the most striking Pat Metheny albums of the period – as the set features the guitarist working with an all-star group that actually features 2 horn players! The group's a quintet, with Dewey Redman and Michael Brecker on tenor sax – blowing in open and spacious modes that ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A brilliantly evocative album from Pat Metheny – one that's got a quietly epic feel, as Pat and group soar out across the American landscape in a set of tunes that subtly explore space and sound while still remaining wonderfully fluid. There's nothing forced here, and nothing too slick ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of Metheny's seminal sides for ECM, in a trio with Jaco Pastorius and Bob Moses. 8 tracks in all, including "Bright Size Life", "Sirabhorn", "Unity Village", "Missouri Uncompromised", "Midwestern Nights Dream", "Ubiquity Road", "O ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Cover has some yellowing from age.)
Arguably the last great album to come from the classic Pat Metheny collaboration with Lyle Mays – a record that's tightened up considerably from some of the group's earlier efforts, but which gives as its reward some wonderfully compelling tunes! Pat's still very much influenced here by a ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A completely solo album from Pat Metheny – but one that still sparkles with the same sort of energy as his fuller group sessions for ECM! At a point when Pat could be content to simply scrawl a few simple lines on the strings of his guitar, he instead does a great job of complicating things ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Pat Metheny —
Offramp ... LP ECM, 1982. Used ...
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A really wonderful little record from Pat Metheny – quite possibly our favorite by the man, thanks to some really inventive sounds that still resonate strongly in the groove scene today! Pat's skirting nicely here between the sound-based quality of earlier records, and some of the more fluid ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A near-legendary album from Pat Metheny – the real birth of the "Metheny sound" on record, and a perfect example of the magically fluid groove that he crafted with keyboardist Lyle Mays! The sound here is hard to describe – and even harder when you try to pick out the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Amazing sounds from Stephan Micus – a record that features a fair bit of music from water-filled flowerpots – which are one of the main instruments on the record – plus shakuhachi, zither, and hammered dulcimer! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
One of the most beautiful albums we've ever heard from guitarist Wolfgang Muthspiel – a set that opens up in so many tones and colors, thanks to help from a great group that features Ambrose Akimusire on trumpet and Brad Mehldau on piano! Both of these musicians really help underscore the ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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Michael Naura —
Vanessa ... LP ECM (Germany), 1975. Used ...
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A rare ECM session from this legendary pianist – with Wolfgang Schluter on vibes and Eberhard Weber on bass! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an unglued top seam.)
Gary Peacock/Keith Jarrett/Jack DeJohnette —
Tales Of Another ... LP ECM, 1977. Used ...
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A beautiful early record from a trio who would flourish even more strongly in years to come – usually under the leadership of Keith Jarrett, but working here with bassist Gary Peacock at the helm – guiding the piano of Jarrett and drums of Jack DeJohnette! The slight change really ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Cover has some gloss peeling on back.)
A record with an evocative title, and one that seems to bring out an even more evocative sound than usual from reedman Chris Potter – who not only blows tenor and soprano sax, but also bass clarinet, ilimba, and flute, as well as adding in some electronics too! Yet these other elements are ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Julian Priester & Marine Intrusion —
Polarization ... LP ECM, 1977. Used ...
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Although trombonist Julian Priester had been playing for years on some of the hippest jazz sides ever recording, this stint of late 70s ECM recordings were some of his rare few as a leader, apart from some very early sides for the Jazzland/Riverside label. The groove here is stretched out, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US white label promo. Cover has a promo stamp.)
Julian Priester (Pepo Mtoto) —
Love, Love ... LP ECM, 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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic session from this incredible trumpeter – a quartet with Roswell Rudd on trombone, JF Jenny-Clark on bass, and Aldo Romano on drums! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Shrinkwrap has a sticker on one corner. Cover has a cutout notch.)
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
(Cover has some wear.)
Adelhard Roidinger —
Schattseite ... LP ECM (Germany), 1982. Used ...
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Features Adelhard Roidinger on bass – with Heinz Sauer on tenor, Bob Degen on piano, Harry Pepl on guitar, Werner Pirchner on vibes, and Michael Di Pasqua on drums and percussion! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(In great shape!)
Peter Ruhmkorf —
Phonix Voran ... LP ECM (Germany), 1978. Near Mint- ...
$16.99
One of the most unusual 70s albums on ECM – issued on their SP series, with spoken passages in German by Peter Ruhmkorf – set to music by the trio of Wolfgang Schluter on vibes, Michael Naura on piano, and Leszek Zadlo on saxes and flute! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
Terje Rypdal —
Odyssey ... LP ECM (Germany), 1976. Used 2LP Gatefold ...
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A great setting for the spacey tones of Terje Rypdal's guitar – a double-length set for ECM that lets Terje stretch out in very spacious splendor! The album features a fair bit of very long tracks, plus a few shorter ones – and Rypdal's working here on string ensemble and soprano sax, ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a cut corner, some ring & edge wear, and peeling inside the gatefold.)
Features Rypdal on guitar, Allan Dangerfield on keyboards, Bjorn Kjellemyr on bass, and Audun Kleive on drums. Titles include "The Last Hero", "Sprott", "Mystery Man", "There Is A Hot Lady In My Bedroom & I Need A Drink", "Strange Behavior", ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Very compelling stuff – with Rypdal on guitar, Pete Knutsen on mellotron and electric piano – and John Christensen on percussion! Side two features an "image for electric guitar, strings, oboe, and clarinet" – with help from the Sudfunk Symphony! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has light wear and a mark from sticker removal.)
John Taylor/Norma Winstone/Kenny Wheeler —
Azimuth ... LP ECM, 1977. Used ...
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Ralph Towner —
Solstice ... LP ECM, 1975. Used ...
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Moody musings from guitarist Ralph Towner – recorded here on 12-string and classical guitar, plus a bit of piano – and working with a quartet that includes Jan Garbarek on sax and flute, Eberhard Weber on bass and cello, and Jon Christensen on drums and percussion. The group do a nice ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing.)
Ralph Towner & Gary Burton —
Matchbook ... LP ECM, 1974. Used ...
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Two of the greatest things going for ECM in the 70s – brought together on one record! The vibes of Gary Burton are a wonderful match for the careful guitar work of Ralph Towner – particularly his 12-string guitar, which is used in a space that's somewhere between folk and jazz, and ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An overlooked gem from the early years of ECM – featuring vibist Tom Van Der Geld at the helmp of a group that also features Larry Porter on electric and acoustic piano, Roger Jannotta on reeds, Richard Appleman on bass, and Jamey Haddad on drums! (Jazz) LP, Vinyl record album
One of Collin Walcott's compelling mixes of jazz and global elements – served up here with the leader on sitar and tabla, Dom Um Romao on percussion, John Abercrombie on guitars, Palle Danielsson on bass, and Don Cherry on trumpet, wood flute, and Doussn Gouni! Titles include "Song Of ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Nice Japanese pressing!)
Mal Waldron —
Free At Last ... LP ECM (Germany), 1969. Used ...
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The title's no mistake, as the album was really one of Mal Waldron's first really outside sessions – a real embrace of the free jazz modes coming out of the European scene of the 60s, but in a way that's slightly different than most! As Waldron states in the liner notes, his vision here is ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(German pressing. Cover has clear tape on the seams.)
Kenny Wheeler —
Deer Wan ... LP ECM, 1977. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
Various —
ECM Special ... LP ECM (Japan), Early 70s. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
A great Japanese collection of gems on EMI – with titles that include "Georgian Bay" by the trio of Paul Motian on drums, Charlie Haden on bass, and Sam Brown on guitar; "Strings" by Chick Corea; "Seven" by Paul Bley, "Brujo" by Ralph Towner on guitar ... (Jazz) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
John Abercrombie —
Timeless ... LP 
