Latest News: Jazz, ECM (label)
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Classic Recordings,
John Abercrombie - Timeless 11th August 2020John Abercrombie's debut put the guitarist in the company of Jan Hammer and Jack DeJohnette for a sequence of contrasting mood pieces, from the fiery to the ethereal, and helped cement the ECM sound.
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Classic Recordings,
Paul Motian Trio - It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago 7th August 2020Paul Motian’s seminal trio record with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano showcased the key components of Motian’s classic quintet with some forward-thinking twilit jazz, proving to be one of the most important releases of all the trio’s careers.
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Recording of the Week,
Kit Downes - Dreamlife of Debris 29th November 2019Finding inspiration in W.G. Sebald's novel The Rings of Saturn, Kit Downes's second album for ECM demonstrates his unique approach to the church organ with a brilliantly atmospheric suite of pieces.
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Recording of the Week,
Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble 18th October 2019Released 25 years after Officium, Remember Me, My Dear is the final album recorded by saxophonist Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble.
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Classic Recordings,
Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert 23rd July 2019Talk about behemoths - this week I pull out The Köln Concert, Keith Jarrett's game-changing solo album. Over forty years later it hasn't lost any of its power.
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Recording of the Week,
Rabbia/Petrella/Aarset - Lost River 9th July 2019Matt enjoys an aquatic deep listening experience with Michele Rabbia, Gianluca Petrella and Eivind Aarset on the evocative Lost River from ECM, a well deserved Recording of the Week.
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Classic Recordings,
Dave Holland - Conference of the Birds 18th April 2019A conference of the finest players on the free music scene in the early seventies, Matt argues that Dave Holland's Conference of the Birds is one of the great seventies jazz albums.
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Recording of the Week,
Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn 22nd March 2019Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn take the road less travelled on this fascinating document of a live concert from Budapest on ECM.