Founded in 1969 by legendary producer Manfred Eicher at a moment when contemporary music was being redefined across all genres ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) aimed to bring jazz improvised & written music out of the studio & into living rooms around the world. Acoustically rich & expansive ECMs productions set new standards in sonic complexity. ECM recorded some of the worlds most extraordinary music & its enormous stable of artists
Includes:: some of the most influential musicians of the twentieth century such as Keith Jarrett Chick Corea Steve Reich Carla Bley Meredith Monk Marion Brown Codona & Art Ensemble of Chicago
- along with music from the New Series that
Includes:: Arvo Parts choral work as well as works by Komitas Vardapet & George Gurdjieff. ECMs high standards of quality clarity & freshness remain a cornerstone in the industry today. This comprehensive volume showcases ECMs cultural breadth not just in the music world but also within the broader artistic universe. It highlights aspects of African-American music of the 1960s in Europe at the height of the American Civil Rights Era as well as the changing relationships between musicians music & listeners. In exploring the work of ECM this catalog brings together a range of visual arts such as installation pieces photography & film. It
Includes:: numerous essays & an anthology of liner notes.