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Keith Jarrett - J.S. Bach - Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, Buch I + Buch II (1988, 1991) {4CD Set ECM Records}
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© 1988, 1991 ECM Records | ECM New Series 1362~63 / 1433~34
Classical / Piano / Harpsichord

Book One of the Well-Tempered Clavier is performed on the piano while Book Two is performed on the harpsichord. His tempos are very fast, and he has a certain sense of humor that comes through in all his performances, making what might seem academic, warm and accessible. Highly recommended - and check out Jarrett's other classical recordings for other delights just as great.

Gary Burton - Works (1984) {ECM Records 823 267-2 rec 1973-1976}
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© 1973-76, 1984 ECM Records / PolyGram | 823 267-2
Jazz / Post Bop / Contemporary Jazz / Vibes

Vibraphonist Gary Burton, one of the defining voices of ECM’s formative years, is worthily honored in this second “Works” series installment. His contributions as virtuoso and interpreter of the instrument are unparalleled, and on ECM both aspects of his career found ample space in which to flourish. This particular era of the 1970s, which followed his RCA blitz, showed him also to be a musician of great patience, as on The New Quartet. The 1973 classic dropped him into a studio with guitarist Mick Goodrick, bassist Abraham Laboriel, and drummer Harry Blazer for a set as gorgeously played as it was conceived. From it we are treated to Keith Jarrett’s “Coral,” of which every spindly leaf is accounted for, and Carla Bley’s “Olhos De Gato,” which waters a groove that is laid back but never subdued. Those chamber sensibilities give way to more luscious details in “Vox Humana,” another Bley tune that references 1976’s quintet outing, Dreams So Real.

Dave Holland - Emerald Tears (1977) {ECM Records ECM1109 rel 1996}
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© 1977, 1996 ECM Records | ECM 1109 / 529 087-2
Jazz / Post Bop / Modern Creative / Double Bass Solo

I first heard this album when I was a college student back in 1977 and still relatively new to jazz. It blew me away. I had, until that moment, no idea that someone could play unaccompanied bass in a way that would entrance and fascinate me for 45 minutes. I've been listening to it now for 35 years, and it still blows me away. I bought a copy for a young nephew who plays classical double bass, and he digs it just as much as I do. This album is a necessity for every bassist, and anyone who appreciate modern jazz ala ECM.

Dino Saluzzi & Anja Lechner - El Encuentro (2012) [DVD] {ECM Records}
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© 2012 ECM Records | ECM 5051
Jazz / World Music / Modern Jazz

“El Encuentro” follows bandoneonist Dino Saluzzi and cellist Anja Lechner to locations in Argentina, Germany, Armenia, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland. “Your perception of music and your way of playing music change when you travel,” says Anja Lechner. The camera joins the journey and underlines the point, illuminating the processes of music making in very different contexts.

Carla Bley - Escalator Over The Hill (1971) {2CD Set, JCOA Records–ECM Records 839 310-2 rel 1998}
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© 1971, 1998 JCOA Records / ECM Records | JCOA / EOTH 839 310-2
Jazz / Post Bop / Experimental Big Band / Avant-Garde Jazz

This two-hour-plus opus is billed as "a chronotransduction." With music by Carla Bley and lyrics/text are by Paul Haines, the project was recorded over nearly three years (1968-1971) in several locations and with nearly a hundred people involved in one way or another (musicians, singers, speakers). Those involved included a veritable who's who of the jazz world at that time (from Don Cherry to John McLaughlin) along with such unexpected combinations of singers as Linda Ronstadt and Jack Bruce.

Eleni Karaindrou - Medea (2014) {ECM Records}
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© 2014 ECM Records | ECM 2376
Classical / International / Jazz / Greek Folk

Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou’s collaborations with stage director Antonis Antypas have generated some of her most powerful music. “Medea”, like the earlier “Trojan Women”, comes out of this association. Created to accompany performances at the Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus, the music vibrates with emotional intensity. Karaindrou gives her themes to a small ensemble, its sound-colours creating an ambiance both archaic and contemporary, as textures of santouri, ney, lyra and clarinets are combined and contrasted.

Chris Potter Underground Orchestra - Imaginary Cities (2015) {ECM Records}
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© 2015 ECM Records | ECM 2387
Jazz / Modern Jazz / Post Bop / Saxophone

Imaginary Cities is the recording premiere of saxophonist Chris Potter’s new Underground Orchestra. At the core of this larger ensemble is the personnel of his long-established Underground quartet – with Adam Rogers, Craig Taborn and Nate Smith – now joined by two bassists, a string quartet, and Potter’s old comrade from Dave Holland Quintet days, vibes and marimba man Steve Nelson. The title composition is a suite, panoramic in its reach, with movements subtitled “Compassion”, “Dualities”, “Disintegration” and “Rebuilding”.

Carla Bley - 4x4 (2000) {ECM Records WATT/30}
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© 2000 ECM Records / Watt Works | WATT/30 / 159 547-2
Jazz / Post Bop / Experimental Big Band / Contemporary Jazz

“4x4” is the title of Carla Bley’s new album and also the name of her new octet. It’s a stripped-down version of her Big Band. Carla’s cast off three trumpets, three trombones and three reeds, but there is no loss of power. On the contrary, like other great jazz composers before her, Bley knows how to maximise her resources. This is a very big-sounding octet and the new format allows for increased manoeuvrability, as well as extended features for a stellar cast.