Chris Potter Underground Orchestra – Imaginary Cities (2015)
Chris Potter’s string quartet-supplemented ‘Imaginary Cities’ is ambitious, maybe the high-water mark of ambition so far in Potter’s career.
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Marcin Wasilewski Trio with Joakim Milder – Spark of Life (2014)
Marcin Wasilewski Trio’s ‘Spark of Life’ does absolutely nothing to dispel the ECM stereotype. But so what? Other record companies would kill to be stereotyped like that.
Karen Mantler – Business Is Bad (2014)
As a collection of children’s songs for grown-ups, ‘Business Is Bad’ would be terribly silly if it wasn’t so damned inconspicuously clever. Thankfully, it *is* clever, and marks the return of Karen Mantler after nearly a decade and a half off without skipping a beat.
Wolfgang Muthspiel, with Brian Blade + Larry Grenadier – ‘Driftwood’ (2014)
Wolfgang Muthspiel has just begun with ECM but ‘Driftwood’ has the style and sonority of an old vet with the label. This sounds like the beginning of a beautiful relationship.
Jacob Young – Forever Young (2014)
It’s fair to state that if you appreciate all that’s distinctive about ECM Records, you’re gonna really like Jacob Young’s Forever Young. And what’s not to like about that, anyway?
Keith Jarrett + Charlie Haden – ‘Last Dance’ (2014)
Though Charlie Haden is battling polio, he meets an old friend at their peak capacity.
Paul Bley – Play Blue, The Oslo Concert (2014)
The Paul Bley who sits behind a piano in front of this live audience, with no accompaniment, is Bley in his purest form.
Billy Hart Quartet – One Is The Other (2014)
Billy Hart had made a name for himself quite a long time ago drumming in bands or recording dates led by Wes Montgomery, Jimmy Smith, Herbie Hancock’s Mwandishi, Shirley Horn, Miles Davis, McCoy Tyner and Sten Getz, You May Also Like: Beth Hart, “Mechanical Heart” from Better Than Home (2015):Read More
Keith Jarrett – No End (2013)
Coming from a very prominent jazz and classical pianist who famously disparaged modern, plugged-in instruments at the height of the fusion era, this is quite a revelation. You May Also Like: Keith Jarrett Returned to His Strengths on ‘Testament Paris/London’ Why Keith Jarrett’s Reunion With Charlie Haden on ‘Jasmine’ WasRead More
Ralph Towner, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Slava Grigoryan – Travel Guide (2013)
The guitarist and longtime ECM fixture Ralph Towner has always flourished in sub-group settings, whether it’s Trios/Solo with fellow members of Oregon, a duet with the vibraphone legend Gary Burton (Slide Show), You May Also Like: Wolfgang Muthspiel, Populous, Susie Blue + Others: Five for the Road [Quarantine Edition II]Read More
