Azimuth — self-titled
Step 39 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1099, funnily enough (given the nature of my previous post). This a real fave. A dream combo of minimalism and ambient jazz. And I’ve got a German original with the peeling laminate.
Azimuth — self-titled
Step 39 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1099, funnily enough (given the nature of my previous post). This a real fave. A dream combo of minimalism and ambient jazz. And I’ve got a German original with the peeling laminate.
Keith Jarrett — ‘Hymns/Spheres’
Step 33 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1086/87
Keith Jarrett — ‘Hymns/Spheres’
Step 33 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1086/87
Mal Waldron — ‘Free at Last’
Gonna try listening to every ECM LP I own in chronological order. Please join me on my #ecmodyssey and feel free to launch one of your own. This is the first ECM release. Obviously, it is the recent extended reissue, not an original.
Mal Waldron — ‘Free at Last’
Gonna try listening to every ECM LP I own in chronological order. Please join me on my #ecmodyssey and feel free to launch one of your own. This is the first ECM release. Obviously, it is the recent extended reissue, not an original.
The Music Improvisation Company — self-titled
Step 3 on my #ecmodyssey skips ahead to the label’s 5th release. Somehow still don’t have ‘Afternoon of a Georgia Faun’. Guess I’m about to answer the Guardian’s question: Is it physically possible to listen to free jazz?
The Music Improvisation Company — self-titled
Step 3 on my #ecmodyssey skips ahead to the label’s 5th release. Somehow still don’t have ‘Afternoon of a Georgia Faun’. Guess I’m about to answer the Guardian’s question: Is it physically possible to listen to free jazz?
Eberhard Weber — ‘Colours of Chloë’
Step 14 on my #ecmodyssey is ECM 142. This is another massive fave. Possibly top 10 ECM. And is this the first appearance of a Maja Weber painting on an ECM album cover?
Eberhard Weber — ‘Colours of Chloë’
Step 14 on my #ecmodyssey is ECM 142. This is another massive fave. Possibly top 10 ECM. And is this the first appearance of a Maja Weber painting on an ECM album cover?
John Surman — ‘The Road to Saint Ives’
Interrupting my #ecmodyssey and jumping forward to this 1990 album I picked up at Sound Records in Stroud. Normal service resumed soon.
John Surman — ‘The Road to Saint Ives’
Interrupting my #ecmodyssey and jumping forward to this 1990 album I picked up at Sound Records in Stroud. Normal service resumed soon.
Bennie Maupin — ‘The Jewel in the Lotus’
Step 15 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 143. Yet another massive fave. ECM was on an incredible run of form at this point. This one, in particular, is maybe thee quintessential ambient jazz masterpiece.
Bennie Maupin — ‘The Jewel in the Lotus’
Step 15 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 143. Yet another massive fave. ECM was on an incredible run of form at this point. This one, in particular, is maybe thee quintessential ambient jazz masterpiece.
John Abercrombie — ‘Gateway’
Step 21 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1061. From one all-timer to another. And (spoiler alert) there’s another one coming up next. Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette in the engine room. Beautiful Maja Weber cover. Pristine German OG.
John Abercrombie — ‘Gateway’
Step 21 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1061. From one all-timer to another. And (spoiler alert) there’s another one coming up next. Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette in the engine room. Beautiful Maja Weber cover. Pristine German OG.
Eberhard Weber — ‘The Following Morning’
Step 32 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1084. Very nice German copy with the weird peeling stuff on the sleeve. Probably bought at the store I used to work at in the 19th week of 2022.
Eberhard Weber — ‘The Following Morning’
Step 32 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1084. Very nice German copy with the weird peeling stuff on the sleeve. Probably bought at the store I used to work at in the 19th week of 2022.
Eberhard Weber — ‘Yellow Fields’
Step 24 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1066. All the Weber albums from this period are great and they have lovely covers too. German original in beautiful condition. Sticker in Hebrew on the back, for some reason.
Eberhard Weber — ‘Yellow Fields’
Step 24 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1066. All the Weber albums from this period are great and they have lovely covers too. German original in beautiful condition. Sticker in Hebrew on the back, for some reason.
Paul Bley — ‘Ballads’
Hopping back in my #ecmodyssey to ECM 1010, which I just bought at a crazy place that sells Japanese art and classical records. Guess this is step 34. All, Annette Peacock compositions. German original with the weird, peeling laminate.
Paul Bley — ‘Ballads’
Hopping back in my #ecmodyssey to ECM 1010, which I just bought at a crazy place that sells Japanese art and classical records. Guess this is step 34. All, Annette Peacock compositions. German original with the weird, peeling laminate.
Terje Rypdal — ‘Odyssey’
Step 25 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM1067/68 aka… ‘Odyssey’. It’s one I’ve considered selling (maybe just cos the genre/title combo evokes Spinal Tap). Glad I still have it as @berlintypography.bsky.social recently told me it was his fave Terje.
Terje Rypdal — ‘Odyssey’
Step 25 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM1067/68 aka… ‘Odyssey’. It’s one I’ve considered selling (maybe just cos the genre/title combo evokes Spinal Tap). Glad I still have it as @berlintypography.bsky.social recently told me it was his fave Terje.
John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner — ‘Sargasso Sea’
Step 31 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1080. One of those ECM albums that has a really extraordinary sonic radiance.
John Abercrombie, Ralph Towner — ‘Sargasso Sea’
Step 31 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1080. One of those ECM albums that has a really extraordinary sonic radiance.
John Abercrombie — ‘Timeless’
Step 18 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1047. For a record that features Jack DeJonnette, it’s crazy that all my fave parts are by Jan Hammer. Possibly the most well-preserved German OG I have. Not even peeling
John Abercrombie — ‘Timeless’
Step 18 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1047. For a record that features Jack DeJonnette, it’s crazy that all my fave parts are by Jan Hammer. Possibly the most well-preserved German OG I have. Not even peeling
Terje Rypdal — ‘Whenever I Seem to be Far Away’
Step 17 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 145. Visually very similar to the Julian Priester album that came directly before it. Not a million miles off musically, either. Oceanic fusion business.
Terje Rypdal — ‘Whenever I Seem to be Far Away’
Step 17 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 145. Visually very similar to the Julian Priester album that came directly before it. Not a million miles off musically, either. Oceanic fusion business.
Alfred Harth’s Just Music — ‘Just Music’
Step two on my #ecmodyssey. And the second ECM album ever. This is actually a German original in nice shape, and it wasn’t expensive. You can tell it’s legit because there’s annoying plastic peeling off the cover.
Alfred Harth’s Just Music — ‘Just Music’
Step two on my #ecmodyssey. And the second ECM album ever. This is actually a German original in nice shape, and it wasn’t expensive. You can tell it’s legit because there’s annoying plastic peeling off the cover.
Jan Garbarek Quartet — ‘Afric Pepperbird’
Step 4 on my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1007. Garbarek is a divisive figure but rest assured this technicolor spiritual jazz freak out is anything but smooth. This is the recent Luminescence reissue, and it’s very tasty indeed.
Jan Garbarek Quartet — ‘Afric Pepperbird’
Step 4 on my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1007. Garbarek is a divisive figure but rest assured this technicolor spiritual jazz freak out is anything but smooth. This is the recent Luminescence reissue, and it’s very tasty indeed.
Julian Priester — ‘Love, Love’
Step 16 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 144. Another top-tenner. German original bought at Face in Tokyo. And, yep, the cover has that weird peeling plastic finish.
Julian Priester — ‘Love, Love’
Step 16 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 144. Another top-tenner. German original bought at Face in Tokyo. And, yep, the cover has that weird peeling plastic finish.
Jan Garbarek — ‘Witchi-Tai-To’
Step 13 on my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1041. Another one with the power to convert Garbarek sceptics. Extremely nice German original copy.
Jan Garbarek — ‘Witchi-Tai-To’
Step 13 on my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1041. Another one with the power to convert Garbarek sceptics. Extremely nice German original copy.
Collin Walcott — ‘Grazing Dreams’
Step 37 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1096 (and the previous one was actually 1095). Huge fave. Walcott played Indian classical instruments in Ralph Towner’s group Oregon. He was also in Codona with Don Cherry. Both his solo albums rule.
Collin Walcott — ‘Grazing Dreams’
Step 37 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1096 (and the previous one was actually 1095). Huge fave. Walcott played Indian classical instruments in Ralph Towner’s group Oregon. He was also in Codona with Don Cherry. Both his solo albums rule.
Kenny Wheeler — ‘Gnu High’
Getting back to the usual programme, step 27 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1069. Nice. This was recently reissued but mine is a US original bought at Black Noise in Bellingham. Will I ever get to go back there?
Kenny Wheeler — ‘Gnu High’
Getting back to the usual programme, step 27 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1069. Nice. This was recently reissued but mine is a US original bought at Black Noise in Bellingham. Will I ever get to go back there?
Ralph Towner / Solstice — ‘Sound and Shadows’
Step 36 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1093. The classic Solstice quartet reunited. Eberhard Weber knocks it out of the park and Manfred Eicher is at the height of his production powers.
Ralph Towner / Solstice — ‘Sound and Shadows’
Step 36 in my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1093. The classic Solstice quartet reunited. Eberhard Weber knocks it out of the park and Manfred Eicher is at the height of his production powers.
Paul Bley — ‘Open, to Love’
Step 8 on my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1023. This is another all-timer for me. The perfect combination of tenderness and radicalism. My copy is a US original but I think the album was reissued recently. Essential.
Paul Bley — ‘Open, to Love’
Step 8 on my #ecmodyssey is ECM 1023. This is another all-timer for me. The perfect combination of tenderness and radicalism. My copy is a US original but I think the album was reissued recently. Essential.
Michael Mantler — ‘Many Have No Speech’
Another diversion from my #ecmodyssey. This is on WATT, which I’m pretty sure was an ECM sub-label. Came across this and had no memory of owning it. Weird because I know of two other Mantler albums like this that I have.
Michael Mantler — ‘Many Have No Speech’
Another diversion from my #ecmodyssey. This is on WATT, which I’m pretty sure was an ECM sub-label. Came across this and had no memory of owning it. Weird because I know of two other Mantler albums like this that I have.