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Bill Connors: Swimming With a Hole in My Body

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On March 25, 1980, “ECM” label released “Swimming with a Hole in My Body” the fifth Bill Connors album. It was recorded in August 1979, at “Talent Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Bill Connors – acoustic guitar
  • Jan Erik Kongshaug – engineer
  • Barbara Wojirsch – design
  • Dieter Rehm – design
  • Isio Saba – photography
  • Joel Meyerowitz – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Bill Connors

  1. Feet First
  2. Wade
  3. Sing and Swim
  4. Frog Stroke
  5. Surrender to the Water
  6. Survive
  7. With Strings Attached
  8. Breath

Chick Corea and Steve Kujala: Voyage

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In July 1984, “ECM” label released “Voyage”, the 32nd Chick Corea album. It was recorded in 1984 and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Chick Corea– piano, keyboards, liner notes
  • Steve Kujala – flute
  • Martin Wieland – engineer
  • Barbara Wojirsch – design

Track listing:

  1. Mallorca – Chick Corea
  2. Diversions – Chick Corea, Steve Kujala
  3. Star Island – Chick Corea
  4. Free Fall – Chick Corea, Steve Kujala
  5. Hong Kong – Chick Corea

Meredith Monk: Do You Be

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In January 1987, “ECM New Series” label (division of ECM label) released “Do You Be”, the sixth Meredith Monk album. It was recorded June 1986 – January 1987, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Meredith Monk– vocals, piano, synthesizer
  • Wayne Hankin – vocals, keyboards, bagpipes
  • Nurit Tilles – piano, keyboards, synthesizer, vocals
  • Nicky Paraiso – vocals
  • Naaz Hosseini – vocals, violin
  • Johanna Arnold – vocals
  • Robert Een– vocals
  • John Eppler – vocals
  • Andrea Goodman – vocals
  • Ching Gonzalez – vocals
  • Edmund Niemann – piano
  • Martin Wieland – recording, mixing
  • James Farber – recording
  • JoAnn Verburg– photography
  • Barbara Wojirsch – design
  • Yoshio Yabara – design

Track listing:

All tracks by Meredith Monk.

  1. Scared Song
  2. I Don’t Know
  3. Window in 7’s
  4. Double Fiesta
  5. Do You Be
  6. Panda Chant I
  7. Memory Song
  8. Panda Chant II
  9. Quarry Lullaby
  10. Prairie Ghost
  11. Shadow Song
  12. Wheel

Art Ensemble of Chicago: The Third Decade

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On January 1, 1984, “ECM” label released “The Third Decade”, the 30th Art Ensemble of Chicago album. It was recorded in June 1984, at “Tonstudio Bauer” in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Lester Bowie – trumpet, fluegelhorn
  • Malachi Favors Maghostut – bass, percussion instruments
  • Joseph Jarman – saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments, synthesizer
  • Roscoe Mitchell – saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion  instruments, cover art
  • Don Moye – drums, percussion
  • Martin Wieland – recording
  • Barbara Wojirsch – design

Track listing:

  1. Prayer for Jimbo Kwesi – Joseph Jarman
  2. Funky Aeco – Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Don Moye
  3. Walking in the Moonlight – Roscoe Mitchell
  4. The Bell Piece – Roscoe Mitchell
  5. Zero – Lester Bowie
  6. Third Decade – Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Joseph Jarman, Roscoe Mitchell, Don Moye

Art Ensemble of Chicago: Nice Guys

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On January 1, 1979, “ECM” label released “Nice Guys”, the 25th Art Ensemble of Chicago album. It was recorded in May 1978, at “Tonstudio Bauer” in Ludwigsburg, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Roscoe Mitchell: saxophones, clarinets, flute, percussion instruments
  • Lester Bowie: trumpet, celeste, bass drum
  • Malachi Favors Maghostut: bass, percussion instruments, melodica
  • Joseph Jarman: vocal, saxophones, clarinets, percussion instruments
  • Don Moye: vocal, drums, percussion
  • Martin Wieland – recording
  • Barbara Wojirsch – design
  • Isio Saba – front photography
  • Dani Lienhard – back photography
  • Henry Riedel – lacquer cut

Track listing:

  1. Ja – Lester Bowie
  2. Nice Guys – Roscoe Mitchell
  3. Folkus – Don Moye
  4. 597–59 – Joseph Jarman
  5. CYP – Roscoe Mitchell
  6. Dreaming of the Master – Joseph Jarman

Keith Jarrett: The Köln Concert

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On December 12, 1975, “ECM” label released “The Köln Concert”, the 19th Keith Jarrett album. It was recorded on January 24, 1975, at “Opera House” in Cologne, Germany, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Keith Jarrett – piano
  • Martin Wieland– engineering
  • BarbaraWojirsch, Burkhart Wojirsch – design
  • Wolfgang Frankenstein– photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Keith Jarrett.

  1. Part I
  2. Part II a
  3. Part II b
  4. Part II c