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Marc Johnson: Shades Of Jade

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On September 17, 2005, “ECM” label released “Shades of Jade”, the eight Marc Johnson album. It was recorded January – February 2004, at “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Eliane Elias and Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Marc Johnson – double bass
  • Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone
  • John Scofield – guitar
  • Eliane Elias – piano
  • Alain Mallet – organ
  • Joey Baron – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Marc Johnson and Eliane Elias.

  1. Ton Sur Ton
  2. Apareceu
  3. Shades of Jade
  4. In 30 Hours
  5. Blue Nefertiti
  6. Snow
  7. Since You Asked
  8. Raise
  9. All Yours
  10. Don’t Ask of Me

John Scofield: Same

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On May 6, 2022, “ECM” label released the self-titled, the 46th John Scofield album. It was recorded in August 2021, at “Top Story Studio: in Katonah, New York, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • John Scofield – electric guitar, loops, liner notes
  • Tyler McDiarmid – engineer
  • Christoph Stickel – mastering
  • Sascha Kleis – design
  • Luciano Rossetti – cover photo
  • Manfred Eicher – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Coral – Keith Jarrett
  2. Honest I Do – John Scofield
  3. It Could Happen to You – Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke
  4. Danny Boy – traditional
  5. Elder Dance – John Scofield
  6. Mrs. Scofield’s Waltz – John Scofield
  7. Junco Partner – traditional
  8. There Will Never Be Another You – Harry Warren, Mack Gordon
  9. My Old Flame – Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow
  10. Not Fade Away – Buddy Holly, Norman Petty
  11. Since You Asked – John Scofield
  12. Trance De Jour – John Scofield
  13. You Win Again – Hank Williams

Marcin Wasilevski Trio: Trio

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On April 23, 2005, “ECM” label released “Trio”, the debut Marcin Wasilewski Trio album. It was recorded in 2004, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Marcin Wasilewski – piano
  • Slawomir Kurkiewicz – bass
  • Michal Miskiewicz – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Marcin Wasilewski, Slawomir Kurkiewicz and Michal Miskiewicz except where noted.

  1. Trio Conversation (Introduction)
  2. Hyperballad – Björk
  3. Roxana’s Song – Karol Szymanowski
  4. K.T.C. – Michal Wasilewski
  5. Plaza Real – Wayne Shorter
  6. Shine – Michal Wasilewski
  7. Green Sky – Tomasz Stańko
  8. Sister’s Song – Ewa Wasilewska, Michal Wasilewski
  9. Drum Kick
  10. Free-Bop – Michal Wasilewski
  11. Free Combinations for Three Instruments
  12. Entropy
  13. Trio Conversation (The End)

Vijay Iyer: Uneasy

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On April 9, 2021, “ECM” label released “Uneasy”, album by Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, and Tyshawn Sorey. It was recorded December 2019, at “Oktaven Audio” in Mount Vernon, New York, and was produced by Manfred Eicher and Vijay Iyer.

Personnel:

  • Vijay Iyer – piano, liner notes
  • Tushawn Sorey – drums
  • Linda May Han Oh – double bass
  • Ryan Streber – engineer
  • Cristoph Stickel – mastering
  • Sascha Kleis – design
  • Rita Dove – liner notes
  • Edward Berenson – liner notes
  • Woong Chul An – cover photography
  • Craig Marsden – liner photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Vijay Iyer, except where noted.

  1. Children of Flint
  2. Combat Breathing
  3. Night and Day – Cole Porter
  4. Touba – Mike Ladd, Vijay Iyer
  5. Drummer’s Song – Geri Allen
  6. Augury
  7. Configurations
  8. Uneasy
  9. Retrofit
  10. Entrustment

Avishai Cohen: Cross My Palm with Silver

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On May 5, 2017, “ECM” label released “Cross My Palm with Silver”, the ninth Avishai Cohen album. It was recorded in September 2016, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Avishai Cohen – trumpet
  • Yonathan Avishai – piano
  • Barak Mori – double bass
  • Nasheet Waits – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Avishai Cohen

  1. Will I DIe, Miss? Will I Die?
  2. Theme for Jimmy Greene
  3. 340 Down
  4. Shoot Me in the Leg
  5. 50 Years and Counting

Billy Hart: One is the Other

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On March 4, 2014, “ECM” label released “One Is the Other”, the twelve Billy Hart album. It was recorded April – May 2013, At “Avatar Studios” in New York City, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Billy Hart – drums
  • Mark Turner – tenor sax
  • Ethan Iverson – piano
  • Ben Street – double bass

Track listing:

All tracks by Billy Hart, except where noted.

  1. Lennie Groove – Mark Turner
  2. Maraschino – Ethan Iverson
  3. Teule’s Redemption
  4. Amethyst
  5. Yard
  6. Sonnet for Stevie – Mark Turner
  7. Some Enchanted Evening – Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
  8. Big Trees – Ethan Iverson

Paul Bley: The Paul Bley Quartet

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In December 1987, “ECM” label released “The Paul Bley Quartet”, the 46th Paul Bley album. It was recorded in November 1987, at “Rainbow Studio” in Oslo, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Paul Bley — piano
  • John Surman — soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
  • Bill Frisell — guitar
  • Paul Motian — drums

Track listing:

  1. Interplay – Paul Bley
  2. Heat – John Surman
  3. After Dark – Bill Frisell
  4. One in Four – Paul Motian
  5. Triste – Paul Bley

Wolfgang Muthspiel: Rising Grace

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On October 28, 2016, “ECM” label released “Rising Grace”, the 21st Wolfgang Muthspiel album. It was recorded in January 2016, at “Studios La Buissonne” in Pernes-les-Fontaines, in France, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Wolfgang Muthspiel – guitar
  • Ambrose Akinmusire – trumpet
  • Brad Mehldau – piano
  • Larry Grenadier – double bass
  • Brian Blade – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Wolfgang Muthspiel, except where noted.

  1. Rising Grace
  2. Intensive Care
  3. Triad Song
  4. Father and Sun
  5. Wolfgang’s Waltz – Brad Mehldau
  6. Superonny
  7. Boogaloo
  8. Den Wheeler, Den Kenny
  9. Ending Music
  10. Oak

Enrico Rava Quartet: Tribe

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On October 21, 2011, “ECM” label released “Tribe”, album by Enrico Rava Quartet (the 41st Enrico Rava album overall). It was recorded in October 2010, at “ArteSuono Studio” in Udine, Italy, and was produced by Manfred Eicher.

Personnel:

  • Enrico Rava – trumpet
  • Gianluca Petrella – trombone
  • Giovanni Guidi – piano
  • Giacomo Ancillotto – guitar
  • Gabriele Evangelista – double bass
  • Fabrizio Sferra – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Enrico Rava except where noted.

  1. Amnesia
  2. Garbage Can Blues
  3. Choctaw
  4. Incognito
  5. Cornettology
  6. F. Express
  7. Tears for Neda
  8. Song Tree
  9. Paris Baguette
  10. Planet Earth
  11. Tribe
  12. Improvisation – Enrico Rava, Gianluca Petrella, Giovanni Guidi, Gabriele Evangelista, Fabrizio Sferra

Tim Berne: Shadow Man

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On October 4, 2013, “ECM” label released “Shadow Man”, the 49th Tim Berne album. It was recorded in January 2013, at “The Clubhouse” in Rhinebeck in New York, and was produced by Tim Berne and David Torn.

Personnel:

  • Tim Berne – alto saxophone
  • Oscar Noriega – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Matt Mitchell – piano, Tack piano, Wurlitzer electric piano
  • Ches Smith – drums, percussion, vibraphone

Track listing:

All tracks by Tim Berne except where noted.

  1. Son of Not So Sure
  2. Static – Marc Ducret, Tim Berne
  3. Psalm – Paul Motian
  4. OC/DC
  5. Socket
  6. Cornered (Duck)