For those listening to ECM music in either format. Here's a beginning: Pat Metheny : Offramp. (ECM CD). John Abercrombie : Timeless (ECM CD).
Terje Rypdal - After the Rain cd (ECM) The fantastic ECM artist from Norway Terje Rypdal, the album After The Rain 1976 Beautiful clear and Airy guitar sounds with synth sounds create mesmerizing atmosphere. Terje Rypdal - Air
My fave music for a friday afternoon in summer: Chick Corea - Selected ECM Recordings 1 Sometime Ago 2 La Fiesta 3 Desert Air 4 What Game Shall We Play Today 5 Tweak 6 Mirror, Mirror 7 Trio Improvisation 1 8 Trio Improvisation 3 9 Rhythm-A-Ning 10 Eronel 11 Think of One 12 I Hear A Rhapsody 13 Summer Night/Night and Day All from this great 10 CD set:
Not more than 30 min ago my friend and I came across two dudes unloading a truck of records with the intent of selling them to the local record shop. They couldn't give them away so they said pick what you like. I plucked out a mint 2lp set of Keith Jarrett's Koln Concert. Talk about a score!
Sargasso Sea should be required listening for guitarists, IMHO. I never hear anyone talk about this, but the combination of Abercrombie and Towner is magical.
Yes, I have this, great record. Have you heard 5 Years Later, the follow up? Just asking as it's out again on vinyl.
Arvo Pärt. I played these to CDs quite a lot for a period this winter. Well, it looks like only "Alina" is ECM...
I always try to give a couple new ECM albums a chance and recently I grabbed a couple, rfavorite 3 from oldest to most recent : SOLO GUITARRA - Jose Louis Montan ECM 2246 ECM Records » Stefano Bollano - Joy In Spite Of Everything (my favorite os this season) ECM 2360 ECM Records » Jack deJohnette, Ravi Shankar, Mathew Garrison - In Movement (newest aquisition) ECM 2488 ECM Records »