Nach von der Kritik gefeierten ECM-Aufnahmen mit dem Maciej Obara Quartett (Unloved, Three Crowns) legt der polnische Pianist Dominik Wania ein Soloalbum vor, das im November 2019 in Lugano aufgenommen wurde. Wania's besondere Sensibilität hinsichtlich Anschlag, Ton und Textur ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
Michel Benita Quartet - auf der Suche nach einem umfassenden, globalen Klang. Nach seinem 2016 erschienenen ECM-Debüt mit der fünfköpfigen Band Ethics präsentiert sich Bassist Michel Benita nun auf "Looking At Sounds" mit einem neuen Quartett. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
David Liebman, Marc Copland, Ralph Alessi, Drew Gress and Joey Baron are well known contemporary jazz masters--each a player, composer, and bandleader in his own right. Grounded in the jazz tradition, they are also committed to stretching the boundaries of the possible. These musicians have years of ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Ein neues ECM-Studioalbum und ein Programm mit neuer Musik von Terje Rypdal ist ein Grund zum Feiern. Auf Conspiracy scheint sich der große norwegische Gitarrist wieder mit der wilden Inspiration zu verbinden, die solche frühen Meisterwerke wie Whenever I Seem To Be Far Away, Odyssey und Waves ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Genera, by François Houle 5+1 (2012) was the Canadian clarinetist’s last ambitious creative jazz project, though 2018’s Houle/Hawkins/Eisenstadt trio You Have Options was lovely and exemplary in its own way. But last year he started working on a new group including Vancouver ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Gitarrist Bill Frisell ein stilistisches Chamäleon zu nennen wäre fast untertrieben. Von Avantgarde bis zu Balladenkunst, von klassischem Gitarrenjazz bis hin zu Country-Klängen hat der Amerikaner bereits in diversen Stilen brilliert. Mit "Valentine" hat er jetzt ein lupenreines Trioalbum ...
Komponist: Bill Frisell
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
"Offramp" is the third album by the Pat Metheny Group, released in 1982. It won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance. It contains the popular ballad "Are You Going with Me?". Offramp is the first studio album on which Metheny used a guitar synthesizer, a Roland GR-300 ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
A young group openly acknowledging the influence of popular music. This cheerful, breezy jazz-rock from the Pat Metheny Group was recorded in 1979.. Includes the PMG signature tune “(Cross The) Heartland”. Pat Metheny is one of those rare artists whose virtuosity is so fluid that it is no longer a necessary ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
Metheny alone and, mostly, acoustic, playing folk-flavoured compositions. Pat viewed this as “an autobiographical album. It’s got a lot to do with the American Midwest. It’s very open and spacious.” Pat Metheny is one of those rare artists whose virtuosity is so fluid that it is no longer ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
"First Circle" was Pat Metheny's last recording for ECM, before signing with Geffen Records.With new members Pedro Aznar and Paul Wertico, the group was set for its next phase. Metheny's musical touchstones are all here - South America, spirited rock, and de-tuned sonic parody. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
If you’ve ever desired a Pat Metheny Group greatest hits album, then Travels is for you. Compiled from the group’s touring activities in 1982, this double set is a must-have. From the glittering lotus of melody that is “San Lorenzo” to the even more effusive “Phase Dance,” the requisite classics are all here. We also get a ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
(aka “The White Album”) Pat Metheny Group (Remastered)
When the Pat Metheny Group released this debut album on ECM in 1978, the musicianship of Pat was already beginning to turn some heads. His previous trio album for ECM in 1976, featuring Jaco Pastoris (bass) and Bob Moses (drums), had forced the world of traditional jazz to take notice of this contemporary sound. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (Remastered)
As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls is a collaborative album by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, released in 1981. The title makes reference to Wichita, Kansas and Wichita Falls, Texas. The title tune is just under 21 minutes. It is one of the few albums where Metheny not only acts as both the lead and accompanying guitarist but also the ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
"Rejoicing" is an album by the guitarist Pat Metheny that was released in 1984 by ECM. It features the guitarist in a trio with Charlie Haden on bass and Billy Higgins on drums, both of whom played and recorded with Ornette Coleman in the late 1950s and early 1960s. In addition to his own compositions, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
“Guitar wonder Metheny has made an astoundingly tasteful and free flowing record here” the Massachusetts Valley Advocate declared. “Metheny’s compositions are perfect vehicles for his guitar, which blends smoothly with the breathtaking ensemble work.” The recording is the first of Pat’s albums to feature Lyle Mays ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
Larger ensembles may have provided Pat Metheny with his most visible successes, but he's repeatedly fired up his most fluid and personal playing in leaner trio settings, starting with this, his 1976 debut as a leader. Bob Moses brings both delicacy and effortless dynamics to his drumming, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Fusion
Through a decade, this trio has developed a unique mode of interplay and improvisation, in the very grey area between written and improvised music. The inspirations stretches far beyond traditional jazz, which is audible through references to classical, folk and contemporary ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Das erstmalige Zusammentreffen des dynamischen Trios um Marcin Wasilewski mit dem US-Tenoristen Joe Lovano und seinem voluminösen Ton bringt eine besondere Musik von konzentriertem, tiefem Gefühl hervor, in der Lyrik und Kraft ideal ausgewogen scheinen. Diese Allianz spielt auf Arctic Riff vier ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Unter dem Titel "Swallow Tales" hat Gitarrist John Scofield im Trio mit Steve Swallow und Bill Stewart ein ganzes Album mit Kompositionen des einzigartigen Bassisten eingespielt. Auf "Swallow Tales" verneigt sich der Gitarrist John Scofield musikalisch vor seinem langjährigen ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
Nach Aufnahmen als Sideman von Louis Sclavis und Vincent Courtois legt der französische Pianist Benjamin Moussay mit "Promontoire" sein erstes eigenes Album bei ECM vor. "Promontoire", benannt nach einem Ort in den Vogesen, ist für den Franzosen zugleich auch das ...
Genre: Instrumental
Subgenre: Piano
