ECM Jazz
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Listening to ECM catalog in order; all "reviews" are subjective; unofficial: not affiliated with ECM Records 🇩🇪 Dan Hewins 🇺🇸 based in Tokyo 🇯🇵
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October 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
August 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
2650 Tomasz Stanko Quartet "September Night"
Recorded live September 9, 2004 at Muffathalle, Munich
This is a live set by Tomasz Stanko with the long time collaborators, the Marcin Wasilewski Trio: Sławomir Kurkiewicz on bass and Michał Miśkiewicz on drums. That means it's good...
Recorded live September 9, 2004 at Muffathalle, Munich
This is a live set by Tomasz Stanko with the long time collaborators, the Marcin Wasilewski Trio: Sławomir Kurkiewicz on bass and Michał Miśkiewicz on drums. That means it's good...
July 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
2650 Tomasz Stanko Quartet "September Night"
Recorded live September 9, 2004 at Muffathalle, Munich
This is a live set by Tomasz Stanko with the long time collaborators, the Marcin Wasilewski Trio: Sławomir Kurkiewicz on bass and Michał Miśkiewicz on drums. That means it's good...
Recorded live September 9, 2004 at Muffathalle, Munich
This is a live set by Tomasz Stanko with the long time collaborators, the Marcin Wasilewski Trio: Sławomir Kurkiewicz on bass and Michał Miśkiewicz on drums. That means it's good...
2617 Jean-Louis Matinier, Kevin Seddiki "Rivages"
Recorded April 2018, Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano
You didn't think you needed an accordion / classical guitar duo album, but you were wrong...
Recorded April 2018, Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano
You didn't think you needed an accordion / classical guitar duo album, but you were wrong...
July 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
2617 Jean-Louis Matinier, Kevin Seddiki "Rivages"
Recorded April 2018, Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano
You didn't think you needed an accordion / classical guitar duo album, but you were wrong...
Recorded April 2018, Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, Lugano
You didn't think you needed an accordion / classical guitar duo album, but you were wrong...
2737 Avishai Cohen "Naked Truth"
Recorded September 2021, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines
Seeing the song titles, my mind was immediately drawn to Tomasz Stanko. His albums with the Marcin Wasilewski Trio, "Soul of Things" and "Suspended Night" were masterpieces in suite form. This...
Recorded September 2021, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines
Seeing the song titles, my mind was immediately drawn to Tomasz Stanko. His albums with the Marcin Wasilewski Trio, "Soul of Things" and "Suspended Night" were masterpieces in suite form. This...
June 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
2737 Avishai Cohen "Naked Truth"
Recorded September 2021, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines
Seeing the song titles, my mind was immediately drawn to Tomasz Stanko. His albums with the Marcin Wasilewski Trio, "Soul of Things" and "Suspended Night" were masterpieces in suite form. This...
Recorded September 2021, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines
Seeing the song titles, my mind was immediately drawn to Tomasz Stanko. His albums with the Marcin Wasilewski Trio, "Soul of Things" and "Suspended Night" were masterpieces in suite form. This...
2736 Benjamin Lackner "Last Decade"
Recorded September 2021, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines
This record is something else! It fits right into the ECM catalog but also stands out in some of the most subtle ways. I'd not heard of "Benny" Lackner before listening to this album, but...
Recorded September 2021, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines
This record is something else! It fits right into the ECM catalog but also stands out in some of the most subtle ways. I'd not heard of "Benny" Lackner before listening to this album, but...
June 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
2736 Benjamin Lackner "Last Decade"
Recorded September 2021, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines
This record is something else! It fits right into the ECM catalog but also stands out in some of the most subtle ways. I'd not heard of "Benny" Lackner before listening to this album, but...
Recorded September 2021, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines
This record is something else! It fits right into the ECM catalog but also stands out in some of the most subtle ways. I'd not heard of "Benny" Lackner before listening to this album, but...
2735 Barre Phillips / György Kurtág Jr. "Face À Face"
Recording / mixing: September 2020 – September 2021, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines
Mr. Phillips does it again. He changes the meaning of "bass" yet again for me. To be sure, he's been doing this for quite a long time, and...
Recording / mixing: September 2020 – September 2021, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines
Mr. Phillips does it again. He changes the meaning of "bass" yet again for me. To be sure, he's been doing this for quite a long time, and...
May 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
2735 Barre Phillips / György Kurtág Jr. "Face À Face"
Recording / mixing: September 2020 – September 2021, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines
Mr. Phillips does it again. He changes the meaning of "bass" yet again for me. To be sure, he's been doing this for quite a long time, and...
Recording / mixing: September 2020 – September 2021, Studios La Buissonne, Pernes-les-Fontaines
Mr. Phillips does it again. He changes the meaning of "bass" yet again for me. To be sure, he's been doing this for quite a long time, and...
2734 Wolfert Brederode "Ruins And Remains"
Recorded August 2021 at Sendesaal, Bremen
Wolfert Brederode brings a new ensemble to ECM with this album. We have Joost Lijbaart on drums and a string quartet, the Matangi Quartet.
Recorded August 2021 at Sendesaal, Bremen
Wolfert Brederode brings a new ensemble to ECM with this album. We have Joost Lijbaart on drums and a string quartet, the Matangi Quartet.
May 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
2734 Wolfert Brederode "Ruins And Remains"
Recorded August 2021 at Sendesaal, Bremen
Wolfert Brederode brings a new ensemble to ECM with this album. We have Joost Lijbaart on drums and a string quartet, the Matangi Quartet.
Recorded August 2021 at Sendesaal, Bremen
Wolfert Brederode brings a new ensemble to ECM with this album. We have Joost Lijbaart on drums and a string quartet, the Matangi Quartet.
2727 John Scofield "John Scofield"
Recorded August 2021, Top Story Studio, Katonah NY
Old man Sco is coming to us with a solo guitar record from upstate New York. Actually, it's more like Sco + Sco than a solo record, because on most tracks he's looped a comping track to play over...
Recorded August 2021, Top Story Studio, Katonah NY
Old man Sco is coming to us with a solo guitar record from upstate New York. Actually, it's more like Sco + Sco than a solo record, because on most tracks he's looped a comping track to play over...
April 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
2727 John Scofield "John Scofield"
Recorded August 2021, Top Story Studio, Katonah NY
Old man Sco is coming to us with a solo guitar record from upstate New York. Actually, it's more like Sco + Sco than a solo record, because on most tracks he's looped a comping track to play over...
Recorded August 2021, Top Story Studio, Katonah NY
Old man Sco is coming to us with a solo guitar record from upstate New York. Actually, it's more like Sco + Sco than a solo record, because on most tracks he's looped a comping track to play over...
2726 Jon Balke/Siwan "Hafla"
Recorded May/June 2021, The Village Recording, Copenhagen
Well, this one is not my cup of tea. Balke continues to vex me. "Hafla" is Balke's third album with Siwan, the first being titled the same and the second with "Siwan" as part of the artist name, like this one..
Recorded May/June 2021, The Village Recording, Copenhagen
Well, this one is not my cup of tea. Balke continues to vex me. "Hafla" is Balke's third album with Siwan, the first being titled the same and the second with "Siwan" as part of the artist name, like this one..
April 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
2726 Jon Balke/Siwan "Hafla"
Recorded May/June 2021, The Village Recording, Copenhagen
Well, this one is not my cup of tea. Balke continues to vex me. "Hafla" is Balke's third album with Siwan, the first being titled the same and the second with "Siwan" as part of the artist name, like this one..
Recorded May/June 2021, The Village Recording, Copenhagen
Well, this one is not my cup of tea. Balke continues to vex me. "Hafla" is Balke's third album with Siwan, the first being titled the same and the second with "Siwan" as part of the artist name, like this one..
April 20, 2025 at 9:24 AM
2724 Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity "Elastic Wave"
The first time I saw Gard Nilssen play was with the band Amgala Temple in Tokyo in 2019. I came to this show with a friend who'd introduced me to Jaga Jazzist, which shares some members with Amgala Temple and shares some musical proclivities with...
The first time I saw Gard Nilssen play was with the band Amgala Temple in Tokyo in 2019. I came to this show with a friend who'd introduced me to Jaga Jazzist, which shares some members with Amgala Temple and shares some musical proclivities with...
April 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
2724 Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity "Elastic Wave"
The first time I saw Gard Nilssen play was with the band Amgala Temple in Tokyo in 2019. I came to this show with a friend who'd introduced me to Jaga Jazzist, which shares some members with Amgala Temple and shares some musical proclivities with...
The first time I saw Gard Nilssen play was with the band Amgala Temple in Tokyo in 2019. I came to this show with a friend who'd introduced me to Jaga Jazzist, which shares some members with Amgala Temple and shares some musical proclivities with...
2722 Ralph Alessi Quartet "It's Always Now"
This may be very well the only ECM album that features the superb drumming prowess of Gerry Hemingway! I first came to know his playing with the Anthony Braxton groups of the 90s with Marc Dresser and Marilyn Crispell—what a group!
This may be very well the only ECM album that features the superb drumming prowess of Gerry Hemingway! I first came to know his playing with the Anthony Braxton groups of the 90s with Marc Dresser and Marilyn Crispell—what a group!
March 19, 2025 at 11:54 AM
2722 Ralph Alessi Quartet "It's Always Now"
This may be very well the only ECM album that features the superb drumming prowess of Gerry Hemingway! I first came to know his playing with the Anthony Braxton groups of the 90s with Marc Dresser and Marilyn Crispell—what a group!
This may be very well the only ECM album that features the superb drumming prowess of Gerry Hemingway! I first came to know his playing with the Anthony Braxton groups of the 90s with Marc Dresser and Marilyn Crispell—what a group!
2721 Kit Downes "Vermillion"
I had only thought of Kit Downes as an organ player, having remembered listening to "Obsidian" and "Dreamlife of Debris." However, I realize now that I didn't remember that he played piano on Thomas Strønen "Time Is A Blind Guide," which was a highlight from 2015...
I had only thought of Kit Downes as an organ player, having remembered listening to "Obsidian" and "Dreamlife of Debris." However, I realize now that I didn't remember that he played piano on Thomas Strønen "Time Is A Blind Guide," which was a highlight from 2015...
March 5, 2025 at 11:54 AM
2721 Kit Downes "Vermillion"
I had only thought of Kit Downes as an organ player, having remembered listening to "Obsidian" and "Dreamlife of Debris." However, I realize now that I didn't remember that he played piano on Thomas Strønen "Time Is A Blind Guide," which was a highlight from 2015...
I had only thought of Kit Downes as an organ player, having remembered listening to "Obsidian" and "Dreamlife of Debris." However, I realize now that I didn't remember that he played piano on Thomas Strønen "Time Is A Blind Guide," which was a highlight from 2015...
2704 Dominic Miller “Vagabond” I had the pleasure of seeing Miller perform live at the Blue Note in Tokyo last year. He’s a great player with a long and illustrious pedigree, Sting being the most notable. He’s performed on upwards of 250 records in his career so far...
February 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
2704 Dominic Miller “Vagabond” I had the pleasure of seeing Miller perform live at the Blue Note in Tokyo last year. He’s a great player with a long and illustrious pedigree, Sting being the most notable. He’s performed on upwards of 250 records in his career so far...
I feel like I am in the Twilight Zone. I was playing a lot of Nik Bärtsch last week. When an album ended, Apple Music auto-played related music and this came up:
February 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I feel like I am in the Twilight Zone. I was playing a lot of Nik Bärtsch last week. When an album ended, Apple Music auto-played related music and this came up:
...Check it out and let me know what you think!
As a bonus, I've included a photo of my copy that Nik signed at a Ronin concert here in Tokyo last year.
As a bonus, I've included a photo of my copy that Nik signed at a Ronin concert here in Tokyo last year.
February 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
...Check it out and let me know what you think!
As a bonus, I've included a photo of my copy that Nik signed at a Ronin concert here in Tokyo last year.
As a bonus, I've included a photo of my copy that Nik signed at a Ronin concert here in Tokyo last year.
2703 Nik Bärtsch "Entendre" is Nik's first solo-piano record on ECM. This follows five albums with the Ronin band and one with the Mobile band and is his latest to date on ECM. His previous label, Tonus-Music-Records, released one solo album called "Hishiryō" nearly 20 years earlier in 2022...
February 8, 2025 at 11:54 AM
2703 Nik Bärtsch "Entendre" is Nik's first solo-piano record on ECM. This follows five albums with the Ronin band and one with the Mobile band and is his latest to date on ECM. His previous label, Tonus-Music-Records, released one solo album called "Hishiryō" nearly 20 years earlier in 2022...
2702 Jakob Bro, Arve Henriksen, Jorge Rossy "Uma Elmo"
Just when I thought Jakob Bro couldn't get more subtle and chill, "Uma Elmo" arrives on my playlist. To the chagrin of some of you (and maybe Jakob) I haven't really warmed to his music and this album isn't doing the trick...
Just when I thought Jakob Bro couldn't get more subtle and chill, "Uma Elmo" arrives on my playlist. To the chagrin of some of you (and maybe Jakob) I haven't really warmed to his music and this album isn't doing the trick...
February 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
2702 Jakob Bro, Arve Henriksen, Jorge Rossy "Uma Elmo"
Just when I thought Jakob Bro couldn't get more subtle and chill, "Uma Elmo" arrives on my playlist. To the chagrin of some of you (and maybe Jakob) I haven't really warmed to his music and this album isn't doing the trick...
Just when I thought Jakob Bro couldn't get more subtle and chill, "Uma Elmo" arrives on my playlist. To the chagrin of some of you (and maybe Jakob) I haven't really warmed to his music and this album isn't doing the trick...