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In June 1994 over three extraordinary nights at the celebrated Blue Note in New York City, Keith Jarrett's Standards Trio took American jazz to new heights. Keith Jarrett At The Blue Note - The Complete Recordings (six CDs) captures every tune from every set from every night - a unique documentation of one of this decade's greatest performances. "Jarrett makes each new note sound like a discovery ... The music whispered and glimmered, seeking a pure, incorporeal song." <br/>(New York Times, June 6, 1994)<br/><br/>Keith Jarrett, piano<br/>Gary Peacock, bass<br/>Jack DeJohnette, drums<br/><br/>Recorded June 1994

Released on the occasion of Anouar Brahem's 60th birthday, "Blue Maqams" offers many reasons to celebrate. Recorded in New York's Avatar Studios in May 2017 and produced by Manfred Eicher, it brings the Tunisian oud master together with three brilliant improvisers: the "Maqams" of the title refers to the Arabic modal music system, rendered kind of blue by the jazz players. For Anouar Brahem and Dave Holland the album marks a reunion: they first collaborated 20 years ago on the very widely-acclaimed "Thimar" album. Brahem meets Jack DeJohnette for the first time here, but Holland and DeJohnette have been frequent musical partners over the last half-century beginning with ground-breaking work with Miles Davis - their collaborations are legendary. British pianist Django Bates also rises superbly to the challenge of Brahem's compositions. And Anouar in turn is inspired to some of his most outgoing playing. "Blue Maqams" is a highlight of ECM's autumn season.

180 gram vinyl.<br/><br/>ECM har en lång tradition av att ge ut många album med solobas. Men "Provenance" är det första helt och hållet dedikerat till den elektriska basen. Den svenske elbasisten Björn Meyer, baserad i Schweiz, har en unik ton i sitt instrument och i sina kompositioner spelar han ofta flerstämmigt med sig själv, med hjälp av loopar. Albumet är inspelat i en stor konsertsal i Lugano, och den stora akustiken med sin långa efterklang spelar en viktig roll på albumet - nästan som en extra medmusikant.

Jökleba (Jörgensen/Balke/Kleive): Outland 2014 [CD]

Digipack.<br/><br/>Arild Andersen's compilation takes a zigzag path through his discography highlighting his own groups, his soloistic brilliance as a bassist and his perceptiveness in recognizing talent in bud. Quite a few musicians received early exposure through Andersen's efforts. Amongst them: Bill Frisell, Nils Petter Molvær, Jon Balke, Bendik Hofseth, Bugge Wesseltoft and, more recently, Vassilis Tsabropoulos. Andersen's :rarum also includes encounters with established masters Paul Motian, Kenny Wheeler, and Ralph Towner. "It's been some fantastic years with ECM, and I feel I've just started."<br/><br/><br/>.

Luminessence-series LP.<br/><br/> ECM lanserar en ny vinylserie för audiofiler som de kallar Luminessence! Återutgivningar av juveler ur ECMs digra katalog som saknats på marknaden i många år, eller som aldrig tidigare givits ut på vinyl. Samtliga är analoga produktioner av högsta kvalitet, överförda direkt från masterbanden. Först ut är Kenny Wheelers "Gnu High" (1975) och Naná Vasconcelos "Saudades" (1979). Kommande releaser i Luminessence-serien inbegriper bland annat album av Gary Burton, Keith Jarrett och Jan Garbarek

Exklusiv trippelvinyl-box i ECMs serie "Luminessence", med Keith Jarretts solopianokonserter från Bremen och Lausanne, 1973, som tidigare givits ut på 2CD. Framröstad i Mojo Magazine som Jarretts solopianoskiva #1 "This is the ne plus ultra of the solo live Jarrett concert in all its improvisational glory."