Horizons Touched: The Music of ECM
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.27 (533 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1862078807 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Editions of Contemporary Music: Gorgeous Graphics and Diverse Insights into ECM, Great Jazz Label" according to J. Winokur. It has been Editions of Contemporary Music: Gorgeous Graphics and Diverse Insights into ECM, Great Jazz Label It has been 35 years since Manfred Eicher's brilliant ECM label released Gary Burton's and Chick Corea's wonderful collaboration Crystal Silence. It is 38 years since the label was first launchedSince then, ECM has created and released so vast and extraordinary a collection of music - path breaking improvisational music, often jazz that does not swing -- that adventurous jazz lovers have come to know the "ECM sound." Over its lifetime so far, it h. 5 years since Manfred Eicher's brilliant ECM label released Gary Burton's and Chick Corea's wonderful collaboration Crystal Silence. It is Editions of Contemporary Music: Gorgeous Graphics and Diverse Insights into ECM, Great Jazz Label It has been 35 years since Manfred Eicher's brilliant ECM label released Gary Burton's and Chick Corea's wonderful collaboration Crystal Silence. It is 38 years since the label was first launchedSince then, ECM has created and released so vast and extraordinary a collection of music - path breaking improvisational music, often jazz that does not swing -- that adventurous jazz lovers have come to know the "ECM sound." Over its lifetime so far, it h. 8 years since the label was first launchedSince then, ECM has created and released so vast and extraordinary a collection of music - path breaking improvisational music, often jazz that does not swing -- that adventurous jazz lovers have come to know the "ECM sound." Over its lifetime so far, it h. Stellar ECM is the sound studio that brings us contemporary music as fine art. For those of you enchanted by the ECM sound, this is an anthology of ECM artists' biographies, cover art, artist statements and interviews, artist portraits, critical essays and a complete discography. The binding and layout are stellar. We would expect no less than perfection from the studio that brought us superb sound quality and artistry from 1968 onward.. "A Stunning Must-Have for all ECM aficianados" according to nctomatoman. The ECM label (as well as the now defunct sister label, JAPO) has always had an air of mystery about it. They have a huge catalog, few of which are ever out of print or unavailable. Most of the earlier, seminal issues had no liner notes whatsoever - just incredible, impactful cover art or graphics to complement the music. The advent of the Internet allowed Googling of the artists, to learn a bit more about those who create or produce the music.Now
In 1969 producer Manfred Eicher founded a new record label, Edition of Contemporary Music, in Munich. This portrait of the label traces how ECM set new standards with meticulously realized productions of improvised and notated music, introduced hundreds of musicians to a wider public, and has changed the way music is played, recorded, and perceived. More than 1,000 albums later, after many landmark recordings and new discoveries—including Keith Jarrett's best-selling "Koln Concert," Jan Garbarek's saxophone improvisations, and Estonian composer Arvo Part's profoundly moving minimalism—ECM stands as a model of musical independence unique in the history of the re
"A rich collaboration." —Library Journal