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In Passing available on Apple Music. A bit of a surprise.
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05-15-2022 10:58 PM
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My favourite album in the ECM catalogue is Kenny Wheeler's 'Angel Song'. A dream quartet of Kenny Wheeler, Lee Konitz, Bill Frisell and Dave Holland.
I heard this album for the first time in 2005 after catching Kenny Wheeler's 75th birthday big band tour. The band was reduced to an octet for the first set and there were two tunes from 'Angel Song'.
I immediately went and got the album and it is Frisell's playing on this album, together with Mick Goodrick on Steve Swallow's 'Always Pack Your Uniform on Top', that convinced me to switch from electric bass (which was my gateway into jazz via fusion) to the guitar.
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Other ECM favourites include:
John Abercrombie - 'Current Events' (1985)
Jakob Bro - 'Gefion' (2015) and 'Bay of Rainbows' (2018)
Jan Garbarek - 'Paths, Prints' (1982)
Dave Holland Quintet - 'Extended Play: Live at Birdland' (2003)
Keith Jarrett - 'My Song' (1978)
Charles Lloyd - 'Voice in the Night' (1998)
Marc Johnson - 'Bass Desires' (1985)
Paul Motian Trio - 'It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago' (1985)
Paul Motian Band - 'Garden of Eden' (2005)
John Taylor, Norma Winstone and Kenny Wheeler - 'Azimuth' (1977)
Ralph Towner and Gary Burton - 'Matchbook' (1974)
Ralph Towner - 'Solstice' (1975)
Kenny Wheeler - 'Music for Large & Small Ensembles' (1990)
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Ha! Your cross-posting beat me to it, David! I saw a couple of Kenny Wheeler's UK tours too and I agree - they really were inspiring.
I was surprised that no-one had mentioned the beautiful 'Angel Song' yet. It's probably the ECM album that I've played the most in the past couple of decades, by a long way. Kenny Wheeler's track title 'Kind of Gentle' could sum up the mood of the whole album.
Last edited by Mick Wright; 05-16-2022 at 07:22 AM.
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Enjoy!
Originally Posted by Bach5G
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This was my introduction to Kenny Wheeler, with John Abercrombie - it was in the big ECM haul I got in 1985 or so, see the start of the thread.
I agree “Angel Song” is fantastic, “The Widow in the Window” (again with Abercrombie) is also beautiful. Wheeler has a gorgeous sound and excellent taste in guitarists.
The two Swallow CDs, the one you mentioned and “Deconstructed” with Goodrick have been a great find from this thread!
Originally Posted by David B
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Originally Posted by st.bede
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When I saw Mick yesterday I told him about all the comments on this thread and forum. He told me "I only made a few records but it's nice to know they were important."
There are some recordings he did with Wolfgang Muthspiel as a duo and the last time we talked, a couple of months ago, there was some mention of trying to get Manfred (ECM) to consider releasing them.
That would be really nice.
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The more Mick out there to listen to the better!
Thanks for communicating to Mick how important he has been to the development of some of us here, even though we may never have entered Berklee’s doors. I’ve gotten a lot of education out of one album and one book of his - a little Mick goes a long way.
As for his limited appearances on record, well, for several years, maybe decades, the only Mick Goodrick I had was “In Pas(s)ing”, and besides loving it just for its own sake, it was a touchstone for me in centering and re-centering my approach to jazz guitar - his tone, phrasing, dynamics, comping - all of it - though I know he further developed his playing over the decades, it was all there for me in that one record.
Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
Also solo Sco album was released on ECM too I believe (interesting that I loved his solo youtube and concert recordings more than on an album - I do not know why.. maybe there is some rawness in his live performance that adds lively quality to all the looper work and on the record it sounds as if it is pre-recorded).
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ECM is really great enterprise. My very close friend's music cd was recorded on ECM (non-guitar music) some years ago and he shared with me his experience on recording and working process and communication with Manfred Eicher, it was very interesting to get from first hand.
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Originally Posted by Jonah
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Originally Posted by Jonah
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
I think jazz music allows to do that to some degree... (If I remember correctly Sco recorded his solo album at home).
But my friend and musicians (string quartet and vocal enesemble) they really had to come to Munich rehearse there and record everything right there in the ECM studio.
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I'd forgotten all about that incredible live quartet album - thanks David!
All the best,
Mick W
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
What's really unique about ECM, in addition to the excellence of the musicians and quality of the recording process, is the soundscape.
It's so singular--you can listen to Abercrombie or Burton or Bley (both of them!) or Jarrett and you know almost instantly it's an ECM recording. There aren't a lot of labels these days like that.
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I published a modified version of my initial post in this thread on Medium today:
My Serendipitous Introduction to the ECM Records Audioscape
I plan to write more in-depth articles there about specific ECM releases; I hope some of you here might find it interesting.
All the best!
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John Abercrombie - Night and Getting There
Pat Metheny - Travels and Offramp
Terje Rypdal - Whenever I Seem to be Far Away and Waves
Bill Frisell - Rambler, In Line and Lookout for Hope
Bass Desires - Bass Desires and Second Sight (Frisell and Scofield)
Paul Motain - Psalm
Bajillion of others. Love E.C.M.!
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Originally Posted by maxsmith
Thought you might like to know that London Jazz News included a link to your article in their weekly Wednesday Breakfast Headlines newsletter, in a round-up of interesting articles and news from around the web. Good to see it there!
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Oh, wow, that’s great, thanks for letting me know!
Originally Posted by David B
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One ECM guitarist who rarely gets mentioned is Steve Eliovson. Dawn Dance, an album from 1981 featuring Collin Walcott was his sole recording for the label. Another session was lined up but a series of incidents (and an accident - the guitarist couldn’t make the flight to Munich due to a badly broken leg) resulted in Eliovson soon retiring from the scene.
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Nice! Found the album on Apple Music - will give it a listen, thanks!
Originally Posted by PMB
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