ECM Records
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| Founded | 1969 |
| Founder | Manfred Eicher |
| Distributor(s) | Universal Music |
| Genre | Jazz, classical, world |
| Country of origin | Germany |
| Location | Munich |
| Official website | www |
ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is an independent record label founded by Manfred Eicher in Munich in 1969. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ECM's artists often refuse to acknowledge boundaries between genres. ECM's motto is "the Most Beautiful Sound Next to Silence", according to a 1971 review of ECM releases in CODA, a Canadian jazz magazine.
ECM has been distributed in the U.S. by Warner Bros. Records, PolyGram Records, BMG, and, since 1999, Universal Music, the successor of PolyGram.
Its album covers have been profiled in two books: Sleeves of Desire and Windfall Light, both published by Lars Müller.
The first ECM release was pianist Mal Waldron's 1969 recording Free at Last. The label went on to release recordings by many prominent jazz musicians, including Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Chick Corea, Charlie Haden, John Abercrombie, Dave Liebman, Eberhard Weber, Egberto Gismonti, Dave Holland, Keith Jarrett, Terje Rypdal, and Ralph Towner. The label has also released recordings in the world music genre by artists including Jan Garbarek, Steve Tibbetts, Stephan Micus, Codona, Anouar Brahem, L. Shankar, Jon Hassell, and Naná Vasconcelos.
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