December 29, 2022 #1288

With this show being the final one for 2022, I thought something different might be in order, so I dug up an idea that has been lurking for a while: a special featuring music released by ECM Records. I had been sorting through my record collection and kept seeing many ECM releases by a wide variety of artists, right from the early days of ECM. Then I received a recording by the Art Ensemble of Chicago which celebrated their six decades, a period that began in Paris 1969, and was celebrated by recent recording a live album in Paris. That first European appearance by the Ensemble turned the scene on its head. In a way, so has ECM had a similar effect, with its broad scope and precise recordings, and it also began in 1969. So this extra-long show became reality. There is no chronology, just randomly selected tunes from randomly selected albums.  I hope the music brings back memories or sparks curiosity to hear more of this music. Note: there are no artist links for this show. Just go to the ECM website for that.

00:00 Jack DeJohnette * Special Edition – ECM * Zoot Suite * USA
11:18 Bill Frisell * Rambler – ECM * Rambler * USA
19:24 Host speaks
21:42 Benny Maupin * The Jewel In The Lotus – ECM * The Jewel In The Lotus * USA
31:38 Arild Andersen * Affirmation – ECM * Affirmation Part 4 * Norway
39:50 John Abercrombie * Gateway – ECM * 7th D * USA
49:09 Andrew Cyrille * Declaration of Musical Independence – ECM * Dazzling Perichordially * USA
58:52 Host speaks
59:33 Charlie Haden * Ballad Of The Fallen – ECM * La Pasionaria * USA
1:09:53 Masqualero * Bande A Part – ECM * Bali * Norway
1:17:14 Susanne Abbuehl * April – ECM * A.I.R. (All-India Radio) * Switzerland
1:25:05 Host speaks
1:25:32 Miroslav Vitous * First Meeting – ECM * Recycle * Czechia
1:35:35 Host speaks
136:02 Pat Metheny * Bright Size Life – ECM * Bright Size Life * USA
1:40:42 Ralph Alessi * Imaginary People – ECM * Fun Room * USA
1:49:00 Paul Motian * I Have The Room Above Her – ECM * Harmony * USA
1:55:59 Host speaks
1:57:21 Old And New Dreams * Old And New Dreams – ECM * Lonely Woman * USA
2:09:35 Jakob Bro * Streams – ECM * Shell Pink * Denmark
2:17:42 Don Cherry * Dona Nostra – ECM * Mbizo * USA
2:26:10 Host speaks
2:27:16 Circle * Circle: Paris Concert – ECM * Neffertiti * USA
2:45:54 Gard Nilssen Acoustic Unity * Elastic Wave – ECM * Boogie * Norway
2:50:45 Snake Oil * Incidentals – ECM * Prelude One – Sequel Too * USA
2:59:52 Eberhard Weber * Yellow Fields – ECM * Yellow Fields * Germany
3:09:55 Vijay Iyer * Break Stuff – ECM * Taking Flight * USA
3:16:54 Host speaks
3:18:14 Jan Garbarek * Witchi-Tai To – ECM * Hasta Sempre * Norway
3:26:21 Marc Johnson * Bass Desires – ECM * Samurai Hee Haw * USA
3:33:58 Art Ensemble of Chicago * Full Force – ECM * Charlie M. * USA
3:43:09 Kenny Wheeler * Deer Wan – ECM * Deer Wan * England
3:53:05 Charles Lloyd * Sangam – ECM * Little Peace * USA
3:58:42 Host speaks
4:00:58 Tomasz Stanko * Balladyna – ECM * First Song * Poland
4:08:33 Jan Garbarek Arild Andersen & Edward Vesala * Tryptykon – ECM * J.E.V. * Norway/Finland
4:15:58 Jakob Bro & Joe Lovano * Once Around The Room: Tribute to Paul Motian – ECM * Drum Music * Denmark/USA
4:21:50 Codona * Codona – ECM * Mumakata * USA/Brazil
4:29:51 Host speaks
4:31:09 David Virelles * Mboko – ECM * Transmission * Cuba/Canada
4:39:57 Tomasz Stanko * WislawaECM * Mikrokosmos * Poland
4:47:28 Terje Rypdal – Miroslav Vitous & Jack DeJohnette * Terje Rypdal – Miroslav Vitous & Jack DeJohnette – ECM * Flight * Norway/Czechia/USA
4:52:47 Keith Jarrett * Whisper Not – ECM * When I Fall In Love * USA
5:00:14 Host speaks
5:01:38 Michael Formanek * Small Places – ECM * Rising Tensions and Awesome Light * USA
5:10:34 Pat Metheny * Travels – ECM * Farmer’s Trust * USA
5:16:51 Host speaks
5:18:10 Edward Vesala * Ode To The Death Of Jazz – ECM * What? Where? Hum Hum * Finland