ECM 1980s: Part 1

John Kelman

Senior Editor since 2004

With the realization that there will always be more music coming at him than he can keep up with, John wonders why anyone would think that jazz is dead or dying.

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Published: March 7, 2011

1970s Part 1 | 1970s Part 2 | 1980s Part 1 | 1980s Part 2

While the 1970s are often looked upon as ECM's glory days, every decade has more than enough to maintain its position as one of the most innovative and forward-thinking record labels in the history of jazz. Two parts, 46 songs in total, demonstrate the label's singular vision, in the context of tremendous stylistic breadth, during the 1980s. Once again, some tracks are from vinyl rips; here's hoping they'll see the light of day as CD someday soon!

Track	Name	Time	Artist	Album
1	One for Eric	9:52	Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition	Special Edition
2	M	6:16	John Abercrombie	M
3	Dear Kenny	6:19	Arild Andersen	Lifelines
4	Silver Lake	10:52	Miroslav Vitous Group	First Meeting
5	Avskjed	5:47	Terje Rypdal	Descendre
6	Some Echoes	5:37	Steve Swallow	Home
7	So Green	6:15	Gary Peacock	Shift In The Wind
8	Stufen	8:24	Rainer Brüninghaus	Freigeweht
9	Chillum	5:17	Art Lande	Skylight
10	Spirit Lake	9:21	Ralph Towner	Solo Concert
11	Jessica's Sunwheel	5:21	David Darling	Cycles
12	Voice Of The Silence	5:33	Don Cherry	El Corazón
13	Egret	8:25	Gallery	Gallery
14	For Louie	12:18	Lester Bowie	All The Magic!
15	Útviklingssang	6:31	Carla Bley	Social Studies
16	Maurizius	8:13	Eberhard Weber	Later That Evening
17	Psalm	6:56	Paul Motian	Psalm
18	The Juggler's Etude	7:32	John Abercrombie/Ralph Towner	Five Years Later
19	Start	5:55	Bill Frisell	In Line
20	Spor	6:11	Charlie Haden	Magico
21	Morning Lake	7:26	Terje Rypdal/Miroslav Vitous/Jack DeJohnette	To Be Continued
22	Pendulum	10:24	Jan Garbarek	Wayfarer
23	It's For You	8:20	Pat Metheny	As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls