ECM 1980s: Part 2

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 8, 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	Foxy Trot	14:8	Kenny Wheeler	Double, Double You
2	Shadow Dance	5:27	Dave Holland Quintet	Jumpin' In
3	Vessel	5:29	Ralph Towner/Gary Burton	Slide Show
4	He Comes From the North (Introduction Based On The Traditional Lapp Joik:AIllohas)	13:38	Jan Garbarek	Legend of the Seven Dreams
5	Lumi	6:36	Edward Vesala	Lumi
6	Patterns Which Connect	5:29	Everyman Band	Without Warning
7	Wizard Of Odds	6:19	Bill Frisell	Rambler
8	Dançando	7:55	Egberto Gismonti	Duas Vozes
9	The Journeyers To The East	6:42	First House	Eréndira
10	My Funny Valentine	10:50	Keith Jarrett Standards Trio	Still Live
11	Amaryllis	8:55	Oregon	Crossing
12	Power Spot	7:14	Jon Hassell	Power Spot
13	The Wanderer	5:46	John Surman	Private City
14	56 Flowerpots	4:37	Stephan Micus	Twilight Fields
15	The Prince and the Sage	6:23	Ralph Towner	Blue Sun
16	Silence	5:49	Charlie Haden	The Ballad Of The Fallen
17	Farmer's Trust	6:25	Pat Metheny Group	Travels
18	Twice Around The Sun	10:31	Oregon	Ecotopia
19	Visionary	11:37	Mike Nock	Ondas
20	It Should've Happened A Long Time Ago	6:7	Paul Motian	It Should've Happened A Long Time Ago
21	Part 3	5:2	Steve Tibbetts	Big Map Idea
22	Sunjog	7:36	Zakir Hussain	Making Music
23	Healing Power	10:27	Carla Bley	Fleur Carnivore