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ECM 1980s: Part 1
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 |
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