Favorite ECM Records of the 21st Century

[Rabshakeh]

1 hour ago, Mark13 said:

John Abercrombie. And there's a couple of Chris Potter-albums I like.

But some of the early records are spectacular. The ECM-sound seemed much more diverse, let's say, up to the mid-nineties. There were occasional albums too that didn't fit the aesthetic. I'm not aware of any such titles post-2000. Tasteful additions to their catalogue of introspective autumn-jazz - yes, but not much more.

I think that ironically the genres covered did expand. More world music and classical and less of a focus on jazz. But I think the releases sounded more similar.

Maybe. Then again maybe not. There are releases by the likes of Evan Parker and Barry Guy that don't fit that mold at all. I think that the difference is the expansion of ECM 'product' starts to drown out the more original records. 

Edited 5 hours ago by Rabshakeh

[HutchFan]

1 minute ago, Rabshakeh said:

Maybe. Then again maybe not. There are releases by the likes of Evan Parker and Barry Guy that don't fit that mold at all. I think that the difference is the expansion of ECM 'product' starts to drown out the more original records. 

I agree. It becomes harder to generalize when the catalog becomes so large.