Interzone - April 5, 2005: ECM Records I

[Cozy]

Hellooooo,

This week on Interzone I’ll be doing the first of many shows to come on music from the German label ECM. The ECM label was started in 1969 by Manfred Eichler, who was interested in creating a label devoted to contemporary music, jazz and improvisation.

Eichler’s vision was to bring new and contemporary ideas to classic music traditions while also producing records of distinct production quality. The end result is a diverse catalog of music in the jazz, jazz-rock, avant-garde, new age, and contemporary music veins.

ECM, which stands for ‘Editions of Contemporary Music’ is still around today and has released about 900 records over the last 35 years with such notable artists John Abercrombie, Jan Garbarek, Keith Jarrett, and Terje Rypdal spending the majority of their long recording careers devoted to this label.

ECM is perfect for a show like Interzone as you’ll discover that the music does not typify your common jazz, venturing into the gray space between progressive rock and jazz.

Hope you enjoy...


- Cozy


PS - Playlist to come.

[Rick and Roll]

good theme....look forward to it!

[Cozy]

Here is the playlist for this week:

Playlist:
Eberhard Weber-Touch-(Yellow Fields) -1976 -Germany
Eberhard Weber-Sand Glass-(Yellow Fields)-1976 -Germany
Dave Liebman-Sam’s Float-(Lookout Farm) -1974 -USA
Egberto Gismonti -Palacio De Pinturas-(Sol Do Meio Dia) -1978 -Brazil
John Abercrombie / Marc Johnson/ Peter Erskine-Furs On Ice-(Abercrombie / Johnson / Erskine)-1989 -USA
Rainer Bruninghaus-Stufen-(Friegweht)-1981-Germany
Krakatau-Matinale-(Matinale)-1993-Finland
Krakatau-Jai-Ping-(Matinale)-1993-Finland
Azimuth-Azimuth-(Azimuth)-1977-Various
Louis Sclavis-Contre Contre-(L’affrontement des Pretendants)-2001-France
Jan Garbarek-Sart-(Sart)-1971-Norway
Everyman Band-Lonely Streets-(Everyman Band)-1982-USA
Gary Burton-Unfinished Sympony-(Ring)-1974-USA
Gary Burton-Intrude-(Ring)-1974-USA
Carla Bley-Song Of The Jungle Stream-(Tropic Appetites) -1974-USA

Featured Album:
Terje Rypdal--(Descendre)-1980-Norway

[podakayne]

i will definetly have to record your show for uninterrupted listening (work), ECM has some of my very dearest music John Abercrombie, Eberhard Weber, Dave Liebman, Krakatau, Gary Burton (been years...do i have the right name in memory).

keep up the great line-ups.

poda

[Cozy]

Thanks Poda...

The response seems to be pretty good amongst some people off AM that are listening. This is an excellent label for prog fans who want to get into jazz, imo.








- Cozy