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Paul Motian Trio - It Should've Happened a Long Time Ago
7th Aug 2020by Joshua Lee
Paul Motian’s seminal trio record with Bill Frisell and Joe Lovano showcased the key components of Motian’s classic quintet with some forward-thinking twilit jazz, proving to be one of the most important releases of all the trio’s careers.
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Kit Downes - Dreamlife of Debris
29th Nov 2019by Matt Groom
Finding inspiration in W.G. Sebald's novel The Rings of Saturn, Kit Downes's second album for ECM demonstrates his unique approach to the church organ with a brilliantly atmospheric suite of pieces.
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Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble
18th Oct 2019by Matt Groom
Released 25 years after Officium, Remember Me, My Dear is the final album recorded by saxophonist Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble.
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Keith Jarrett - The Köln Concert
23rd Jul 2019by Matt Groom
Talk about behemoths - this week I pull out The Köln Concert, Keith Jarrett's game-changing solo album. Over forty years later it hasn't lost any of its power.
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Rabbia/Petrella/Aarset - Lost River
9th Jul 2019by Matt Groom
Matt enjoys an aquatic deep listening experience with Michele Rabbia, Gianluca Petrella and Eivind Aarset on the evocative Lost River from ECM, a well deserved Recording of the Week.
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Dave Holland - Conference of the Birds
18th Apr 2019by Matt Groom
A conference of the finest players on the free music scene in the early seventies, Matt argues that Dave Holland's Conference of the Birds is one of the great seventies jazz albums.
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Vijay Iyer & Craig Taborn
22nd Mar 2019by Matt Groom
Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn take the road less travelled on this fascinating document of a live concert from Budapest on ECM.