Interzone - May 3, 2005: ECM II

[Cozy]

Hey,

This week on Interzone I’ll be doing the the next installment 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 works well 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.

[Cozy]

Here is this week's playlist:


Terje Rypdal-Silver Bird Is Heading For The Sun-(Whenever I Seem to be Far Away)-1974-Norway
Arild Andersen-Cherry Tree-(A Molde Concert)-1982-Norway
Pat Metheny-Unquity Road-(Bright Size Life)-1976-USA
Pat Metheny-Bright Size Life-(Bright Size Life)-1976-USA
Jan Garbarek-Lillekort-(Eventyr)-1981-Norway
Marc Johnson-A Wishing Doll-(Bass Desires)-1985-USA
Keith Jarrett-Sounds of Peru-Ruta And Daitya-1973-USA
Keith Jarrett-You Know, You Know-Ruta And Daitya-1973-USA
Edward Vesala-Star Flight-(Satu)-1977-Finland
Bengt Berger-Darafo-(Bitter Funeral Beer)-1982-Sweden
John Abercrombie-Mirrors-(While We’re Young)-1993-USA
John Abercrombie-Stormz-(While We’re Young)-1993-USA
Barre Phillips-Mountainscapes (side 1)-(Mountainscapes) -1976 -UK
Walcott/Cherry/Vasconcelos-Que Faser-(Codona 2)-1981-USA
Dave Holland Big Band -The Razor’s Edge-(What Goes Around) -2002 -UK

Featured Album:
Chick Corea--(Return To Forever)-1972-USA



Thanks for listenin'
- Cozy

[roger]

I'm enjoying this a lot, Cozy. thanks!

[Cozy]

Thanks Roger!

I'm glad I'm reaching a few people out there....



- Cozy