Favourite ECM Titles

For Charles Lloyd I favor 'Lift every Voice' which is quite cathartic given it's inspirational spiritual response to the 9/11 tumult.

For Anouar Brahem recordings, all of them, but 'Le pas du chat noir' & yes agree, 'The Astounding Eyes of Rita.'

A non-ECM release that's really worth seeking out is Mavrothi T.Kontanis's 2008 CD. You won't regret it.

Just a few of my many ECM discs I go back to often:
- (believe it or not of all Tomasz Stanko's this one) 'From the Green Hill'

- ..and from some of Tomasz's co-musicians of the past this one for contemplative listening (but of course so much of these recordings fit under 'contemplative' music: Marcin Wasilewski Trio, January

- ..and bassist experimenter extraordinaire Eberhard Weber's 'Pendulum' a beautiful fragility flows forth from this one.

- one final one on many listeners ECM fav list (for good reason too): Towner & Fresu on 'Chiaroscuro.

I have not mentioned some excellent Indian music of which there is much. Checkout Waterlily recordings to start.

Peace fellow audiogon'er's

I recommended Mavrothi Kontanis's in an earlier post as many like I love the oud. I also admit a strong affection for the bandoneon. For a poor, white, lower middle-class kid from middle America my music tastes are very different from most of my peers. This past week one of my typical diverse play cycles: Arvo Part's Spiegel Im Spiegel, Jordi Savall performing Marin Marais's music for the viole, Bill Frisell's Disfarmer, Babatunde Olatunji's Circle of Drums, and Helge Lien Trio's Hello Troll.

Thanks Edorr. I don't have Blow Up, but it's now on my to-buy list.