5 Great New ECM Albums
The German avant-jazz label's best releases from late 2024 and early 2025
I’ve previously written about my fondness for the music of ECM.
The Munich-based label is notorious for stoically ignoring trends and fads. Instead it focuses on musical quality, high recording standards and building long-term relationships with musicians, rather than dropping one-off projects.
They’re one of the last standing bulwarks against the ongoin…


