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Ecm : A Cultural Archaeology by Okwui Enwezor and Markus Mueller (2013, Hardcover)

As stunning and complex as the music it celebrates, this book presents essays, photographs, archival material, and artworks that pay tribute to one of the world's most daring and innovative record labels. Founded by the legendary producer Manfred Eicher in 1969, a moment when contemporary music was being redefined across all genres, ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) aimed to bring jazz, improvised, and written music out of the studio and into living rooms around the world. Acoustically rich and expansive, ECM's productions set new standards in sonic complexity. ECM recorded some of the world's most extraordinary music, and its stable features some of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, including Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Steve Reich, Carla Bley, Meredith Monk, Marion Brown, Codona, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and Arvo P rt. Renowned for its high standards of quality, clarity, and freshness, ECM remains a cornerstone in the industry today. This comprehensive volume showcases ECM's cultural breadth, not just in the music world but also within the broader artistic universe. It highlights aspects of African American music of the 1960s in Europe, during the height of the American Civil Rights era, as well as the changing relationships between musicians, music, and listeners. In exploring the work of ECM, this catalog brings together a range of visual arts--installation pieces, photography, and film--alongside essays and an anthology of liner notes.

Book Title
Ecm : a Cultural Archaeology
Author
Okwui Enwezor, Markus Müller
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Group Shows, History & Criticism, Genres & Styles / Pop Vocal, Genres & Styles / Jazz
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Photography, Music
Number of Pages
272 Pages

Lc Classification Number
Ml3792
Reviews
"You might not expect a book about a Munich-based record label to also be about art, but this one is--and not by accident. It is also something of a work of art in itself--the art of book-making."--Art & Antiques
Copyright Date
2012
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2012-554321
Dewey Decimal
338.76178242165
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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