ECM Style Also Known As ECM Jazz Is Style Of Music In Jazz Lineage That Emerged In The Mid-1970s And Is Associated With ECM Records ECM Stands For "Edition Of Contemporary Music" . ECM Style Can Be Seen As Creative Reaction To Free Jazz Which Was At That Time Seen As Most Forward-Looking Form Of Jazz Pursuing Different Elements Of Expression Than The Often Violent And Dissonant Aesthetics Of Free Jazz. Although ECM Style Have Taken Few Cues From Free Jazz It Rather Followed The Way Of Jazz Fusion. It Has Been Partially Influenced By Restrained And Subdued Aesthetics Of Cool Jazz And Mainly By Third Stream In Incorporating Various Compositional Elements Of Western Classical Music Though In Lesser Degree The Avant-Garde Styles Of Modern Classical. In Addition To It ECM Style Compositions Are Often Influenced By Or Even Based On Various Traditional Folk Music Sources. Although ECM Style Is Obviously Associated With ECM Records It Doesn't Mean That It Refers To Any Record Released By It. ECM Style Has Entered The Common Usage - For Lack Of Better Name - As Reference To Specific Genre Of Jazz And Can Currently Refer To Releases Outside Of ECM Records E.G. Some Of Oregon's Records Before They Actually Signed For ECM Records Are Referred To As Already Done In ECM Style . Conversely Not Every Jazz Record From ECM Records Is ECM Style. Although The Term Has Been Invented Amongst Listeners And Enthusiasts It Has Been Already Treated By Jazz Scholars Too. The Artists Who Have Been Crucial In Coining The Basic Language Of The Genre Were Initially From ECM Though Jan Garbarek Beginning With Records Witchi-Tai-To And Dis Keith Jarrett Especially The Köln Concert Ralph Towner With Solstice Eberhard Weber Later That Evening Or Miroslav Vitous First Meeting . Their Approach Is Usually Described As "ascetic" "restrained" Or "meditative" And Their Playing Can Be Characterized By Long Slow-Pacing Gestures That Are Preferred To Displays Of Virtuosity Usage Of Silence Subdued Expressivity And Attention To "spatial" Organization In Music. They Approach Their Instruments In More Traditional Way Compared To Free Jazz Not Pushing Them To Their Expressive Limits. ECM Style Jazz Is Tonal Although It Doesn't Operate With Instantly Recognizable Melodies It Is Often Quite Static And Close To Impressionism In Its Treatment Of Textures And Atmospheres. Rhythmically The Music Is Straight Often In Straight Eight-Notes And Doesn't Have The "swing" Feel That's Common To Majority Of Jazz. The Adjectives Usually Associated With ECM Style Are "dreamy" "ethereal" "icy" Etc. This Particular Style Has Been Fortified By ECM Records Founder And Producer Manfred Eicher Who Approached The Sound Engineering With Clarity And Detail Usually Associated With Recordings Of Classical Music. These Recognizable Sound Engineering Qualities Are Usually Referred To As "ECM Sound". Basic ECM Style Was Fully Established In The 1980s. During The Following Years It Has Refined Its Language And Increased The Range Of Non-Jazz Influences In Order To Emphasize Its Meditative And Relaxing Qualities. With Help Of Such Qualities ECM Style Has Gradually Gained Some Mainstream Following. Currently The Genre Has Found Home Amongst Many Scandinavian Jazzmen And What Is Sometimes Referred To As "Scandinavian Jazz" Is Basically The ECM Style. Amongst The More Contemporary Artists Representing This Genre Are Tord Gustavsen Trio Arve Henriksen Or Nik Bärtsch. Ecm-Jazz Every artist, every band, and every song you can imagine, from the newest to the oldest, are easily accessible through Frogtoon Music. Get ready to indulge yourself and allow the music to enrich your soul, ignite your passion, awaken your emotions, and bring back some beautiful memories. The following is a directory of top artists and bands from Ecm Jazz: As you visit their pages, you will be presented with a list of popular videos, top tracks, recommended mixes, and music from all the albums they released. In addition, within each page, you can access and discover music from similar artists and bands.