ECM Records Discography: 1979-1980
1979 (10th anniversary)
Eberhard Weber Trio
Gary Burton, vibraharp, marimba; Bill Frisell, guitar, balalaika; Eberhard Weber, bass, tarang; Bonnie Herman, Norma Winstone, voices.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, January, 1979
| Quiet Departures | ECM (G) ECM 1137 | |
| Fluid Rustle | ECM (G) ECM 1137, :rarum 8018 | |
| A Pale Smile | ECM (G) ECM 1137 | |
| Visible Thoughts | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1137 Eberhard Weber - Fluid Rustle 1979
= ECM (G) ECM 1137 (CD) -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8018 Eberhard Weber - Selected Recordings 2004
Globe Unity
Enrico Rava, trumpet; Manfred Schoof, Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn; Gunter Christmann, Albert Mangelsdorff, trombone; Paul Rutherford, trombone, euphonium; Bob Stewart, tuba; Michel Pilz, bass clarinet; Steve Lacy, soprano sax, piano; Evan Parker, tenor, soprano sax; Gerd Dudek, tenor, soprano sax, flute; Alexander Von Schlippenbach, piano; Buschi Niebergall, bass; Paul Lovens, drums, percussion, etc.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, January, 1979
| Nodagoo | JAPO (G) JAPO 60027 | |
| Boa | - | |
| Trom-Bone-It | - | |
| Flat Fleet | - | |
| Reflections | - | |
| Worms (Dedicated To Ezra Pound) | - | |
| The Forge | - |
* JAPO (G) JAPO 60027 Globe Unity - Compositions 1980
Tom Van Der Geld Trio
Roger Jannotta, flute, soprano sax, oboe; Tom Van Der Geld, vibraharp; Bill Connors, guitar.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, February, 1979
| One | ECM (G) ECM 1134 | |
| Eevee | - | |
| Joujou | - | |
| Michi | - | |
| Joys And Sorrows | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1134 Tom Van Der Geld - Path 1979
Paul Motian Trio
Charles Brackeen, tenor, soprano sax; J.F. Jenny-Clark, bass; Paul Motian, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, March, 1979
| Folk Song For Rosie | ECM (G) ECM 1138, :rarum 8016 | |
| Abacus | - | |
| Cabala / Drum Music | ECM (G) ECM 1138 | |
| The Sunflower | - | |
| Le Voyage | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1138 Paul Motian Trio - Le Voyage 1979
= ECM (G) ECM 1138 (CD) -
= ECM (G) ECM 2260-65 Paul Motian 2013
* ECM (G) :rarum 8016 Paul Motian - Selected Recordings 2004
Terje Rypdal Trio
Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet, flugelhorn, keyboards; Terje Rypdal, guitar, keyboards, flute; Jon Christensen, drums, percussion.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, March, 1979
| Avskjed | ECM (G) ECM 1144 | |
| Circles | - | |
| Descendre | ECM (G) ECM 1144, 825 428-1 | |
| Innseiling | - | |
| Men Of Mystery | ECM (G) ECM 1144 | |
| Speil | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1144 Terje Rypdal - Descendre 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1144 (CD) - 1991
* ECM (G) 825 428-1 Terje Rypdal - Works 1985
= ECM (G) 825 428-2 -
Nana Vasconcelos With Orchestra
Egberto Gismonti, super 8-string guitar #4; Nana Vasconcelos, berimbau, percussion, voice, gongs; Members Of Radio Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart, Mladen Gutesha, conductor.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, March, 1979
| 1. | O Berimbau | ECM (G) ECM 1147 |
| 2. | Vozes (Saudades) | - |
| 3. | Ondas (Na Ohlos De Petronila) | - |
| 4. | Cego Aderaldo | - |
| 5. | Dado | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1147 Nana Vasconcelos - Saudades 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1147 (CD) -
Jack DeJohnette Special Edition
Arthur Blythe, alto sax; David Murray, tenor sax, bass clarinet; Peter Warren, bass, cello; Jack DeJohnette, drums, piano, melodica.
Generation Sound Studios, NYC, March, 1979
| One For Eric | ECM (G) ECM 1152, 825 427-1 | |
| Zoot Suite | ECM (G) ECM 1152 | |
| Central Park West | - | |
| India | - | |
| Journey To The Twin Plane | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1152 Jack DeJohnette - Special Edition 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1152 (CD) -
= ECM (G) ECM 2296-99 - 2012
* ECM (G) 825 427-1 Jack DeJohnette - Works 1985
= ECM (G) 825 427-2 -
European Quartet
Jan Garbarek, tenor, soprano sax, flute, percussion; Keith Jarrett, piano, percussion; Palle Danielsson, double bass; Jon Christensen, drums, percussion.
Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan, April 16, 1979
| Personal Mountains | ECM (G) ECM 2290/91 | |
| Innocence | - | |
| So Tender | - |
same session.
| Oasis | - | |
| Chant Of The Soil | - | |
| Prism | - | |
| New Dance | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 2290/91 Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson, Jon Christensen - Sleeper 2012
European Quartet
Jan Garbarek, tenor, soprano sax; Keith Jarrett, piano, percussion; Palle Danielsson, bass; Jon Christensen, drums.
Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan, April, 1979
| Personal Mountains | ECM (G) ECM 1382, :rarum 8020 | |
| Prism | ECM (G) ECM 1382 | |
| Oasis | - | |
| Innocence | - | |
| Late Night Willie | ECM (G) ECM 1382 (CD), :rarum 8001 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1382, ECM 1382 (CD) Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson, Jon Christensen - Personal Mountains 1989
* ECM (G) :rarum 8020 Jon Christensen - Selected Recordings 2004
* ECM (G) :rarum 8001 Keith Jarrett - Selected Recordings 2002
Barry Guy Quartet
Trevor Watts, alto, soprano sax; Howard Riley, piano; Barry Guy, double bass; John Stevens, drums, cornet.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, April, 1979
| The Y? | JAPO (G) JAPO 60028 | |
| Remember To Remember | - | |
| Du Doo | - | |
| Maze | - | |
| "In Relationship To Circumstance..." | - |
* JAPO (G) JAPO 60028 Barry Guy, Howard Riley, John Stevens, Trevor Watts - Endgame 1979
George Adams Sextet
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn; Heinz Sauer, tenor sax; George Adams, tenor sax, vocal; Richard Beirach, piano; Dave Holland, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, May, 1979
| Baba | ECM (G) ECM 1141 | |
| Imani's Dance | - | |
| Stay Informed | - | |
| Got Someethin' Good For You | - | |
| A Spire | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1141 George Adams - Sound Suggestions 1979
= ECM (G) ECM 1141 (CD) -
Richard Beirach Trio
Richard Beirach, piano; George Mraz, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, May, 1979
| Sea Priestess | ECM (G) ECM 1142 | |
| Pendulum | - | |
| Ki | - | |
| Snow Leopard | - | |
| Elm | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1142 Richard Beirach - Elm 1979
Miroslav Vitous Quartet
John Surman, soprano sax, bass clarinet; Kenny Kirkland, piano; Miroslav Vitous, bass; Jon Christensen, drums.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, May, 1979
| Silver Lake | ECM (G) ECM 1145 | |
| Beautiful Place To | - | |
| Trees | - | |
| Recycle | - | |
| First Meeting | - | |
| Concerto In Three Parts | - | |
| You Make Me So Happy | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1145 Miroslav Vitous - First Meeting 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1145 (CD) -
John Surman Solo
John Surman, soprano, baritone sax, bass clarinet, synthesizer.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, May, 1979
| Edges Of Illusion | ECM (G) ECM 1148, :rarum 8013 | |
| Filigree | ECM (G) ECM 1148 | |
| Caithness To Kerry | - | |
| Beyond A Shadow | - | |
| Prelude And Rustic Dance | - | |
| The Lamplighter | - | |
| Following Behind | - | |
| Constellation | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1148 John Surman - Upon Reflection 1979
= ECM (G) ECM 1148 (CD) -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8013 John Surman - Selected Recordings 2004
European Quartet
Jan Garbarek, soprano, tenor sax; Keith Jarrett, piano, timbales, percussion; Palle Danielsson, bass; Jon Christensen, drums, percussion.
Village Vanguard, NYC, May, 1979
| Chant Of The Soil | ECM (G) ECM 1171/72 | |
| Innocence | - | |
| Processional | - |
same session.
| Oasis | - | |
| New Dance | - | |
| Sunshine Song | ECM (G) ECM 1171/72, :rarum 8002 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1171/72 Keith Jarrett, Jan Garbarek, Palle Danielsson, Jon Christensen - Nude Ants 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1171/72 (CD) -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8002 Jan Garbarek - Selected Recordings 2002
Barre Phillips Trio
John Surman, soprano, baritone sax, bass clarinet, synthesizer; Barre Phillips, bass; Aina Kemanis, voice.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, June, 1979
| Journal Violone II: Part I | ECM (G) ECM 1149 | |
| Journal Violone II: Part II | - | |
| Journal Violone II: Part III | - | |
| Journal Violone II: Part IV | - | |
| Journal Violone II: Part V (To Aquirax Aida) | - | |
| Journal Violone II: Part VI | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1149 Barre Phillips - Journal Violone II 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1149 (CD) -
Charlie Haden Trio/Magico
Jan Garbarek, sax; Egberto Gismonti, guitar, piano; Charlie Haden, bass.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, June, 1979
| Bailarina | ECM (G) ECM 1151 | |
| Magico | ECM (G) ECM 1151, 823 269-1 | |
| Silence | ECM (G) ECM 1151 | |
| Spor | - | |
| Palhaco | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1151 Charlie Haden, Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti - Magico 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1151 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 823 269-1 Egberto Gismonti - Works 1984
= ECM (G) 823 269-2 -
Pat Metheny Group
Lyle Mays, piano, Oberheim, autoharp, organ; Pat Metheny, 6 & 12-string guitar; Mark Egan, bass; Dan Gottlieb, drums.
Long View Farm Studios, Brookfield, MA, June, 1979
| (Cross The) Heartland | ECM (G) ECM 1155, 823 270-1 | |
| Airstream | ECM (G) ECM 1155, :rarum 8009 | |
| The Search | ECM (G) ECM 1155 | |
| American Garage | - | |
| The Epic | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1155 Pat Metheny Group - American Garage 1979
= ECM (G) ECM 1155 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 823 270-1 Pat Metheny - Works 1984
= ECM (G) 823 270-2 -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8009 Pat Metheny - Selected Recordings 2004
Jack DeJohnette New Directions
Lester Bowie, trumpet; John Abercrombie, guitar, mandolin guitar; Eddie Gomez, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums, piano.
live in Willisau, Switzerland, June, 1979
| Salsa For Eddie G. | ECM (G) ECM 1157 | |
| Where Or Wayne | - | |
| Bayou Fever | - | |
| Multo Spiliagio | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1157 Jack DeJohnette New Directions - In Europe 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1157 (CD) -
TOK
Takashi Kako, piano, celeste; Kent Carter, bass, cello; Oliver Johnson, drums, toy piano, tambourine, vocal; with Steve Lake, harpsichord.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, June, 1979
| Paradox | JAPO (G) JAPO 60029 | |
| Night Music | - | |
| Dodec | - | |
| A Lua De Portugal | - | |
| Sekitel | - | |
| Wobbly Walk Parade | - |
* JAPO (G) JAPO 60029 TOK - Paradox 1979
Ralph Towner Quintet
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn; David Darling, cello; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar, piano, French horn; Eddie Gomez, bass; Michael Di Pasqua, drums, percussion.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, July, 1979
| New Moon | ECM (G) ECM 1153, 823 268-1 | |
| Yesterday And Long Ago | ECM (G) ECM 1153 | |
| Celeste | - | |
| Special Delivery | - | |
| Kupala | - | |
| Beneath The Evening Sky | ECM (G) ECM 1153, 823 268-1 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1153 Ralph Towner - Old Friends, New Friends 1979
= ECM (G) ECM 1153 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 823 268-1 Ralph Towner - Works 1984
= ECM (G) 823 268-2 -
Steve Kuhn/Sheila Jordan Band
Steve Kuhn, piano; Harvie Swartz, bass; Bob Moses, drums; Sheila Jordan, voice.
Columbia Studios, NYC, July, 1979
| Tomorrow's Son | ECM (G) ECM 1159 | |
| Gentle Thoughts | - | |
| Poem For No. 15 | - | |
| The Zoo | - | |
| Deep Tango | - | |
| Life's Backward Glance | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1159 Steve Kuhn/Sheila Jordan Band - Playground 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 2090-92 Steve Kuhn - Life's Backward Glances - Solo And Quartet 2008
Old And New Dreams
Don Cherry, trumpet, piano; Dewey Redman, tenor sax, musette; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, August, 1979
| Lonely Woman | ECM (G) ECM 1154 | |
| Togo | - | |
| Guinea | - | |
| Open Or Close | - | |
| Orbit Of La-Ba | - | |
| Song For The Whales | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1154 Don Cherry, Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Ed Blackwell - Old And New Dreams 1979
= ECM (G) ECM 1154 (CD) -
Kenny Wheeler Sextet
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn; Eje Thelin, trombone; Evan Parker, soprano, tenor sax; Tom Van Der Geld, vibraharp; J.F. Jenny-Clark, bass; Edward Vesala, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, August, 1979
| Mai We Go Round | ECM (G) ECM 1156 | |
| Solo One | - | |
| May Ride | - | |
| Follow Down | - | |
| Riverrun | - | |
| Lost Woltz | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1156 Kenny Wheeler - Around 6 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1156 (CD) -
Bill Connors Solo
Bill Connors, guitar.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, August, 1979
| Feet First | ECM (G) ECM 1158 | |
| Wade | - | |
| Sing And Swim | - | |
| Frog Stroke | - | |
| Surrender To The Water | - | |
| Survive | - | |
| With Strings Attached | - | |
| Breath | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1158 Bill Connors - Swimming With A Hole In My Body 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1158 (CD) -
Michael Mantler Sextet
Michael Mantler, trumpet, music; Gary Windo, tenor sax; Carla Bley, piano, organ; Philip Catherine, guitar; Steve Swallow, bass guitar; D. Sharpe, drums.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, August, 1979-March, 1980
| Movie Nine | WATT (G) WATT/10 | |
| The Sinking Spell | WATT (G) WATT/10; ECM (G) ECM 1813 | |
| Movie Eleven | WATT (G) WATT/10 | |
| Will We Meet Tonight? | - | |
| Movie Thirteen | - | |
| The Doubtful Guest | - | |
| Movie Fifteen | - | |
| Movie Fourteen | - | |
| Movie Ten | - | |
| Movie Twelve | - |
* WATT (G) WATT/10 Michael Mantler - More Movies 1980
= WATT (G) WATT 7/10 Michael Mantler - Movies / More Movies 2000
* ECM (G) ECM 1813 Michael Mantler - Review (1968-2000) 2006
Steve Swallow -- Robert Creeley
David Liebman, sax; Steve Kuhn, piano; Lyle Mays, synthesizer; Steve Swallow, bass; Bob Moses, drums; Sheila Jordan, voice; Robert Creeley, poems.
Columbia Studios, NYC, September, 1979
| Some Echoes | ECM (G) ECM 1160 | |
| "She Was Young..." (From "The Finger") | - | |
| "Nowhere One..." | - | |
| Colors | - | |
| Home | - | |
| In The Fall | - | |
| "You Didn't Think..." | - | |
| Ice Cream | - | |
| Echo | - | |
| Midnight | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1160 Steve Swallow - Home 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1160 (CD) -
Chick Corea - Gary Burton Duo
Gary Burton, vibraharp; Chick Corea, piano.
Limmathaus, Zurich, Switzerland, October 28, 1979
| Senor Mouse | ECM (G) ECM 1182/83 | |
| Bud Powell | - | |
| Crystal Silence | - | |
| Tweak | ECM (G) ECM 1182/83, :rarum 8003 |
Gary Burton, vibraharp #1,3-6; Chick Corea, piano #2-6.
| 1. | I'm Your Pal / Hullo, Bolinas | ECM (G) ECM 1182/83 |
| 2. | Love Castle | - |
| 3. | Falling Grace | - |
| 4. | Mirror, Mirror | ECM (G) ECM 1182/83, :rarum 8003 |
| 5. | Song To Gayle | ECM (G) ECM 1182/83 |
| 6. | Endless Trouble, Endless Pleasure | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1182/83 Chick Corea And Gary Burton - In Concert, Zurich, October 28, 1979 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1182/83 (CD) -
= ECM (G) ECM 2036-39 Gary Burton, Chick Corea - Crystal Silence - The ECM Recordings 1972-79 2009
* ECM (G) :rarum 8003 Chick Corea - Selected Recordings 2002
David Darling Solo
David Darling, acoustic cello, 8-string solid body electric cello, voice, percussion, bells, gongs, tympani.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, October, 1979
| Slow Return | ECM (G) ECM 1161 | |
| Bells And Gongs | - | |
| Far Away Lights | - | |
| Solo Cello | - | |
| Minor Blue | - | |
| Clouds | - | |
| Solo Cello | - | |
| Solo Cello And Voice | - | |
| Journal October, Stuttgart | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1161 David Darling - Journal October 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1161 (CD) -
Ralph Towner Solo
Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar.
Amerika Haus, Munich, West Germany and Limmathaus, Zurich, Switzerland, October, 1979
| Spirit Lake | ECM (G) ECM 1173 | |
| Ralph's Piano Waltz | - | |
| Train Of Thought | - | |
| Zoetrope | - | |
| Nardis | - | |
| Chelsea Courtyard | - | |
| Timeless | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1173 Ralph Towner - Solo Concert 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1173 (CD) -
Abercrombie Quartet
Richard Beirach, piano; John Abercrombie, guitar, mandolin guitar; George Mraz, bass; Peter Donald, drums.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, November, 1979
| Blue Wolf | ECM (G) ECM 1164 | |
| Dear Rain | - | |
| Stray | ECM (G) ECM 1164, :rarum 8014 | |
| Madagascar | ECM (G) ECM 1164 | |
| Riddles | - | |
| Foolish Dog | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1164 Abercrombie Quartet 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 2478-80 John Abercrombie, Richie Beirach, George Mraz, Peter Donald - The First Quartet 2015
* ECM (G) :rarum 8014 John Abercrombie - Selected Recordings 2004
Charlie Haden Trio/Magico
Jan Garbarek, tenor, soprano sax; Egberto Gismonti, 8-string guitar, super 8-string guitar, piano; Charlie Haden, bass.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, November, 1979
| Folk Song | ECM (G) ECM 1170, 823 266-1 | |
| Bodas De Prata | ECM (G) ECM 1170 | |
| Cego Aderaldo | ECM (G) ECM 1170, :rarum 8002 | |
| Veien | ECM (G) ECM 1170 | |
| Equilibrista | - | |
| For Turiya | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1170 Charlie Haden, Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti - Folk Songs 1981
= ECM (G) ECM 1170 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 823 266-1 Jan Garbarek - Works 1984
= ECM (G) 823 266-2 -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8002 Jan Garbarek - Selected Recordings 2002
Keith Jarrett Solo
Keith Jarrett, piano.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, November, 1979
| The Moth And The Flame: Part I | ECM (G) ECM 1201/02 | |
| The Moth And The Flame: Part II | - | |
| The Moth And The Flame: Part III | - | |
| The Moth And The Flame: Part IV | - | |
| The Moth And The Flame: Part V | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1201/02 Keith Jarrett - Invocations/The Moth And The Flame 1981
= ECM (G) ECM 1201/02 (CD) -
Manfred Schoof Quintet
Manfred Schoof, trumpet, flugelhorn; Michel Pilz, bass clarinet; Rainer Bruninghaus, piano, synthesizer; Gunter Lenz, bass; Ralf Hubner, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, November, 1979
| Horizons | JAPO (G) JAPO 60030; ECM (G) ECM 2093/94 | |
| The Abstract Face Of Beauty | JAPO (G) JAPO 60030 | |
| Hope | JAPO (G) JAPO 60030; ECM (G) ECM 2093/94 | |
| Sunrise | JAPO (G) JAPO 60030 | |
| Old Ballad | JAPO (G) JAPO 60030; ECM (G) ECM 2093/94 | |
| Sunset | - |
* JAPO (G) JAPO 60030 Manfred Schoof Quintet - Horizons 1980
* ECM (G) ECM 2093/94 Manfred Schoof Quintet - Resonance 2009
Sam Rivers Quartet
George Lewis, trombone; Sam Rivers, soprano, tenor sax, flute; Dave Holland, bass; Thurman Barker, drums, marimba.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, December, 1979
| Circles | ECM (G) ECM 1162, ECM 2365 | |
| Zip | ECM (G) ECM 1162 | |
| Solace | ECM (G) ECM 1162, ECM 2365 | |
| Verve | ECM (G) ECM 1162 | |
| Dazzle | - | |
| Images | - | |
| Lines | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1162 Sam Rivers - Contrasts 1980
* ECM (G) ECM 2365 Various Artists - Re: Seoul 2013
Azimuth With Ralph Towner
Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn, trumpet; John Taylor, piano, organ; Ralph Towner, 12-string guitar, classical guitar; Norma Winstone, voice.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, December, 1979
| The Longest Day | ECM (G) ECM 1163 | |
| Autumn | - | |
| Arrivee | - | |
| Touching Points: From The Window | - | |
| Touching Points: Windfall | - | |
| Touching Points: The Rabbit | - | |
| Touching Points: Charcoal Traces | - | |
| Depart | - | |
| The Longest Day (Reprise) | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1163 Azimuth With Ralph Towner - Depart 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1546-48 Azimuth - Azimuth/The Touchstone/Depart 1994
Enrico Rava Quartet
Enrico Rava, trumpet; Franco D'Andrea, piano; Giovanni Tommaso, bass; Bruce Ditmas, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, December, 1979
| Lulu | ECM (G) ECM 1166 | |
| Outsider | - | |
| Small Talk | - | |
| Rose Selavy | - | |
| Ah | - | |
| Trombonauta | - | |
| At The Movies | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1166 Enrico Rava Quartet - Ah 1980
Jan Garbarek - Kjell Johnsen Duo
Jan Garbarek, tenor, soprano sax, wood flute; Kjell Johnsen, pipe organ.
Engelbrektskyrkan, Stockolm, Sweden, December, 1979
| Aftenland | ECM (G) ECM 1169 | |
| Syn | - | |
| Linje | - | |
| Bue | - | |
| Enigma | - | |
| Kilden | - | |
| Spill | - | |
| Iskirken | ECM (G) ECM 1169, :rarum 8002 | |
| Tegn | ECM (G) ECM 1169 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1169 Jan Garbarek, Kjell Johnsen - Aftenland 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1169 (CD) -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8002 Jan Garbarek - Selected Recordings 2002
AMM III
Keith Rowe, guitar, prepared guitar, transistor radio; Eddie Prevost, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, December, 1979
| Radio Activity | JAPO (G) JAPO 60031 | |
| Convergence | - | |
| Kline | - | |
| Spittlefields' Slide | - | |
| For A | - |
* JAPO (G) JAPO 60031 AMM III - It Had Been An Ordinary Enough Day In Pueblo, Colorado 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 3631 -
Pat Metheny Group
Pat Metheny, guitar, voice; and others.
1979
| A Conversation With Pat Metheny | ECM (G) PRO-A-810 | |
| Phase Dance | - | |
| New Chautauqua | - | |
| A Conversation With Pat Metheny | - | |
| San Lorenzo | - | |
| Sueno Con Mexico | - |
* ECM (G) PRO-A-810 An Hour With Pat Metheny (A Radio Special) 1979
1980
Art Ensemble Of Chicago
Lester Bowie, trumpet; Joseph Jarman, sopranino, soprano, alto, tenor, baritone, bass sax, bass clarinet, B-flat clarinet, bassoon, piccolo, flute, alto flute, conch shells, vibraharp, celeste, gongs, congas, whistle; Roscoe Mitchell, sopranino, alto, tenor, baritone, bass sax, piccolo, flute, B-flat clarinet, gongs, glockenspiel, congas; Malachi Favors, bass, percussion, melodica, vocal; Famoudou Don Moye, Sun percussion: drums, bells, bikehorns, congas, tympani, bongos, chimes, gongs, conch shells, whistles, woodblock, cowbell.
Columbia Studios, NYC, January, 1980
| Magg Zelma | ECM (G) ECM 1167, :rarum 8006 | |
| Care Free | ECM (G) ECM 1167 | |
| Charlie M | ECM (G) ECM 1167, 837 274-1, :rarum 8006 | |
| Old Time Southside Street Dance | ECM (G) ECM 1167 | |
| Full Force | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1167 Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Full Force 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1167 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 837 274-1 Lester Bowie - Works 1988
= ECM (G) 837 274-2 -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8006 Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Selected Recordings 2002
OM
Urs Leimgruber, soprano, tenor sax, wooden flute; Erdman Birke, accordion #6; Christy Doran, 6 & 12-string guitar, guitar synthesizer; Bobby Burri, bass; Fredy Studer, drums, gongs, percussion.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, January, 1980
| 1. | Dreaming For The People | JAPO (G) JAPO 60032 |
| 2. | Cerberus' Dance | - |
| 3. | Asumusa | - |
| 4. | At My Ease | - |
| 5. | Earworms | - |
| 6. | Eigentlich Wollte Johann Auf Dem Mond Den Andern Jazz Kennenlernen | - |
* JAPO (G) JAPO 60032 OM - Cerberus 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1642 OM - A Retrospective 2006
Gary Peacock Trio
Art Lande, piano; Gary Peacock, bass; Eliot Zigmund, drums.
Columbia Studios, NYC, February, 1980
| So Green | ECM (G) ECM 1165 | |
| Fractions | - | |
| Last First | - | |
| Shift In The Wind | - | |
| Centers | - | |
| Caverns Beneath The Zoth | - | |
| Valentine | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1165 Art Lande, Gary Peacock, Eliot Zigmund - Shift In The Wind 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1165 (CD) -
Steve Reich And Musicians
James Dooley, Marshall Farr, James Hamlin, Douglas Hedwig, trumpet; Mort Silver, flute; Virgil Blackwell, Richard Cohen, clarinet; Vincent Gnojek, Ed Joffe, soprano sax; Robert Chausow, Shem Guibbory, violin; Claire Bergmann, Ruth Siegler, viola; Chris Finckel, Michael Finckel, cello; Lewis Paer, Judith Sugarman, contrabass; Bob Becker, David Van Tieghem, xylophone; Russ Hartenberger, Gary Schall, Richard Schwarz, Glen Velez, marimba; James Preiss, vibes; Larry Karush, Edmund Niemann, Steve Reich, Nurit Tilles, piano; Elizabeth Arnold, Jay Clayton, voice; Steve Reich, composer.
Columbia Studios, NYC, February, 1980;
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, March, 1980
| Music For A Large Ensemble | ECM (G) ECM 1168 |
Shem Guibbory, violin; Steve Reich, composer.
| Violin Phase | - |
Virgil Blackwell, Mort Silver, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, piccolo; Robert Chausow, Shem Guibbory, violin; Ruth Siegler, viola; Chris Finckel, cello; Edmund Niemann, Nurit Tilles, piano; Steve Reich, composer.
| Octet | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1168 Steve Reich - Octet / Music For A Large Ensemble / Violin Phase 1980
= ECM New Series (G) ECM 1168 (CD) -
= ECM New Series (G) ECM 2540-42 Steve Reich - The ECM Recordings 2016
Elton Dean Quintet
Mark Charig, cornet; Elton Dean, saxello, alto sax; Keith Tippett, piano, marimba, voice, bottle; Marcio Mattos, bass; Louis Moholo, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, February, 1980
| Boundaries | JAPO (G) JAPO 60033 | |
| Oasis | - | |
| Basho | - | |
| Out Of Bounds | - | |
| Fast News | - |
* JAPO (G) JAPO 60033 Elton Dean Quintet - Boundaries 1980
Keith Jarrett -- Syracuse Symphony, Christopher Keene
Keith Jarrett, piano; Syracuse Symphony, Christopher Keene, conductor; Keith Jarrett, composer.
Carnegie Hall, NYC, March 22, 1980
| The Celestial Hawk: First Movement | ECM (G) ECM 1175 | |
| The Celestial Hawk: Second Movement | - | |
| The Celestial Hawk: Third Movement | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1175 Keith Jarrett - The Celestial Hawk - For Orchestra, Percussion And Piano 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1175 (CD) -
G.I. Gurdjieff -- Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett, piano; Georges Ivanovitch Gurdjieff, composer.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, March, 1980
| Reading Of Sacred Books | ECM (G) ECM 1174, ECM 2250, ECM 2250 | |
| Prayer And Despair | ECM (G) ECM 1174 | |
| Religious Ceremony | - | |
| Hymn | - | |
| Orthodox Hymn From Asia Minor | - | |
| Hymn For Good Friday | - | |
| Hymn | - | |
| Hymn For Easter Thursday | - | |
| Hymn To The Endless Creator | - | |
| Hymn From A Great Temple | - | |
| The Story Of The Resurrection Of Christ | - | |
| Holy Affirming-Holy Denying-Holy Reconciling | - | |
| Easter Night Procession | - | |
| Easter Hymn | - | |
| Meditation | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1174 G.I. Gurdjieff - Sacred Hymns -- Keith Jarrett 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1174 (CD) -
* ECM (G) ECM 2250 Various Artists - Music For The Film Sounds And Silence 2011
John Clark Quartet
John Clark, French horn; David Darling, cello; David Friedman, vibraharp, marimba; Jon Christensen, drums.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, April, 1980
| The Abha Kingdom | ECM (G) ECM 1176 | |
| Lament | - | |
| Silver Rain, Part III | - | |
| Faces In The Fire | - | |
| Faces In The Sky | - | |
| You Did It, You Did It! | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1176 John Clark - Faces 1981
Pat Metheny Quintet
Mike Brecker, tenor sax #1,3; Dewey Redman, tenor sax #2,3; Pat Metheny, guitar; Charlie Haden, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, May 26-29, 1980
| 1. | Two Folk Songs: 1st / 2nd | ECM (G) ECM 1180/81 |
| 2. | 80/81 | - |
| 3. | The Bat | - |
| 4. | Turnaround | - |
Dewey Redman, tenor sax #1,2; Mike Brecker, tenor sax #1-3; Pat Metheny, guitar; Charlie Haden, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
| 1. | Open | ECM (G) ECM 1180/81, 837 272-1 |
| 2. | Pretty Scattered | ECM (G) ECM 1180/81 |
| 3. | Every Day (I Thank You) | ECM (G) ECM 1180/81, 823 270-1, :rarum 8009 |
| 4. | Goin' Ahead | ECM (G) ECM 1180/81, 823 270-1 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1180/81 Pat Metheny - 80/81 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1180/81 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 837 272-1 Pat Metheny - Works II 1988
= ECM (G) 837 272-2 -
* ECM (G) 823 270-1 Pat Metheny - Works 1984
= ECM (G) 823 270-2 -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8009 Pat Metheny - Selected Recordings 2004
Codona
Don Cherry, trumpet, melodica, doussn'gouni, voice; Collin Walcott, sitar, tabla, sanza, tympani, voice; Nana Vasconcelos, berimbau, talking drum, percussion, voice.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, May, 1980
| Que Faser | ECM (G) ECM 1177 | |
| Godumaduma | ECM (G) ECM 1177, 837 276-1 | |
| Malinye | ECM (G) ECM 1177 | |
| Drip-Dry | - | |
| Walking On Eggs | - | |
| Again And Again, Again | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1177 Collin Walcott, Don Cherry, Nana Vasconcelos - Codona 2 1981
= ECM (G) ECM 1177 (CD) -
= ECM (G) ECM 2033-35 Don Cherry, Nana Vasconcelos, Collin Walcott - The Codona Trilogy 2008
* ECM (G) 837 276-1 Collin Walcott - Works 1988
= ECM (G) 837 276-2 -
Barre Phillips Sextet
John Surman, soprano, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Herve Bourde, alto, tenor sax, flute; Barre Phillips, bass; Pierre Favre, drums, percussion; Aina Kemanis, Claudia Phillips, voice.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, May, 1980
| ECM (G) ECM 1178 | ||
| Angleswaite | - | |
| Pirthrite | - | |
| Longview | - | |
| Entai | - | |
| Double Treble | - | |
| Elvid Kursong | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1178 Barre Phillips, Aina Kemanis, John Surman, Herve Bourde, Claudia Phillips, Pierre Favre - Music By... 1981
The Art Ensemble Of Chicago
Lester Bowie, trumpet, bass drum, long horn, vocal; Roscoe Mitchell, sax, flute, percussion, clarinet, vocal; Joseph Jarman, sax, vocal, clarinet, bassoon, flute, percussion; Malachi Favors Maghostus, bass, percussion, melodica, vocal; Famoudou Don Moye, Sun percussion, vocal.
Amerika Haus, Munich, West Germany, May, 1980
| Promenade: Cote Bamako I | ECM (G) ECM 1211/12 | |
| Bush Magic | - | |
| Urban Magic | - | |
| Sun Precondition Two | - | |
| Theme For Sco | - |
same session.
| New York Is Full Of Lonely People | - | |
| Ancestral Meditation | - | |
| Uncle | - | |
| Peter And Judith | - | |
| Promenade: Cote Bamako II | - | |
| Odwalla / Theme | ECM (G) ECM 1211/12, :rarum 8006 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1211/12 The Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Urban Bushmen 1982
= ECM (G) ECM 1211/12 (CD) -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8006 Art Ensemble Of Chicago - Selected Recordings 2002
Gary Burton Quartet
Jim Odgren, alto sax; Gary Burton, vibes; Steve Swallow, bass; Mike Hyman, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, June, 1980
| Reactionary Tango | ECM (G) ECM 1184 | |
| Tweek | - | |
| Blame It On My Youth | - | |
| Summer Band Camp | - | |
| Isfahan | - | |
| Stardancer | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1184 Gary Burton Quartet - Easy As Pie 1981
Old And New Dreams
Don Cherry, trumpet, piano; Dewey Redman, tenor sax, musette; Charlie Haden, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums.
Theater Am Kornmarkt, Bregenz, Austria, June, 1980
| Happy House | ECM (G) ECM 1205 | |
| Mopti | - | |
| New Dream | - | |
| Rushour | - | |
| Broken Shadows | - | |
| Playing | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1205 Old And New Dreams - Playing 1981
= ECM (G) ECM 1205 (CD) -
Stephan Micus
Stephan Micus, steel string guitar, suling.
WDR Sound Studio N, Cologne, West Germany, June, 1980
| Dancing With The Morning | JAPO (G) JAPO 60040 |
Stephan Micus, tamboura, Spanish guitar.
| Listen To The Rain | - |
Stephan Micus, shakuhachi, Spanish guitar.
| White Paint On Silver Wood | - |
* JAPO (G) JAPO 60040 Stephan Micus - Listen To The Rain 1983
= ECM (G) ECM 3640 -
Miroslav Vitous Group
John Surman, soprano, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Kenny Kirkland, piano; Miroslav Vitous, bass; Jon Christensen, drums.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, July, 1980
| When Face Gets Pale | ECM (G) ECM 1185, ECM 2365 | |
| Second Meeting | ECM (G) ECM 1185 | |
| Number Six | ECM (G) ECM 1185, :rarum 8013 | |
| Inner Peace | ECM (G) ECM 1185 | |
| Interplay | - | |
| Gears | - | |
| Sleeping Beauty | ECM (G) ECM 1185, ECM 2365 | |
| Eagle | ECM (G) ECM 1185 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1185 Miroslav Vitous Group 1981
* ECM (G) ECM 2365 Various Artists - Re: Seoul 2013
* ECM (G) :rarum 8013 John Surman - Selected Recordings 2004
Eberhard Weber Colours
Charlie Mariano, soprano sax, flute; Rainer Bruninghaus, piano, synthesizer; Eberhard Weber, bass; John Marshall, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, July, 1980
| The Last Stage Of A Long Journey | ECM (G) ECM 1186 | |
| Bali | - | |
| A Dark Spell | ECM (G) ECM 1186, 825 429-1 | |
| Little Movements | ECM (G) ECM 1186 | |
| 'No Trees?' He Said | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1186 Eberhard Weber Colours - Little Movements 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1186 (CD) -
= ECM (G) ECM 2133-35 Eberhard Weber - Colours 2009
* ECM (G) 825 429-1 Eberhard Weber - Works 1985
= ECM (G) 825 429-2 -
Arild Andersen Quartet
Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn, cornet; Steve Dobrogosz, piano; Arild Andersen, double bass; Paul Motian, drums.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, July, 1980
| Cameron | ECM (G) ECM 1188 | |
| Prelude | - | |
| Landloper | - | |
| Predawn | - | |
| Dear Kenny | - | |
| A Song I Used To Play | ECM (G) ECM 1188, :rarum 8019 | |
| Lifelines | ECM (G) ECM 1188 | |
| Anew | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1188 Arild Andersen - Lifelines 1981
* ECM (G) :rarum 8019 Arild Andersen - Selected Recordings 2004
Tom Van Der Geld And Children At Play
Roger Jannotta, tenor, alto sax, bass clarinet, oboe, flute, whistles; Tom Van Der Geld, vibraharp; Wayne Darling, bass; Bill Elgart, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, July, 1980
| Things Have Changed | JAPO (G) JAPO 60035 | |
| How Gently Sails The Moon Twixt The Arbour And The Bough (And The World Is Waiting For The Sun) | - | |
| Dreamer | - | |
| Ballade Matteotti | - | |
| I Hope It's You | - |
* JAPO (G) JAPO 60035 Tom Van Der Geld, Children At Play - Out Patients 1980
Rainer Bruninghaus Quartet
Kenny Wheeler, flugelhorn; Brynjar Hoff, oboe, English horn; Rainer Bruninghaus, piano, synthesizer; Jon Christensen, drums.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, August, 1980
| Stufen | ECM (G) ECM 1187 | |
| Spielraum | - | |
| Radspuren | - | |
| Die Flusse Hinauf | - | |
| Tauschung Der Luft | - | |
| Freigeweht | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1187 Rainer Bruninghaus - Freigeweht 1981
= ECM (G) ECM 1187 (CD) -
Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition
Chico Freeman, tenor sax; John Purcell, baritone sax; Peter Warren, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, September, 1980
| Tin Can Alley | ECM (G) ECM 1189 |
John Purcell, flute, alto sax; Chico Freeman, flute, tenor sax; Jack DeJohnette, piano, drums; Peter Warren, bass.
| Pastel Rhapsody | - |
Chico Freeman, bass clarinet; John Purcell, baritone sax; Peter Warren, cello; Jack DeJohnette, drums.
| Riff Raff | - |
Jack DeJohnette, congas, drums, organ, tympani.
| The Gri Gri Man | ECM (G) ECM 1189, 825 427-1 |
Chico Freeman, tenor sax; John Purcell, baritone, alto sax; Peter Warren, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums, vocal.
| I Know | ECM (G) ECM 1189 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1189 Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition - Tin Can Alley 1981
= ECM (G) ECM 1189 (CD) -
= ECM (G) ECM 2296-99 Jack DeJohnette - Special Edition 2012
* ECM (G) 825 427-1 Jack DeJohnette - Works 1985
= ECM (G) 825 427-2 -
Pat Metheny - Lyle Mays Trio
Lyle Mays, piano, synthesizer, organ, autoharp; Pat Metheny, electric and acoustic 6 & 12-string guitar, bass; Nana Vasconcelos, berimbau, drums, percussion, vocal.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, September, 1980
| As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls | ECM (G) ECM 1190 | |
| Ozark | - | |
| September Fifteenth (Dedicated To Bill Evans) | - | |
| "It's For You" | ECM (G) ECM 1190, 823 270-1, :rarum 8009 | |
| Estupenda Graca | ECM (G) ECM 1190 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1190 Pat Metheny And Lyle Mays - As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls 1981
= ECM (G) ECM 1190 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 823 270-1 Pat Metheny - Works 1984
= ECM (G) 823 270-2 -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8009 Pat Metheny - Selected Recordings 2004
The Carla Bley Band
Michael Mantler, trumpet; Gary Valente, trombone; Joe Daley, euphonium; Earl McIntyre, tuba; Carlos Ward, soprano, alto sax; Tony Dagradi, tenor sax, clarinet; Carla Bley, organ, piano; Steve Swallow, bass; D. Sharpe, drums; Carla Bley, composer.
Grog Kill Studio, Willow, NY, September-December, 1980
| Reactionary Tango | WATT (G) WATT/11 | |
| Copyright Royalties | - | |
| Utviklingssang | - | |
| Valse Sinistre | - | |
| Floater | - | |
| Walking Batteriewoman | WATT (G) WATT/11; ECM (G) :rarum 8015 |
* WATT (G) WATT/11 Carla Bley - Social Studies 1981
= WATT (G) WATT/11 (CD) -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8015 Carla Bley - Selected Recordings 2004
Thomas Demenga, Heinz Reber
Thomas Demenga, cello; Heinz Reber, pipe organ; Thomas Demenga, Heinz Reber, music.
Pauluskirche Bern, Switzerland, October, 1980
| Cellorganic #1 | ECM (G) ECM 1196 | |
| Cellorganic #2 | - | |
| Cellorganic #3 | - | |
| Cellorganic #4 | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1196 Thomas Demenga, Heinz Reber - Cellorganics 1981
= ECM New Series (G) ECM 1196 (CD) -
Keith Jarrett Solo
Keith Jarrett, pipe organ, soprano sax.
Ottobeuren Abbey, Ottobeuren, West Germany, October, 1980
| Invocations: First (Solo Voice) | ECM (G) ECM 1201/02, :rarum 8001 | |
| Invocations: Second (Mirages, Realities) | ECM (G) ECM 1201/02 | |
| Invocations: Third (Power, Resolve) | - | |
| Invocations: Fourth (Shock, Scatter) | - | |
| Invocations: Fifth (Recognition) | ECM (G) ECM 1201/02, 825 425-1, :rarum 8001 | |
| Invocations: Sixth (Celebration) | ECM (G) ECM 1201/02 | |
| Invocations: Seventh (Solo Voice) | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1201/02 Keith Jarrett - Invocations/The Moth And The Flame 1981
= ECM (G) ECM 1201/02 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 825 425-1 Keith Jarrett - Works 1985
= ECM (G) 825 425-2 -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8001 Keith Jarrett - Selected Recordings 2002
Contact Trio
Evert Brettschneider, acoustic, electric guitar; Aloys Kott, acoustic, electric bass; Peter Eisold, drums, percussion.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, October, 1980
| Air Lines | JAPO (G) JAPO 60036 | |
| String Games | - | |
| Daddy Longleg | - | |
| Simple Symphony | - | |
| Silence | - | |
| Elbow Dance | - |
* JAPO (G) JAPO 60036 Contact Trio - Musik 1981
Abercrombie Quartet
Richard Beirach, piano; John Abercrombie, electric, acoustic guitar; George Mraz, bass; Peter Donald, drums.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, November, 1980
| Boat Song | ECM (G) ECM 1191 | |
| M | - | |
| What Are The Rules | - | |
| Flashback | - | |
| To Be | - | |
| Veils | - | |
| Pebbles | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1191 Abercrombie Quartet - M 1981
= ECM (G) ECM 2478-80 John Abercrombie, Richie Beirach, George Mraz, Peter Donald - The First Quartet 2015
First Avenue
James Knapp, trumpet, flugelhorn, waterphone; Denney Goodhew, alto sax, flute, bass clarinet; Eric Jensen, cello.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, November, 1980
| Band One | ECM (G) ECM 1194 | |
| Band Two | - | |
| Band Three | - | |
| Band Four | - | |
| Band Five | - | |
| Band Six | - | |
| Band Seven | - | |
| Band Eight | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1194 First Avenue 1981
Shankar
Shankar, 10-string double violin, tamboura; Zakir Hussain, tabla; Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, mridangam; V. Lakshminarayana, conductor.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, November, 1980
| Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi: Raga - Hemavathi | ECM (G) ECM 1195 | |
| Ananda Nadamadum Tillai Sankara: Ragam - Savithri | - | |
| Ananda Nadamadum Tillai Sankara: Tala - Adi | - |
* ECM (G) ECM 1195 Shankar - Who's To Know 1981
= ECM (G) ECM 1195 (CD) -
Egberto Gismonti And Academia De Dancas
Mauro Senise, soprano, alto sax, flute; Egberto Gismonti, piano, 10-string guitar, Indian organ, voice; Zeca Assumpcao, bass; Nene, drums, percussion.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, November, 1980
| Maracatu | ECM (G) ECM 1203/04, 823 269-1 | |
| 10 Amos | ECM (G) ECM 1203/04, :rarum 8011 | |
| Frevo | ECM (G) ECM 1203/04 | |
| Loro | ECM (G) ECM 1203/04, 823 269-1 | |
| Em Familia / Sanfona / Danca Dos Pes / Eterna | ECM (G) ECM 1203/04 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1203/04 Egberto Gismonti And Academia De Dancas - Sanfona 1981
= ECM (G) ECM 1203/04 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 823 269-1 Egberto Gismonti - Works 1984
= ECM (G) 823 269-2 -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8011 Egberto Gismonti - Selected Recordings 2004
Es Herrscht Uhu Im Land
Annemarie Roelofs, trombone, violin, voice; Rolf Riehm, English horn, alto sax, voice; Alfred Harth, sax, bass clarinet, voice; Heiner Goebbels, Wasp synthesizer, piano, sax, voice; Paul Lovens, selected drums, cymbals, percussion; Christoph Anders, voice, guitar, organ; + Rolf Bauer, Mariagrazia Bianchi-Burioni, Heinz Birrer, Nikolaus Riehm, vocal.
Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, West Germany, December 9-11, 1980
| Burroughs' Haiku | JAPO (G) JAPO 60037 | |
| Wertkauf | - | |
| Landliches | - | |
| Autobahn | - | |
| El Salvador | - | |
| Echter Lachs | - | |
| Ich Nicht Mich Dich | - | |
| Mahlzeit | - | |
| Meinen Eltern | - | |
| Schottendicht | - | |
| Welt Voll Irrsinn | - | |
| Uhu | - | |
| Geigensage | - | |
| Riesel Riesel | - | |
| Sage | - | |
| Superbirdsong | - | |
| Ehorn-Uhu | - | |
| Durch Den Wald | - | |
| Der Main | - | |
| Knecht U. | - | |
| Tilt! | - |
* JAPO (G) JAPO 60037 Es Herrscht Uhu Im Land 1981
Jan Garbarek Trio
Jan Garbarek, tenor, soprano sax, flute; John Abercrombie, electric 6 & 12-string guitar, mandolin guitar; Nana Vasconcelos, berimbau, talking drum, percussion, voice.
Talent Studio, Oslo, Norway, December, 1980
| Soria Maria | ECM (G) ECM 1200 | |
| Lillekort | ECM (G) ECM 1200, :rarum 8002 | |
| Eventyr | ECM (G) ECM 1200 | |
| Weaving A Garland | - | |
| Once Upon A Time | - | |
| The Companion | - | |
| Snipp, Snapp, Snute | ECM (G) ECM 1200, 823 266-1 | |
| East Of The Sun And West Of The Moon | ECM (G) ECM 1200 |
* ECM (G) ECM 1200 Jan Garbarek - Eventyr 1981
= ECM (G) ECM 1200 (CD) -
* ECM (G) 823 266-1 Jan Garbarek - Works 1984
= ECM (G) 823 266-2 -
* ECM (G) :rarum 8002 Jan Garbarek - Selected Recordings 2002
Steve Tibbetts Quintet
Steve Tibbetts, guitar, kalimba, synthesizer; Bob Hughes, bass; Marc Anderson, congas, drums, percussion; Tim Weinhold, bongos, vase, bells; Steve Cochrane or Marcus Wise, tabla.
Atma-Sphere and Oxit Roxon, St. Paul, MN, circa 1980
| Ur | Frammis 1522-25 | |
| Sphexes | - | |
| Ten Years | - | |
| One Day | - | |
| Three Primates | - | |
| You And It | - | |
| The Alien Lounge | - | |
| Ten Yr Dance | - |
* Frammis 1522-25 Steve Tibbetts - Yr 1980
= ECM (G) ECM 1355 - 1988
= ECM (G) ECM 1355 (CD) -