Name: Three Crowns
Brand: Maciej Obara Quartet

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0806970

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Limited edition

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2019-10-25

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Maciej Obara Quartet

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Jazz

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ECM Records, also known as "The Creative Label," is a German independent label that was co-founded by producer Manfred Eicher, Manfred Scheffner, and Karl Egger in Munich (Pasing) in 1969. With the label code LC 2516 / LC 02516, ECM stands for Edition of Contemporary Music and focuses on jazz and Western classical music. They showcase both acoustic and electronic artists who produce eclectic versions of contemporary music.

ECM's extensive catalog features a wide range of genres, from contemporary works by renowned composers like Steve Reich, Arvo Pärt, and Philip Glass to experimental and electronic jazz from artists such as Nils Petter Molvær, Pat Metheny Group, and Jan Garbarek. Over the past 40+ years, ECM has released more than 1500 recordings that have been acclaimed for their exceptional music quality, creative production techniques, and outstanding sound.

Although an independent label, ECM titles are distributed by Universal Music Group (UMG) in the US, Japan, and throughout Europe. However, they have also collaborated with other distributors over the years. Notably during the period when Polydor distributed ECM products in Germany; [l447694] was used for pressing identified by a CP suffix on labels and runouts. Afterward,[l25946] became their primary distributor.

The half-Polish, half-Norwegian quartet led by fiery alto saxophonist Maciej Obara is gaining ground as one of the most exciting groups on the contemporary jazz scene.

Both the band and its ECM debut Unloved were awarded the Fryderyk Prize in Poland in 2018, and early in 2019 the Obara Quartet also took first place at the BMW Jazz Awards in Munich. Now comes the quartet’s second ECM album Three Crowns (named for the Trzy Korony mountains in Southern Poland). Its programme comprises six new pieces by Maciej and two free arrangements of compositions by Henryk Gorecki (1933-2010), Three Pieces In Old Style (Part One) and Little Requiem for a Polish Girl. This is the first occasion on which the Gorecki family- whom Maciej came to know while living in Katowice, the composer’s hometown- has encouraged interpretations of the music by improvisers. To these pieces Maciej Obara andbandmates Dominik Wania, Ole Morten Vågan and Gard Nilssen bring theintensity and focus that distinguishes their work in the vanguard of contemporary jazz. Theirs is a special quartet with a layered and detailed sound, an alliance of highly individual players dedicated to the group work and able to find space for self-expression inside it.

Personnel: Maciej Obara (alto saxophone), Dominik Wania (piano), Ole Morten Vågan (double bass), Gard Nilssen (drums)

Three Crowns

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