Name: Midwest
Brand: Mathias Eick

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2015-03-23

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Mathias Eick

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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.

Mathias Eick, born on June 26, 1979, is a Norwegian jazz musician known for his exceptional talent on the trumpet. However, his musical abilities extend beyond just one instrument as he also plays the double bass, vibraphone, piano, and guitar. Eick has had the privilege of performing alongside renowned music groups and musicians such as Jaga Jazzist, Chick Corea, and Pat Metheny. He is also a valued member of Thomas Dybdahl's backing band - The Great October Sound.

Eick's unique sound and versatility have earned him comparisons to other notable artists in the jazz genre. Some similar artists include Ketil Bjørnstad, Bobo Stenson Trio, Jon Balke, Arild Andersen, Trygve Seim, Misha Alperin,Nils Petter Molvær,and Helge Lien Trio among others.

With an impressive repertoire and collaborations with esteemed musicians throughout his career,Eick continues to captivate audiences with his extraordinary talent and passion for jazz music.

Mathias Eick reflects on distances travelled in this intensely melodic set of original compositions, which makes an imaginative journey from Hem, the tiny Norwegian village where the trumpeter grew up, to the vast plains of Dakota in the American Midwest. It was to the Midwest that hundreds of thousands of Norwegians travelled by sea in the 19th and early 20th centuries - and naturally they took their music with them. In similar spirit Eick, a Norwegian improviser-composer strongly influenced by North American jazz, here reintegrates some of the colours and textures of his native folk music in these newly-created pieces. In the frontline of the line-up featured here he is partnered by the brilliant violinist Gjermund Larsen, whose roots are in the Norwegian folk tradition. Trumpet and violin exchange lines and soar together above a brilliant rhythm section with Jon Balke at his most lyrical, Helge Norbakken periodically finding pulses that can suggest tribal drumming or buffalo hooves, and the resourceful Mats Eilertsen helping to drive the music forward. The original inspiration for the album was sparked by a gruelling North American tour: "I'd been out on the road for a long time and was feeling homesick. Then we reached the area called the Midwest and I suddenly felt as if I was home. I had a sense of why the early settlers would want to build their farms there. It reminded me very much of parts of Norway." 'Midwest' was recorded at Oslo's Rainbow Studio and produced by Manfred Eicher. It is Mathias Eick's third ECM album as a leader, following on from 'The Door' (recorded 2007), and 'Skala' (recorded 2009-2010). Mathias can also be heard on recordings by guitarist Jacob Young, by pianist-harpist Iro Haarla, and on drummer Manu Katch?'s 'Playground'. Personnel: Mathias Eick (trumpet), Gjermund Larsen (violin), Jon Balke (piano), Mats Eilertsen (double bass), Helge Norbakken (percussion)

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