Record Buying Tips

ECM recently sent an email blast containing a link to the label's vinyl catalogue, which you can "thumb" through to see all that's available.

You'll appreciate the separate category for records sourced from analog masters—not that a high resolution digital file transferred to vinyl is to be avoided! The catalog is more extensive than I thought it would be and even digitized online, is so beautifully laid out you'd want to leave it on your coffee table.

Among the many recommended "analog masters" titles:

Köln Concerts Keith Jarrett
801/81 Haden, DeJohnette Redman, Brecker
Offramp Pat Metheny
Paris Concert Circle
Crystal Silence Gary Burton/Chick Corea
Conference of the Birds Dave Holland Quartet
Return to Forever Chick Corea
Contrasts Sam Rivers