ECM50 | 1977 Richie Beirach about recording the albums "Hubris", "Elm" and "Sound Suggestions"

Interview filmed in Heßheim, Germany, February 2019
ECM50 | 1969-2019 is a series of 50+1 short documentaries by IJB


Music: "Hubris" from the album "Hubris" (ECM 1104)
by Richard Beirach (Piano)
Recorded by Martin Wieland, Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg, June 1977
Released on ECM Records in 1978
Cover photo: Lajos Keresztes
Layout: Dieter Bonhorst
Produced by Manfred Eicher
© 1978 ECM Records GmbH

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George Adams "Sound Suggestions" (ECM1141)
Released on ECM Records in 1979
Cover photo and design: Frieder Grindler
Photos: Signe Mähler
Produced by Manfred Eicher

George Adams made only one ECM recording, but it’s a beauty, placing his powerful tenor sax at the front of a talent-packed group, with Adams, Kenny Wheeler and Heinz Sauer all contributing compositions to the programme. “The spirit of Mingus hovers watchfully nearby; Adams is an original, though. His solos roil beneath the restraints of bebop structure, then sail wildly through the roof with a committed passion,” wrote Chicago Magazine. The tenor exchanges between Adams and Heinz Sauer are exciting, and George also delivers a very spirited vocal on “Got Something Good For You.” Recorded 1979.
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The New Richie Beirach Trio
with Christian Scheuber, drums
and Regina Litvinova, keyboards and synth