Manfred Schoof / Rainer Brüninghaus - Shadows & Smiles (1989)

Previously on OPIUM HUM:
Rainer Brüninghaus - Freigeweht (1981)
Rainer Brüninghaus - Continuum (1983)

Abstract, atmospheric fusion from two German musicians: trumpeter Manfred Schoof and pianist Rainer Brüninghaus. Obviously, piano and trumpet are front and center, against a backdrop of gauzy synth and crystalline percussion. Very ECM-esque.

Track listing:
1. Smiles
2. Shadows
3. Sequence
4. Fireside
5. Ingredience of the Blues
6. Suggestion

Time will run back

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Paul Motian Trio -
Le Voyage (1979)

Paul Bley -
Fragments (1986)

Rainer Brüninghaus - Continuum (1983)

Second full-length by German pianist Rainer Brüninghaus, whose debut I posted a while back. Airy, nearly weightless arrangements for piano, synthesizer, trumpet, flugelhorn, and drums. ECM fans: it does not get much more quintessentially 1980s ECM than this.

Track listing:
1. Strahlenspur
2. Stille
3. Continuum
4. Raga Rag
5. Schattenfrei
6. Innerfern

Shadow-free

Rainer Brüninghaus - Freigeweht (1981)

Icy ECM style jazz quartet led by German pianist Rainer Brüninghaus. Interwoven pianos, synths, flugelhorn, and oboes, backed by a reliably tasteful performance by Jon Christensen. Mesmerizing.

Track listing:
1. Stufen
2. Spielraum
3. Radspuren
4. Die Flüsse Hinauf
5. Täuschung der Luft
6. Freigeweht

One goes there alone

Eberhard Weber - The Colours of Chloë (1974)

Debut album from German bassist Eberhard Weber. Gorgeous, dynamic compositions embellished by a lush, ornate, at times cinematic sound. Essential ECM listening.

Track listing:
1. More Colours
2. The Colours of Chloë
3. An Evening with Vincent Van Rieberhard Weber
4. No Motion Picture

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