On the 14th, a short announcement went up on the ECM Records website news page , breaking the long pattern of reviews and new releases. In three succinct paragraphs, the prestigious record label announced that they would be on all major streaming platforms by the end of the month, a move that many thought would never come. The german label, founded in 1969, has been a driving force in the advancement of jazz and classical music. As Richard Brody points out in his article on the subject, even from the beginning the ECM releases have been at the forefront of musical progression, and has managed to garner quite the collection of talented musicians such as Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, and Vijay Iyer. But even beyond jazz, Steve Reich's classical work " Music For 18 Musicians " is widely considered one of the best modern pieces of classical music, and has garnered great following since its release. Additionally the label has a history of rerecording works from the middle age