Clark after Dark - The ballad artistry of Clark Terry (Remastered)
„Der Big Band Jazz war in den 70er Jahren lange nicht mehr so populär wie noch 30 oder 40 Jahre zuvor, aber sehr spannend, atmosphärisch und experimentierfreudig. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Bi
German guitarist Volker Kriegel played an important role in the development of European fusion. His own groups and collaborations with American vibraphonist Dave Pike gained him a world-wide audience; Kriegel also had a talent for bringing together fascinating ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre:
Klassik – Avantgarde – indische und balkanische Metren – Bigband-Jazz: All das führte Don Ellis in seinem eigenen Orchester zusammen, das die Hörgewohnheiten des Publikums bereits in der 1966er-Ausgabe des Monterey-Festivals auf die Probe stellte. Die Ausdrucksmöglichkeiten dieser fantastischen ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
Albert Mangelsdorff and His Friends (Remastered)
as vorliegende Album darf als Unikat gelten: In einer Phase, in der er die freie Sprache erstmals konsequent miteinbezog, entstand anhand verschiedenster Zweierkonstellationen ein spannendes Porträt der Zentralgestalt des deutschen Jazz. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
Tristeza on Guitar (Remastered)
Die fruchtbaren Jahre des brasilianischen Saitenmeisters mit dem Produzenten Joachim-Ernst Berendt auf MPS erstrecken sich von 1966-1975 und umfassen zweimal drei LPs, Tristeza On Guitar ist der Auftakt zur neunjährigen Kollaboration. ...
Genre: Latin
Subgenre: Latin Jazz
The Hi-Lo's were a vocal quartet formed in 1953, who achieved their greatest fame in the late 1950s and 1960s. The group's name is reportedly a reference to their extreme vocal and physical ranges (Bob Strasen and Bob Morse were tall, Gene Puerling and Clark Burroughs were short). ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Vocal
A Day In Copenhagen (Remastered)
A tremendous European meeting of tenorist Dexter Gordon and trombonist Slide Hampton – brought together in this impeccable sextet session for MPS – a real standout in the label's straight jazz catalog over the years! By the time of the set, ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Hard Bop
The Alpine Power Plant (Remastered)
Formed in 1972 by Swiss jazz giants pianist George Gruntz, alto saxophonist Flavio Ambrosetti, his son, trumpeter Franco Ambrosetti, and drummer Daniel Humair, The Band would later metamorphose into the George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
The church organ’s role in classical music runs from Buxtahude and Bach on through to such contemporary composers as Hindemith and Messian, but jazz musicians have tended to stay clear of this mighty instrument and its orchestral power. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Contemporary Jazz
The George Gruntz Concert Jazz Band (Remastered)
One of Europe’s most venerated band leaders, Swiss pianist-composer George Gruntz fronted small and large groups stacked with international jazz greats. This live GGCGB date is a dazzling example. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Big Band
Monster Sticksland Meeting Two (Remastered)
In 1974, some seven years after the first Basel ‘Sticksland’ meeting, a 36-man percussion extravaganza took place that once again featured a top-flight jazz ensemble together with the Basel drum and fife corps of Alfred Sacher and Georges Mathys. ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Free Jazz
From Sticksland with Love (Remastered)
Part of MPS’s groundbreaking ‘Jazz Meets the World’ series, this 1967 album combines the Basel Carnival tambour and jazz drumming traditions. The Basel tambour band of Alfred Sacher and Georges Mathys’ assemblage of top fife players ...
Genre: Jazz
Subgenre: Mainstream Jazz
Die Sami-Sängerin Mari Boine aus Norwegen legt ein Debüt in doppelter Hinsicht vor: ihr erstes Album für das Label MPS ist auch ihr erstes komplett englischsprachiges, aufgenommen vom versierten Produzenten Tobias Frøberg. ...
Genre: Pop
Subgenre: Adult Contemporary
