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Monty Alexander —
Love & Happiness/
MPS/Wallen Bink (Germany), 1974. New Copy (pic cover)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of the greatest tunes ever from pianist Monty Alexander – a Fender Rhodes monster that has a very famous sample use over the years – but which is more than great enough on its own! The flipside has Monty nodding towards his Caribbean roots with a sweet Rhodes take on "Yellow ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
MPS, 1970. Near Mint- ... $7.99
Late niceness from Count Basie – and a set that definitely lives up to its name – a really high energy set, and one of the few times that Basie ever recorded for the MPS label! The group here works with sharp arrangements from Chico O'Farrill – who's got that punchy groove he was ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Polygram reissue in a barcode cover, with some marks and remnants from price sticker removal on front.)
Don Cherry —
Eternal Rhythm ... LP MPS, 1968. Sealed Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
One of Don Cherry's most hypnotic albums ever – a full album-length performance that features one of his first experiments with mixing jazz and global elements! The set was captured at the 1968 Berlin Jazz Festival – and mixes Cherry's amazing work on cornet, flute, and a myriad of ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Scorpio reissue.)
MPS (Germany), 1965. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 23.99
One of the greatest jazz-meets-classical albums from pianist Eugen Cicero – thanks to a good amount of Rokoko in the grooves! The more flowery, flourishing style of the Rokoko era proves to be a perfect foil for Cicero's incredible approach to the keys – one that lets him bring even ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
MPS/Rearward (Italy), 1969. New Copy ... $18.99 24.98
A large group in a small club – the legendary Clarke Boland Big Band, playing at the home turf of one of their key members – tenorist Ronnie Scott! The set features a very legendary performance by the ensemble – a crack lineup that's easily one of the best ever sported by the ... (Jazz) read more CD
Clarke Boland Big Band —
Complete Live Recordings At Ronnie Scott's – Volcano/MPS/Rearward (Italy), 1969. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A large group in a small club – the legendary Clarke Boland Big Band, playing at the home turf of one of their key members – tenorist Ronnie Scott! The set features a very legendary performance by the ensemble – a crack lineup that's easily one of the best ever sported by the ... (Jazz) read more CD
Also available Complete Live Recordings At Ronnie Scott's – Volcano/
Clarke Boland Big Band —
Latin Kaleidoscope ... CD MPS (Germany), 1968. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Clarke Boland Big Band —
Live At Ronnie Scotts 1 – Volcano ... LP MPS/Rearward (Italy), 1969. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A large group in a small club – the legendary Clarke Boland Big Band, playing at the home turf of one of their key members – tenorist Ronnie Scott! The set features a very legendary performance by the ensemble – a crack lineup that's easily one of the best ever sported by the ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful reissue – very heavy, almost Japanese-style – with a bonus booklet about Gigi Campi!)
Clarke Boland Big Band —
Live At Ronnie Scotts 2 – Rue Chapel ... LP MPS/Rearward (Italy), 1969. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Out Of Stock
A large group in a small club – the legendary Clarke Boland Big Band, playing at the home turf of one of their key members – tenorist Ronnie Scott! The set features a very legendary performance by the ensemble – a crack lineup that's easily one of the best ever sported by the ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful reissue – very heavy, almost Japanese-style – with a bonus booklet about Gigi Campi!)
Clarke Boland Big Band —
More Smiles ... CD MPS (Germany), 1969. Used ... $14.99
A seminal session from one of the greatest large groups ever! This one captures the Clarke-Boland ensemble at the peak of their creativity – swinging hard in that tight firey way that was virtually their trademark during the late 60s. The players are a top-shelf mix of European and American ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Clarke Boland Big Band —
Sax No End ... LP MPS, 1967. Very Good ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
They got the title right on this one – because with Johnny Griffin, Sahib Shihab, Karl Drewo, and Eddie Lockjaw Davis as main soloists on the record, the sax never ends! The album's easily one of the most hard-burning 60s sessions from the legendary Clarke-Boland Big Band – and has ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 80s pressing on PAUSA. Cover has light wear and some notes in pen. Label has some notes in pen.)
Wolfgang Dauner & Et Cetera —
Knirsch ... CD MPS/Promising (Germany), 1972. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Mad MPS material from Wolfgang Dauner – right up there with some of the wildest records on the label during the 70s! The album's easily one of Dauner's most striking sessions – a set that has him handling a whole host of electric keyboards, and working with a group that also includes ... (Jazz) read more CD
Wolfgang Dauner & Et Cetera —
Knirsch ... LP MPS/Long Hair (Germany), 1972. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Mad MPS material from Wolfgang Dauner – right up there with some of the wildest records on the label during the 70s! The album's easily one of Dauner's most striking sessions – a set that has him handling a whole host of electric keyboards, and working with a group that also includes ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Wolfgang Dauner Quintet —
Oimels ... CD MPS/Long Hair (Germany), 1969. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A madly tripped out session from keyboardist Wolfgang Dauner – quite possibly one of THE most archetypal albums on MPS! The record's got a really mad groove that mixes together funky jazz, Indian music, and some of the weirder sounds floating around the European scene at the end of the 60s ... (Jazz) read more CD
MPS/Wallen Bink (Germany), 1969. New Copy (pic cover)... $24.99
Two incredible tracks from keyboardist Wolfang Dauner – both a mad mix of funky jazz and psychedelic elements! "Sun Is Rising" has this very groovy, almost joyous sort of vibe – odd vocals mixed with a hip sitar line and some very cool percussion next to the drums! "Day ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
MPS (Germany), 1970. Used ... $12.99
A smoking twin-tenor session for MPS – one that reunites the mighty talents of Johnny Griffin and Eddie Lockjaw Davis! The album was done as an offshoot of both players' work for the Clarke Boland Big Band at the time – and the set was not only produced by CBBB impresario Gigi Campi, ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print, earlier jewel case pressing.)
Nathan Davis Quintet —
Carmell's Black Forest Waltz/Saba/Wallen Bink (Germany), 1965. New Copy (pic cover)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Two fantastic American players – both coming together here on a rare European session for the Saba/MPS label in Germany! "Carmell's Black Forest Waltz" features not just great saxophone from leader Nathan Davis, but also a strong trumpet solo from Carmell Jones – blowing over ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
Nathan Davis Quintet —
Theme From Zoltan/Saba/Wallen Bink (Germany), 1965. New Copy (pic cover)... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Nathan Davis is one of our all-time favorite saxophone players – and he sounds tremendous here in the company of trumpeter Woody Shaw, as the pair both take on Shaw's early "Zoltan" composition, with help from Larry Young on piano! The flipside features an even bolder number – ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
George Duke —
Faces In Reflection (180 gram pressing) ... LP MPS (Germany), 1974. New Copy (reissue)... Out Of Stock
Killer keyboards from the legendary George Duke – and one of his most righteous albums for the MPS label! The album's a spectacular set that showcases both sides of Duke's genius at the time – his spacey, soulful approach to a laidback tune – and his more jamming styles on the ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
MPS/BASF, 1974. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 29.99
Sweet keyboards and lots of funky grooves – one of the best of George Duke's seminal albums for MPS – and a record that captures him at a key middle point in his growth! The sound here is tighter than the trippier records of before, but also never too smooth or commercial – still ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
MPS (Germany), 1971. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
A fantastic set that features the best recordings ever done by George Duke for MPS! The set's a 2LP package that compiles the sessions Solus and The Inner Source – both of which feature Duke in his purest form, at the height of his spacey keyboard powers, in settings that are neither too ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
MPS (Germany), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $21.99 23.98
Solid soul from the amazing George Duke – a record with a fair bit more focus than some of his previous efforts for MPS, but still done with a free and righteous vibe overall! The album's one of the last before Duke moved into smoother soul territory for his US albums of the late 70s – ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
MPS/Wallen Bink (Germany), 1971. New Copy (pic cover)... $24.99
Two sublime early tracks from pianist George Duke – both from his first MPS album, never issued in the US! "My Soul" has this great rolling groove, with congas from Armando Peraza giving things a nice Latin vibe – as George plays both piano and Fender Rhodes together, for a ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
MPS, 1974. Very Good+ ... $9.99
One of the coolest albums ever cut by trumpeter Don Ellis – quite different from any of his American sessions of the time, and done with a really stretched-out, ambitious sort of feel! The record matches Ellis bold trumpet work with some hip arrangements that feature multiple guitars, ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(70s US pressing.)
MPS, 1974. Near Mint- ... $39.99
Fantastic stuff – and one of our favorite lost sessions from the 70s! The album's a completely unique work by pianist Bill Evans album – one that features him playing both electric and acoustic piano over stunning arrangements by Claus Ogerman! The sound is indescribably beautiful, ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on PAUSA with large logo labels, in a non-gatefold cover. NOTE – Vinyl is in great shape, but cover is wrinkled along the spine, with some surface wear and small seam splits.)
Bill Evans —
Symbiosis (180 gram pressing) ... LP MPS (Germany), 1974. New Copy Gatefold ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Fantastic stuff – and one of our favorite lost sessions from the 70s! The album's a completely unique work by pianist Bill Evans album – one that features him playing both electric and acoustic piano over stunning arrangements by Claus Ogerman! The sound is indescribably beautiful, ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Symbiosis ... LP 39.99
MPS/Edel (Germany), 1969. New Copy ... On July 9, 2021 (delayed)
Very cool, very groovy, and one of Ella Fitzgerald's hippest albums of the 60s! The set was recorded in San Francisco in the late 60s, but was issued by MPS in Germany as proof that the label always had an ear for bringing something different out of a mainstream artist. And although live, the ... (Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
MPS (Germany), 1971. Near Mint- ... $34.99
A rare early 70s session from pianist Red Garland – one of his first in many years after a strong 50s run for Prestige! The record shows Red losing none of his warmth and grace on the keys – and he's set up in a great trio with Sam Jones on bass and Roy Brooks on drums – both ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Nice Japanese pressing – with obi!)
MPS (Germany), 1970. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $21.99 23.99
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, Gordon had been working heavily in Europe, ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
MPS (Germany), 1968. Very Good Gatefold ... $14.99
Wild stuff! George Gruntz plays this big ol' church organ in Switzerland, and he runs through a tight set of jazz standards, like "Lonely Woman", "I'll Remember Clifford", "Django", "Summertime", and "God Bless The Child". Eberhard Weber and ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original red MPS label, too. Top cover seam is unglued.)
Jim Hall —
It's Nice To Be With You – Jim Hall In Berlin ... CD MPS, 1969. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A wonderful album from guitarist Jim Hall – different than some of his other work, and with a slightly harder edge! The unique session has him playing in an MPS 60s mode – more straight-on than some of his more airy moments – with a sound and tone that still recalls his work with ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
MPS/Promising (Germany), 1971. Used Gatefold ... $19.99
A really tripped-out, messed-up session from Don Sugarcane Harris – recorded live in Berlin, but with a freaky experimental style that's much farther out than most of his studio work! The group here is totally hip – a combo of mad hippies that includes Robert Wyatt on drums, Wolfgang ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Joe Henderson —
Mirror Mirror (180 gram pressing) ... LP MPS (Germany), 1980. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A great lost session from tenorist Joe Henderson – recorded in 1980 for MPS Records, in a mellower, more easy-going style than some of his electric sides of the 70s! Joe's blowing in a really fluid style – almost like Stan Getz at times, but with a darker, edgier approach – and ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
MPS, 1979. Very Good+ ... $1.99
A groovy late 70s outing from the Hi Los – done at the same time that group member Gene Puerling was having a great run for MPS with his group The Singers Unlimited! The style here's a bit like the Hi Los of old, but it's also got some of the smoother, sweeter tones that Puerling developed ... (Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on Pausa records. Cover has light wear.)
Hi-Lo's —
Hi Lo's Now! ... LP MPS (Germany), 1981. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
By the time of this early 80s recording, original Hi-Lo's member Gene Puerling had been crafting sly vocal jazz gems for MPS with the Singers Unlimited – mixing together smooth 70s production and slight electric instrumental touches, to get a sublime sound that took the harmony approach of ... (Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Pausa pressing. Cover has some wear at the top seam.)
MPS/Edel (Germany), 1969. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $21.99 23.99
A classic European date from Freddie Hubbard – recorded right around the vintage of his Red Clay years, but with a sound that hearkens back more towards his Blue Note sessions of the mid 60s! There's a nicely angular feel to this set – that bold, modern quality that really set Hubbard ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Orchester Roland Kovac —
Blue Dance/Saba/Wallen Bink (Germany), Late 60s. New Copy (pic cover)... Out Of Stock
Two wonderfully groovy tracks from vibist Roland Kovac – both lifted from his album Trip To The Mars! "Blue Dance" is great – a modal number that has plenty of vibes in the mix – moving up and down the wonderful bassline and piano part that really make the tune move! ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
Rob McConnell & The Boss Brass —
Present Perfect ... LP MPS (Germany), 1980. Near Mint- ... Out Of Stock
Rob McConnell was one of the few leaders still flying the big band flag high at the end of the 70s – and his work for the MPS label takes off where most of the imprint's bigger groups of the late 60s and early 70s left off! The group's got some strong players who had fame in their own groups ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on PA USA.)
Saba/Wallen Bink (Germany), 1967. New Copy (pic cover)... $22.99
The great Mark Murphy works here with key members of the Clarke Boland Big Band – in a sweet small combo mode that makes for one of the hippest albums the singer ever recorded! "Sconsolato" is this wonderful tune written by bassist Jimmy Woode – and Mark takes the tune at a ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
Oscar Peterson —
Exclusively For My Friends Vol 4 – My Favorite Instrument ... CD MPS, 1968. Used ... Out Of Stock
The fourth in the MPS reissue series of long unreleased late 60s recordings from the home of producer/engineer Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer finds Oscar Peterson in a glorious solo piano mode! All of the recordings in the series were from very relaxed, loose sessions that were some of Peterson's ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
MPS, 1971. Used ... $11.99
Oscar's great connection here is with the rhythm team of Louis Hayes on drums and Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass – both of whom bring in a nice degree of subtlety to the set, and make it one of Peterson's most gently-grooving albums for MPS! There's a warm, round quality to most of ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print, 2005 pressing.)
Oscar Peterson —
Great Connection ... LP MPS, 1974. Very Good+ ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Oscar's great connection here is with the rhythm team of Louis Hayes on drums and Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen on bass – both of whom bring in a nice degree of subtlety to the set, and make it one of Peterson's most gently-grooving albums for MPS! There's a warm, round quality to most of ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Great Connection ... CD 11.99(US pressing.)
MPS (Germany), 1969. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $26.99 29.99
Pure genius from Oscar Peterson – one of his finest moments ever! The record is very different than most of Oscar's over-recorded trio format ones – and features Claus Ogerman crafting some impeccable backings of lofty strings and compressed horns, creating a pillow of air that takes ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
MPS/Wallen Bink (Germany), 1969. New Copy (pic cover)... $24.99
A special pressing of two of the best tracks from Dave Pike's massive Noisy Silence Gentle Noise LP! "Mathar" is a very famous groove – one that begins with stretched out sitar soloing, then rolls into a firey funky groove compressed with jumping pumping bass and drums underneath ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
Dave Pike Set —
Noisy Silence – Gentle Noise (180 gram pressing) ... LP MPS (Germany), 1969. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Out Of Stock
Funky vibes, electric sitar, and a madly tripped-out album – one of the best of the MPS psychedelic jazz sessions from the end of the 60s! Back in the US, Dave Pike was always a pretty straight vibist – but he's working here with his European combo that included the legendary Volker ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Saba/Wallen Bink (Germany), 1966. New Copy (pic cover)... $22.99
Killer 60s work from the great Baden Powell – two tunes done for the Saba/MPS label, both with a very jazzy vibe! "Sarava" moves fast and fierce – lots of percussion driving the tune at the bottom, including work from the great Milton Banana on drums – while Baden ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
Saba/Wallen Bink (Germany), 1966. New Copy (pic cover)... $22.99
"Ensadinado" isn't an easy title to say – but the tune is a wonderfully catchy groove from European vibist Fats Sadi – pulled from his rare Saba album of the same name! The cut's got kind of a modal soul sort of approach – with help from the core of the Clark Boland ... (Funky 45's) read more 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Really wonderful pressing – done from the original master tapes! Limited edition too.)
MPS, 1974. Near Mint- ... $3.99
Incredibly sweet vocal work from the Singers Unlimited – impeccably arranged by harmony stalwart Gene Puerling, and recorded with sublime perfection by the MPS crew! Backings are by Les Hooper, and titles include "We've Only Just Begun", "Look Around", "Snowfall" ... (Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a cutout notch, some ring and edge wear, and a light sticker spot.)
MPS/Motor (Germany), Early 70s. Used 7CD ... $84.99
For completists only! We always knew the folks at Motor Music were mad, but never this mad. Yet only beautiful madness could have led them to put out this insanely over-stuffed set of the complete works of one of the spookiest vocal groups of all time. Led by Gene Puerling of the Hi-Los, and ... (Vocalists) read more CD
(Out of print. Box has some very light wear, but this is a great copy overall.)
Singers Unlimited —
Sentimental Journey ... LP MPS, 1974. Sealed ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A surprisingly wonderful album by the Singers Unlimited – and one of their best for MPS! The album features mostly older evergreens, arranged in a lush style by Robert Farnon – and both of those elements would normally be enough to turn us off – but somehow Gene Puerling and crew ... (Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Sealed original copy! Cover has a cut corner and a small corner of the rear paste-on is folded underneath the shrink.)
Singers Unlimited —
Special Blend ... LP MPS (Germany), 1975. Very Good+ ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
MPS, 1977. Near Mint- ... $3.99
Bop modes, updated strongly for the 70s – and played by a hip group of older players who really know how to cook! Supersax is led by Med Flory on alto, who also did the arrangements – and works here with great reed help from Warne Marsh and Jay Migliori on tenor, Joe Lopes on alto, and ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing.)
MPS (Germany), Late 60s. Used ... $11.99
A sweet little set of tunes from Art Van Damme – all recorded for MPS/Saba records at the end of the 60s – a time when he was doing his best work on record! Art was still playing accordion at the time – as he did on his earlier American albums – but here, his style is ... (Jazz) read more CD
(Out of print.)
MPS, 1974. Near Mint- ... $3.99
One of the coolest albums ever cut by the Singers Unlimited – thanks to great instrumentation from the mighty Art Van Damme! Art plays accordion – in a way that works perfectly with the banks of sound and sweetness we love from the group – an instrument whose own breathy tones ... (Vocalists) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a cutout hole and is bent a bit at the top left corner.)
Ben Webster & Don Byas —
Ben Webster Meets Don Byas ... LP Saba (Germany), 1968. Near Mint- Gatefold ... $39.99
A rare meeting of these two American giants of the tenor sax – brought together at the end of the 60s in Europe, both recording late in their careers, but with a laidback and open approach that's really wonderful! The format here is quite loose – a bit like some of the late hours, ... (Jazz) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Great Japanese gatefold MPS pressing – YS 2511 MP. Inside gatefold has some light aging, but outside is nice.)
Various —
Gilles Peterson – Magic Peterson Sunshine ... LP MPS (Germany), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... Out Of Stock
The magic sunshine here is all from the legendary catalog of MPS Records – unusually groovy jazz tracks from the 60s and 70s, all hand-picked by the equally legendary DJ Gilles Peterson! Peterson first turned many ears onto MPS back a few decades ago – with his excellent Talkin Jazz ... (Funky Compilations) read more LP, Vinyl record album
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