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MPS records

mrboogieman88mrboogieman88 74 Posts
edited April 2009 in Strut Central
Can anyone recommend some dope records off the MPS label? I've heard George Duke's the Aura Will Prevail and I thought it was a cool record. It looks like there's some other cool stuff out there on this label, like this group Smoke looks dope, but I'm looking to hear from people who have actually heard some of this stuff...

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  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    get all that dope art van damme, george shearing, and singers unlimited
  • dreskieboogiedreskieboogie 951 Posts
    Maybe you should buy some of the MPS comps and start from there...

    Peace,

    Dress
  • king_maxwellking_maxwell 68 Posts
    It's a label I'm recently hipped to. This article is kinda cool. Owned by chemical company BASF, MPS made some sweet piano records (among others) from a rural German village. Says they made 700+ records, and that the piano sound was particularly tight.

    I often listen to Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown & Milt Jackson's "Reunion Blues." And the Milt Bruckner Trio's "Play Chords."

    Has anyone seen Jazzin' the Black Forest?
  • Agent45Agent45 451 Posts
    Two words: Dave Pike
  • markus71markus71 937 Posts
    Slept on but great and super easy to nail down.

    Art Farmer - From Vienna with Art
  • disco_chedisco_che 1,115 Posts
    So much goodness on MPS. I don't know where to start. You should include SABA records in your search because this was the labels name before it was changed to MPS (Musikproduktion Schwarzwald). There was a documentation made about the label recently but the name slips me at the moment:

    Johnny Teupen
    The Third Wave
    Wolfgang Dauner (The Oimels, Et Cetera)
    Charly Antolini (Soul Drum, In The Groove)
    Klaus Weiss
    Mark Murphy (on SABA)
    George Duke (especially "The Inner Source")
    Clare Fischer (Salsa Picante)
    Clarke-Boland Bigband (especially the Latin Album)
    Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass
    Certain Lions & Tigers
    Dave Pike Set
    Volker Kriegel (Spectrum, Missing Link)
    Nelson Riddle (Communication)
    Dieter Reith
    Ambros Seelos
    Novi Singers have one album on MPS too


    It'S incredible how much stuff they have put out in all the years.
  • neil_somethingneil_something 993 Posts
    Bill Evans "Symbiosis" is a great record.

    There is an MPS blog which should be a good start if you want to check out more.
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    get all that dope art van damme, george shearing, and singers unlimited

    This is of course a joke. Ha ha those guys aren't funky.

    I like Art Van Damme. Jazz accordion, not funky, the MPS stuff he did are good.

    Singers Unlimited have their moments, plus an important sample.

    Some one else will have to defend Shearing.
  • MoogManMoogMan Sao Paulo, Brazil 1,173 Posts
    Some one else will have to defend Shearing.

    Shearing's The Way We Are has good moments and a nice rendition
    of Aquarius.
    Grabbable if it's cheap.
  • DJBombjackDJBombjack Miami 1,665 Posts
    The audio quality of MPS pressings are among the best
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts
    So much goodness on MPS. I don't know where to start. You should include SABA records in your search because this was the labels name before it was changed to MPS (Musikproduktion Schwarzwald). There was a documentation made about the label recently but the name slips me at the moment:

    Johnny Teupen
    The Third Wave
    Wolfgang Dauner (The Oimels, Et Cetera)
    Charly Antolini (Soul Drum, In The Groove)
    Klaus Weiss
    Mark Murphy (on SABA)
    George Duke (especially "The Inner Source")
    Clare Fischer (Salsa Picante)
    Clarke-Boland Bigband (especially the Latin Album)
    Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass
    Certain Lions & Tigers
    Dave Pike Set
    Volker Kriegel (Spectrum, Missing Link)
    Nelson Riddle (Communication)
    Dieter Reith
    Ambros Seelos
    Novi Singers have one album on MPS too


    It'S incredible how much stuff they have put out in all the years.

    MPS records are usually reasonable priced, lots of good artist performances, and great sound.

    Sun Ra
    Baden Powell
    Monty Alexander
    Kahn Ali Akbar & John Handy

    Don't be afraid. Find em, listen to em.
  • disco_chedisco_che 1,115 Posts
    And that "Mission To Mars" LP by Roland Kovac on SABA is one of my mod-jazz favs.




    Prices can get pretty nasty especially for SABA LPs. It's not just the pressing quality but the high-class recording technology being used. The recording mastermind behind it all was engineer Willi Fruth.

    There are some MPS side productions that should be considered as well. On the Cornet Label you have "Hammond Explosion" by Dieter Reith and "Piano Explosion" by Eric Th??ner which are both bangers. The "Guitar Explosion" from this series should be avoided unless it's very cheap.
    Also there's the Session Label which released the beautiful "Bossa Nova Fire" compilation with a great Mereilles Batucada.










    BTW, this is a blog that should keep you busy for quiet a while:

    mps-love
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    Monty Alexander: Rass = breaks classique (no, seriously it's good)

    And I ride for that Third Wave. Pinay sistahs galore!
  • the_dLthe_dL 1,531 Posts
    i have long been a fan of the MPS even if the playing isnt great, the recording/sound has never let me down, it is also one of the only decent jazz labels i tend to find out here in australia in thrift stores etc. I will have a look through and rip a few of the more obscure things i have if you like
  • KineticKinetic 3,739 Posts

    Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass

    If you only buy one MPS record, make sure it's this one:

  • bull_oxbull_ox 5,056 Posts
    Having looked out for the stuff for several years, the good titles generally aren't available/inexpensive in the US.
  • KrautbreaksKrautbreaks 276 Posts
    The good saba/mps pressings are all sought after rarities and pricey and well known to dealers, collectors and even small time grabbers!


    You have to get an idea about how the distributing companies changed and what albums came out within these time periods to be a successfull hunter...

    SABA beginning to 1969
    MPS ... - 1972
    BASF ... - 1978
    Metronome (black)...


    The Metronome stuff (even a lot of the 80s releases) is pretty underrated. Especially in the funky fusion/open drumbreak area there is still a lot of unkown jewellery to be scored.

    Be aware that there are (rare) non-album 45 releases out
    like "Third Wave - Love train"!


    Be also sure to check BASF releases of different countries-
    one of my cool finds for this year was "Five - just us" which is

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