MPS Records

MPS Records on vinyl: jazz from the Black Forest

In short: MPS stands for “Musik Produktion Schwarzwald”. The label from Villingen grew out of SABA’s jazz label in 1968, and producer Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer recorded American and European jazz musicians there with a particularly clean sound. The Vinyl Room currently has 5 records on MPS.

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Records on MPS

→ SABA · Sun Ra · Big band · Jazz on vinyl

What makes MPS Records special?

Cosmopolitan jazz from the German countryside: on “Violin Summit” four violinists – Stuff Smith, Stéphane Grappelli, Svend Asmussen and the young Jean-Luc Ponty – meet for a concert in Basel. The Clarke-Boland Big Band, led by drummer Kenny Clarke and pianist Francy Boland, shows European big-band jazz with “Sax No End”.

Sun Ra sounds completely different: “It’s After The End Of The World” captures his Arkestra live in Germany. Plus swing from the Milt Buckner Trio with “Play Chords” and gospel from the Robert Patterson Singers.

FAQ

What does MPS stand for? “Musik Produktion Schwarzwald”, based in Villingen.

What does MPS have to do with SABA? MPS grew out of the jazz label of the radio maker SABA in 1968.

What is “Violin Summit”? A concert by four jazz violinists: Stuff Smith, Stéphane Grappelli, Svend Asmussen and Jean-Luc Ponty.

What do you have on MPS? Jazz from big band to Sun Ra – 5 records in all.