mps Archive
27 Mar 2018
Seven Jazz Archival/Reissue Releases
Monty Alexander – Here Comes the Sun (MPS) Jamaican pianist Alexander has a bright, flowing and lyrical approach to his instrument. Originally released in 1971, Here Comes the Sun was […]
08 Feb 2017
Album Review: Freddie Hubbard – The Hub of Hubbard
Don’t let the relatively generic cover art of The Hub of Hubbard dissuade you from checking out this 2016 reissue of an album originally released in Germany in 1970 (and […]
07 Feb 2017
Album Review: Joe Henderson et. al. – Mirror, Mirror
Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone Chick Corea – piano Ron Carter – bass Billy Higgins – drums One of the most consistently thrilling qualities of jazz is the manner in […]
06 Feb 2017
Album Review: Monty Alexander Trio – Montreux Alexander
Alexander’s seventh release for MPS, Montreux Alexander is a document of the pianist’s trio live at the Montreux, Switzerland Jazz Festival in June 1976. As the liner notes explain, neither […]
10 Dec 2015
Box Set Review: George Duke — The Era Will Prevail (Part Two)
Continued from Part One… Vol. 3: Feel Released in October 1974, Feel again featured bassist John Heard and drummer Ndugu alongside George Duke, but his guest artists lent a decidedly […]
09 Dec 2015
Box Set Review: George Duke — The Era Will Prevail (Part One)
George Duke (1946-2013) was one of the most fascinating figures in music during the second half of the 20th century. Duke was a jazz-and-classically trained musician proficient on any number […]
11 Jun 2015
Album Reviews: Four MPS Jazz Reissues
MPS is the highly revered label headed by Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer and several associates. Founded in the mid 1960s, MPS became home for many highly-regarded jazz musicians. Between 1966 and […]