Monday, August 4, 2008

Albert Mangelsdorff's 80th Anniversary Edition

On September 5, 2008 European jazz legend Albert Mangelsdorff, who died three years ago, would be celebrating his 80th birthday. The ALBERT MANGELSDORFF 80TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION now commemorates the acclaimed musician with four CD sets that include reissues of fifteen timeless albums Mangelsdorff recorded for the MPS label between 1968 - 1982.

Albert Mangelsdorff 5-CD sets
- five individual CDs in jewel boxes, housed in a slipcase
- digitally remastered from the original tape material
- original artwork & liner notes
- feature material never before available on CD
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Mangelsdorff Originals Vol. 1
MPS 06025 1779747

Includes the albums:
- Zo-Ko-Ma (1968), feat. Attila Zoller, Lee Konitz, Barre Phillips & Stu Martin
- Wild Goose (1969), feat. Colin Wilkie & Shirley Hart, Joki Freund, Emil Mangelsdorff, Heinz Sauer, Günter Lenz & Ralf Hübner
- Never Let It End (1970), feat. Heinz Sauer, Günter Lenz & Ralf Hübner
- Trombone Workshop (1971), feat. Slide Hampton, Ake Persson, Jiggs Whigham, George Gruntz, Isla Eckinger & Tony Inzalaco
- Birds Of Underground (1972), feat. Heinz Sauer, Gerd Dudek, Buschi Niebergall & Peter Giger
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Mangelsdorff Originals Vol. 2
MPS 06025 1779753

Includes the albums:
- The Wide Point (1975), feat. Palle Danielsson & Elvin Jones
- Solo Now (1976), feat. Joachim Kühn, Gunter Hampel & Pierre Favre
- MUMPS - A Matter Of Taste (1977), feat. John Surman, Barre Phillips & Stu Martin
- A Jazz Tune I Hope (1978), feat. Wolfgang Dauner, Eddie Gomez & Elvin Jones
- Triple Entente (1982), feat. Leon Francioli & Pierre Favre
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Albert Mangelsdorff 2-CD sets
- jewel box
- digitally remastered from the original tape material
- original artwork & liner notes
- feature material never before available on CD
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Mangelsdorff Live
MPS 06025 1779742

Includes the albums:
- Trilogue Live! (1976), feat. Jaco Pastorius & Alphonse Mouzon
- Live In Montreux (1980), feat. J.F. Jenny-Clark & Ronald Shannon Jackson
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Mangelsdorff Solo
MPS 06025 1779743

Includes the albums:
- Trombirds (1972)
- Tromboneliness (1976)
- Solo (1982)

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