VA - Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (2025) (Hi-Res)
VA - Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (2025) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-88.2/96kHz - 1.3 GB
1:18:06 | Jazz | Label: Jazzman
FLAC (tracks) 24bit-88.2/96kHz - 1.3 GB
1:18:06 | Jazz | Label: Jazzman
All the Colours of the World in the Black Forest ‘High quality music to be enjoyed by many people all around the world, no matter where they are’ Andreas Brunner-Schwer, MPS Records The German SABA and MPS family of labels extended this sentiment to include music from musicians all around the world, no matter where they were from - and here on Spiritual Jazz 17 SABA MPS we explore that very theme. Throughout the ‘60s & ‘70s both labels released a wealth of music from a wealth of international jazz musicians coming from both North and South America, Europe, the Caribbean and the Far East. The aim was to release jazz that was exciting, innovative and interesting, regardless of style: there was swing, blues, bop, avant-garde, fusion – and spiritual jazz. Plurality became a defining feature and the immense breadth of their output made both SABA and MPS worthy European counterparts to American imprints such as Blue Note and Impulse.
On Spiritual Jazz 17 SABA MPS we feature, among others, international contributions from Americans Elvin Jones, Nathan Davis & Dave Pike, Europeans Pedro Iturralde, Jef Gilson, and George Gruntz, and the Japanese Hideo Shiraki. In our extensive liner notes we outline the history of the SABA and MPS labels, and go some way to explain the spirit and philosophy behind the long-standing record company and the musicians who bore their souls to the recording process.
Friedheim Schulz, who oversaw many of the sessions, has fond memories, “These guys had ideas, they had their special thing, it was the time when there were lots of ideas and new sounds and what have you, and [SABA proprietor] Hans Georg was always of the mind that people should do their own kind of music. So he gave them the chance to record and then he would just put out the albums and that was it! The musicians would really play what they wanted to play.”
Their great legacy is a lineage of music that has transcended the fatigues of time, and we’ve picked prime examples from the SABA & MPS catalogues to uphold our own legacy in our long-running series of Spiritual Jazz.
1. Tony Scott and The Indonesian Allstars - Gambang Suling (7:13)
2. Elvin Jones Jazz Machine - Little Lady (6:27)
3. Nathan Davis - Evolution (7:13)
4. Dave Pike Set - Raga Jeeva Swara (2:51)
5. Hideo Shiraki Quintet + 3 Koto Girls - Matsuri No Genzo (6:14)
6. Albert Mangelsdorff Quartet - Never Let It End (9:50)
7. Orchester Roland Kovac - Blue Dance (3:38)
8. Fritz Pauer - Gratuliere - Movement A (4:39)
9. Joachim Kühn Group - Depression and Illusion (3:28)
10. George Gruntz - Hightime Keepsakes (6:54)
11. Pedro Iturralde Quintet - Veleta de tu Viento (15:02)
12. Jef Gilson Nonet - Suite Pour San Remo: Ouverture (4:26)
foobar2000 1.6 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
2:19 PM 2/27/2025
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Analyzed: Albert Mangelsdorff Quartet / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (1)
Dave Pike Set / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (2)
Elvin Jones Jazz Machine / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (3)
George Gruntz / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (4)
Hideo Shiraki Quintet + 3 Koto Girls / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (5)
Jef Gilson Nonet / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (6)
Joachim Kühn Group / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (7)
Nathan Davis / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (8)
Orchester Roland Kovac / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (9)
Pedro Iturralde Quintet / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (10)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -1.29 dB -15.36 dB 9:50 06-Never Let It End
DR12 -1.44 dB -16.77 dB 2:51 04-Raga Jeeva Swara
DR11 -1.88 dB -15.90 dB 6:27 02-Little Lady
DR12 -0.63 dB -15.30 dB 6:54 10-Hightime Keepsakes
DR15 -1.12 dB -20.59 dB 6:14 05-Matsuri No Genzo
DR10 -2.05 dB -15.48 dB 4:26 12-Suite Pour San Remo: Ouverture
DR11 -2.98 dB -17.11 dB 3:28 09-Depression and Illusion
DR10 -1.35 dB -14.51 dB 7:13 03-Evolution
DR10 -4.15 dB -17.41 dB 3:38 07-Blue Dance
DR15 -2.37 dB -22.39 dB 15:02 11-Veleta de tu Viento
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2495 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Statistics for: 01-Gambang Suling
Number of samples: 41586341
Duration: 7:13
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Left Right
Peak Value: -2.36 dB –- -2.79 dB
Avg RMS: -13.87 dB –- -16.02 dB
DR channel: 9.33 dB –- 10.25 dB
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Official DR Value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3038 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 1.6 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2025-02-27 22:29:04
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Statistics for: 08-Gratuliere - Movement A
Number of samples: 12322128
Duration: 4:39
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Left Right
Peak Value: -0.87 dB –- -1.68 dB
Avg RMS: -17.50 dB –- -20.64 dB
DR channel: 12.97 dB –- 14.54 dB
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Official DR Value: DR14
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 776 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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2:19 PM 2/27/2025
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Analyzed: Albert Mangelsdorff Quartet / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (1)
Dave Pike Set / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (2)
Elvin Jones Jazz Machine / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (3)
George Gruntz / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (4)
Hideo Shiraki Quintet + 3 Koto Girls / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (5)
Jef Gilson Nonet / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (6)
Joachim Kühn Group / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (7)
Nathan Davis / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (8)
Orchester Roland Kovac / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (9)
Pedro Iturralde Quintet / Spiritual Jazz 17: SABA / MPS (10)
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -1.29 dB -15.36 dB 9:50 06-Never Let It End
DR12 -1.44 dB -16.77 dB 2:51 04-Raga Jeeva Swara
DR11 -1.88 dB -15.90 dB 6:27 02-Little Lady
DR12 -0.63 dB -15.30 dB 6:54 10-Hightime Keepsakes
DR15 -1.12 dB -20.59 dB 6:14 05-Matsuri No Genzo
DR10 -2.05 dB -15.48 dB 4:26 12-Suite Pour San Remo: Ouverture
DR11 -2.98 dB -17.11 dB 3:28 09-Depression and Illusion
DR10 -1.35 dB -14.51 dB 7:13 03-Evolution
DR10 -4.15 dB -17.41 dB 3:38 07-Blue Dance
DR15 -2.37 dB -22.39 dB 15:02 11-Veleta de tu Viento
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12
Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2495 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Statistics for: 01-Gambang Suling
Number of samples: 41586341
Duration: 7:13
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Left Right
Peak Value: -2.36 dB –- -2.79 dB
Avg RMS: -13.87 dB –- -16.02 dB
DR channel: 9.33 dB –- 10.25 dB
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Official DR Value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 3038 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 1.6 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2025-02-27 22:29:04
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Statistics for: 08-Gratuliere - Movement A
Number of samples: 12322128
Duration: 4:39
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Left Right
Peak Value: -0.87 dB –- -1.68 dB
Avg RMS: -17.50 dB –- -20.64 dB
DR channel: 12.97 dB –- 14.54 dB
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Official DR Value: DR14
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 776 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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