With the help of Rolf Kühn, MPS has put together this limited box set to celebrate the 90th birthday and the life of a true jazz icon. The box contains a selection of Rolf Kühn's MPS albums as well as a new and exclusive vinyl with live recordings from the '60s - all newly mastered for vinyl. Furthermore, a 12-page box-sized booklet is included. The box set contains the following albums: - Total Space (1975) - Symphonic Swampfire (1979) - Cucu Ear (1980) - Stereo (2015 - never released on vinyl before) - Spotlights (2016 - never released on vinyl before) - Yellow + Blue (2018 - never released on vinyl before) - Rolf + Joachim Kühn - Live: Berlin '66 / Newport '67 (2019 - exclusive to this box set). The box set is limited to 1,000 copies worldwide. For a German jazz musician to find international recognition as a major player has been and remains a rarity. Clarinetist Rolf Kühn belongs to this elite class. And there are ample grounds for this: he is an exceptional artist on his instrument. No one sounds like him on the clarinet; warm, round and masterful, his tone remains unmistakable no matter what style he may be playing at any given moment. His play resonates with a maturity and wisdom gathered from a long and rich life of musical experiences. Kühn continues to be driven by an unbridled curiosity that compels him to continually stray from familiar paths and tried and true formulas. Yet equanimity and a sense of completeness are as intrinsic to his work as the daring and the adventure of risk-taking. Rolf Kühn has absorbed the entire history of jazz. What began with a youthful fascination for swing eventually led him into the freest areas of improvisation, while maintaining an unerring sense of form and quality.
Release date:
November 8, 2019
Label:
Install our app to receive notifications when new upcoming releases are added.

Recommended equipment and accessories
-
Ortofon 2M Blue Premounted
Mounted on the SH-4 Black Headshell, this setup delivers exceptional clarity, dynamic range, and accurate sound reproduction.
-
Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge
Features an elliptical stylus that accurately tracks the grooves of vinyl records, delivering a rich, detailed sound with an output voltage of 5.5 mV
-
Audioengine A2 Plus
Precision-engineered 2.75-inch woofers and a 0.75-inch silk dome tweeter, featuring built-in DAC and Bluetooth connectivity for seamless integration.
-
Cartridges - Top Picks
A selection of turnatble cartridges that provide great performance and sound quality
-
Denon DP-400
Featuring a high-precision, belt-driven mechanism and an adjustable tonearm that ensures optimal tracking and minimal resonance
Featured Upcoming Vinyl
-
Tears For Fears Songs From The Big Chair (Transparent Red) [2xLP]
Mercury
December 5, 2025 -
Haircut 100 Boxing The Compass
Absolute Label Services
March 20, 2026 -
Cardinals Masquerade
Communion Group Limited
February 13, 2026 -
Deez Nuts Saudade (Coke Bottle Green)
Sony UK
November 7, 2025 -
Higher Power There's Love In This World If You Want It in sleeve
Nuclear Blast
October 24, 2025 -
Stryper The Greatest Gift Of All
Frontiers New Recordings Physical Only
November 21, 2025 -
Panic Shack Panic Shack
Brace Yourself
November 7, 2025 -
TesseracT RADAR Soundtrack. [2xLP]
Kscope
December 5, 2025 -
Bloom The Light We Chase
Pure Noise Records
October 24, 2025 -
Fanclubwallet Living While Dying
Lauren Records
October 24, 2025 -
The Rions Everything Every Single Day
Unfd
November 14, 2025 -
SPACED No Escape
Pure Noise Records
November 7, 2025 -
Excide Bastard Hymns (Pink Red Marbled)
Sharptone
November 28, 2025 -
Home Counties Humdrum
Submarine Cat
November 7, 2025