{"product_id":"4029759213444","title":"MANGELSDORFF,ALBERT – NEVER LET IT END (180 GRAM) - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 4029759213444 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: MPS RECORDS \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: July 17, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The freest Mangelsdorff there ever was,” wrote Joachim Ernst Berendt in 1970, introducing Albert Mangelsdorff’s LP “Never Let It End.” That sense of freedom, an unbridled joy in playing, gave the album its name. Today, the link between jazz and freedom feels almost self-evident. Back then, it was still a revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1970, the Mangelsdorff Band, now a quartet with Heinz Sauer on saxophone, Günter Lenz on bass, Ralf Hübner on drums, and Mangelsdorff on trombone, had fully embraced free playing and collective improvisation. Mangelsdorff himself called “Never Let It End” “a milestone, a turning point,” the culmination of a concept forged in countless live performances. The night before the recording at Frankfurt’s Walldorf Studio, the quartet electrified the Frankfurt Jazz Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the record’s title track, a Spanish waltz dedicated to the legendary flamenco dancer La Singla, to the breathtaking trombone solo on “Wide Open,” Mangelsdorff demonstrates a technical mastery that borders on the impossible. The album conveys a rare balance of spontaneity and structure, offering a vivid portrait of jazz at its most exploratory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWide Open\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever Let It End\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCertain Beauty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13th Color\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRoitz and Spring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNachwort\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"MPS RECORDS","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":44364050464867,"sku":"4029759213444","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/Image_444df285-fc79-47ac-b176-8c88a78ba68b.jpg?v=1784180026","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/4029759213444","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}