The company released play-along albums intended to accompany a melodic instrument (or vocalist) as an aid for practicing.
The company's first recording was based on Schubert's "Trout Quintet" opus, with one of the five ensemble instruments omitted in each of the versions.
[citation needed] In the following years, the company released chamber music and jazz "rhythm recordings" utilizing New York.
Stan Getz, Hank Jones, George Barnes, Max Roach, Julius Baker, Elaine Douvas, Armando Ghitalla, Stanley Drucker, Christian Reichert have played on MMO recordings.
In 2016, the CEO of the Hal Leonard Corporation, Keith Mardak, purchased Music Minus One.