Don Cherry Mu (First and Second Parts)
Label: Snapper
Recorded:1969
Format: Mp3@320
>Don Cherry Mu (First and Second Parts)
Label: Snapper
Recorded:1969
Format: Mp3@320
This classic pair of recordings, reissued as a single CD, captures Don Cherry near the height of his global quest to absorb as much music as possible from different cultures and funnel it back through his jazz sensibility. It's one of the earliest, and most successful, experiments in what would later come to be known as world music. He wisely chose his fellow Ornette Coleman cohort Ed Blackwell -- a drummer steeped in the traditions of New Orleans, African music, and free jazz -- for his partner. Despite his reputation as a trumpeter, Cherry spends a great deal of time here on piano, flutes, and vocals. His piano playing, while relatively simple, is fluid and melodic, owing a good deal to Abdullah Ibrahim (who is represented here with a couple of his themes). Likewise, his singing -- heavily influenced by Indian karnatic song -- is endearingly bright, heartfelt, and lovely. But, above all, his trumpet playing is stellar. When Cherry hits his ringing, clarion passages, he projects a purity of sound that few other trumpeters could match. Blackwell matches him sound for sound, with rolling West African-derived rhythms, Basin Street marches, and the most overtly musical tone of any drummer this side of Max Roach. The Mu sessions have long held legendary status and it's not difficult to hear why.
Tracklist:
01. Brilliant Action 8:44
02. Amejelo 7:29
03. Total Vibration 9:27
04. Sun of the East 7:54
05. Terrestrial Beings 4:32
06. The Mysticism of My Sound 3:53
07. Medley: A) Dollar Brand/B) Spontaneous Composing/E) Exert, Man on ...) 2:42
08. Bamboo Night 6:58
09. Teo-Teo-Can 6:04
10. Smiling Faces Going Places 4:41
11. Psycho-Drama 2:23
12. Medley: Theme Albert Heath/ Theme Dollar Brand/ Baby Rest, Time 3:59
Don Cherry : trumpet/cornet/flute/piano/tambourine
Ed Blackwell:drums/percussion
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FILE LIST
Filename
Size
01 - Brilliant Action.flac
44.4 MB
02 - Amejelo.flac
32.2 MB
03 - Total Vibration.flac
48.8 MB
04 - Sun Of The East.flac
38.4 MB
05 - Terrestrial Beings.flac
16.5 MB
06 - The Mysticism Of My Sound.flac
16.2 MB
07 - Medley- Dollar Brand - Spontaneous Composing - Exert, Man On The Moon.flac
10.7 MB
08 - Bamboo Night.flac
27.1 MB
09 - Teo-Teo Can.flac
28.5 MB
10 - Smiling Faces, Going Places.flac
23 MB
11 - Psycho Drama.flac
10.3 MB
12 - Medley- Theme Albert Heath - Theme Dollar Brand - Babyrest, Time For.flac