Don Cherry - Mu First Part / Mu Second Part '1969/2000

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Two historic 1969 recording sessions by Don Cherry and drummer Ed Blackwell now
assembled on this deluxe 2-CD set that comprises the seminal albums
“Mu” First Part and “Mu” Second Part.

BYG Actuel’s astonishing series of free jazz albums, recorded in Paris
during the late sixties, was home to some notable classics of the genre
beginning with Don Cherry’s “Mu” First Part. That and
“Mu” Second Part resulted from the same session, with Cherry
contributing pocket trumpet, piano and several kinds of flute, and invoking
sounds inspired by his study of music from different parts of the world,
including India and North Africa.

He’s accompanied throughout by renowned jazz sideman Ed Blackwell, with
whom he has a near telepathic understanding going back to the days of Free Jazz
and Complete Communion - a title that expresses all that’s essential
about their partnership.

That highly intuitive approach to improvisation coupled with Cherry’s
keen explorations of folk music from other cultures, imbue the “Mu”
recordings with undeniable beauty, spiritual depth, and originality. More than
50 years later, those albums sound as fresh and innovative as they did back then
and have never sounded more vital or compelling.

““Mu” is a masterclass of improvisation delivered by two
musicians of impeccable integrity who play what they felt and heard with
complete freedom, and at exactly the right time.” John Masouri

Tracklist:
 1.01 - Don Cherry - Brilliant Action (8:44) 
 1.02 - Don Cherry - Amejelo (7:29) 
 1.03 - Don Cherry - Total Vibration (9:28) 
 1.04 - Don Cherry - Sun Of The East (7:54) 
 1.05 - Don Cherry - Terrestrial Beings (4:35) 
 1.06 - Don Cherry - The Mysticism Of My Sound (3:53) 
 1.07 - Don Cherry - Medley: Dollar Brand / Spontaneous Composing / Exert Man On
The Moon (2:43) 
 1.08 - Don Cherry - Bamboo Night (7:00) 
 1.09 - Don Cherry - Teo Teo Can (6:04) 
 1.10 - Don Cherry - Smiling Faces Going Places (4:42) 
 1.11 - Don Cherry - Psycho Drama (2:23) 
 1.12 - Don Cherry - Medley: Theme Albert Heath / Theme Dollar Brand / Babyrest
Time For (4:01)

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