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"Mu" First Part

by Don Cherry

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Comes in a deluxe matte laminate gatefold sleeve.

    Original 1969 BYG album
    Mastered to vinyl from BYG tapes by Nick Robbins
    Exclusive liner notes by author John Masouri

    SIDE 1
    1. Brilliant Action
    2. Omejelo
    3. Total Vibration (Part 1)

    SIDE 2
    1. Total Vibration (Part 2)
    2. Sun Of The East
    3. Terrestrial Beings

    Includes digital pre-order of "Mu" First Part. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    shipping out on or around May 24, 2024

      £25 GBP or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Comes in a deluxe matte laminate gatefold sleeve.

    Original 1969 BYG album
    Mastered to vinyl from BYG tapes by Nick Robbins
    Exclusive liner notes by author John Masouri

    SIDE 1
    1. Brilliant Action
    2. Omejelo
    3. Total Vibration (Part 1)

    SIDE 2
    1. Total Vibration (Part 2)
    2. Sun Of The East
    3. Terrestrial Beings

    Each marble vinyl is unique, therefore the record you will receive will look different to our product photo.

    Includes digital pre-order of "Mu" First Part. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.     ... more
    shipping out on or around May 24, 2024

      £27 GBP or more 

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Pre-order of "Mu" First Part. You get 2 tracks now (streaming via the free Bandcamp app and also available as a high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more), plus the complete album the moment it’s released.
    Purchasable with gift card
    releases May 24, 2024

      £6 GBP  or more

     

1.
Brilliant Action 08:53
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2.
Omejelo
3.
Total Vibration (Part 1)
4.
Total Vibration (Part 2)
5.
Sun Of The East
6.
Terrestrial Beings 04:30
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about

Don Cherry’s first chapter of his legendary “Mu” recordings has never sounded more vital or compelling.

Don Cherry and Ed Blackwell, graduates of the revolutionary Ornette Coleman quartet, are in perfect accord on this seminal free jazz set, recorded in Paris during the late sixties. The emphasis, as on all Don Cherry releases, is on the life-giving, often magical qualities of pure sound, created on instruments ranging from Indian and bamboo flutes to his signature pocket trumpet.
What’s also significant is that a composition like “Mu” was built entirely on improvisation, not just the solos, but the entire piece. All the parts played by the two musicians, the order and even the duration arose from within the session itself, and without anything being preconceived.

This album 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.

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releases May 24, 2024

Remastered Audiophile Edition
Audio restoration and mastering by Nick Robbins
Graphic design for this reissue by Phil Rogers
Reissue produced for release by Geoffrey Cousin
Executive producer for this reissue: Jean-Luc Young

A BYG Production

An Original BYG Recording
Courtesy of Charly Acquisitions Ltd.
Licensed from LicenseMusic.com ApS.

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BYG Records London, UK

Pioneering French independent record label launched in 1967.

Avant-Garde / Free Jazz / Experimental / Psychedelic & Prog Rock

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