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"Mu" Second Part

by Don Cherry

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Comes in a deluxe matte laminate gatefold sleeve.

    Original 1970 BYG album
    Mastered to vinyl from BYG tapes by Nick Robbins
    Exclusive liner notes by author John Masouri

    SIDE 1
    1. The Mysticism Of My Sound
    2. Medley
    a) Dollar Brand b) Spontaneous Composing
    c) Exert, Man on the Moon
    3. Bamboo Night

    SIDE 2
    1. Teo-Teo-Can
    2. Smiling Faces Going Places
    3. Psycho-Drama
    4. Medley
    a) Theme Albert Heath b) Theme Dollar Brand
    c) Baby rest, Time for…

    Includes digital pre-order of "Mu" Second 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

      £25 GBP or more 

     

  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Comes in a deluxe matte laminate gatefold sleeve.

    Original 1970 BYG album
    Mastered to vinyl from BYG tapes by Nick Robbins
    Exclusive liner notes by author John Masouri

    SIDE 1
    1. The Mysticism Of My Sound
    2. Medley
    a) Dollar Brand b) Spontaneous Composing
    c) Exert, Man on the Moon
    3. Bamboo Night

    SIDE 2
    1. Teo-Teo-Can
    2. Smiling Faces Going Places
    3. Psycho-Drama
    4. Medley
    a) Theme Albert Heath b) Theme Dollar Brand
    c) Baby rest, Time for…

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

    Includes digital pre-order of "Mu" Second 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" Second 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.
The Mysticism Of My Sound
2.
Medley: Dollar Brand / Spontaneous Composing / Exert, Man On The Moon
3.
Bamboo Night 06:09
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4.
Teo-Teo-Can
5.
Smiling Faces Going Places 05:15
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6.
Psycho-Drama
7.
Medley: Theme Albert Heath / Theme Dollar Brand / Baby rest, Time for...

about

Second chapter of Don Cherry’s "Mu" recordings for BYG - a landmark of free jazz improvisation.

Don Cherry and drummer Ed Blackwell had both played with Ornette Coleman and contributed to the revolutionary free jazz movement of the late fifties and early sixties. The two of them shared a highly intuitive approach to improvisation that coupled with Cherry’s keen explorations of folk music from other cultures, imbue the "Mu" recordings with undeniable beauty, spiritual depth and originality.

Inspired by his travels and endless quest to broaden his musical horizons, "Mu" Second Part finds Don Cherry playing lyrical passages on Indian and bamboo flutes, as well as piano, bells and his trademark pocket trumpet. He also makes reference to South African musician Abdullah Ibrahim, aka Dollar Brand, and jazz drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath on tracks that writer Ekkehard Jost has described as “unpredictable and endlessly fascinating…”

Don Cherry and drummer Ed Blackwell recorded the two legendary Mu sessions on the same day and more than fifty years later, those albums sound just as fresh and innovative as they did back then.

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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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