Cecil McBee
Mutima
Strata-East (US) 1974
SES-7417 (LP) Original pressing.
sleeve : EX(slightly wear on corner. some very slightly dirts.)
media : EX/EX(some slightly surface noises. some very slightly hairlines that does not affect to sounds.)
After moving to New York in the 1960s, American bassist Cecil McBee played with Miles Davis, Andrew Hill, Sam Rivers, Wayne Shorter, and many others, and was a dominant presence on countless sessions. McBee released his first leader album on Strata-East in 1974. The album features Jimmy Hopps (ds), Onaje Allen Gumbs (p), Lawrence Killan (per), DeeDee Bridgewater (vo), George Adams (ts, ss), and a total of 11 other musicians. The imaginative A1 with two bass solos overdubbed, and B1 with a gentle Latin beat, soaring trumpet and saxophone solos, and bright piano lightly swaying, are just a few of the gems of black spiritual jazz that pays homage to the soul and culture of Africa, and longing for oneness with the universe. This is a superb album that is loved throughout the ages.
A1: From Within
B1: Mutima
B2: a Feeling
B3: Tulsa Black