{"title":"Artist: Cecil McBee","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"mutima-cecil-mcbee-lp","title":"Mutima [Import]","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e1xLP pressed on 180-Gram Audiophile Black Vinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpins at 33 RPM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoused in a standard sleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eRe-mastering by: Ray Staff at Air Mastering, Lyndhurst Hall, London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll compositions composed and arranged by Cecil McBee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecorded 5\/8\/74 at Minot Studios. White Plains, N.Y.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRELEASE DESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA landmark recording in early creative improvised modern music, bassist Cecil McBee's recording for the Strata East label is an important document introducing him as a leader from the international jazz-based scene in New York City via his native Tulsa, OK and following a brief mid-'60s stint in Detroit. McBee as a pure musician has staggering technique, rich harmonic ideas, and an indefatigable swing, but it is as a composer that he is set apart from other musicians of this mid-'70s era. \"Life Waves\" is a stunning piece of composed and improvised music, with a brief clarion horn section setting off McBee's chordal strumming and harp bop drive. Trumpeter Tex Allen's brash lines, the incendiary tenor saxophonist George Adams, and more thoughtful alto saxophonist Allen Braufman dig into hefty but contrasting solos, while drummer Jimmy Hopps stokes the coals. The other premier piece, \"Mutima,\" has a soaring longer melody switching on and off onto a samba palate that is pretty, beautiful, and much more introspective than other wild and woolly cuts. The legendary but under-recognized flutist Art Webb shines on the floaty free \"A Feeling,' and the atypical but wholly contemporized \"Tulsa Black,\" a portent to the music that would be made later in this time period by Sonny Fortune, featuring the wah-wah electric bass guitar work of Cecil McBee, Jr. The two-minute \"Voice of the Seventh Angel\" sports the disparity of a complex arrangement alongside the beautiful singing of a young Dee Dee Bridgewater, while the marathon \"From Within\" has McBee performing solo, but overdubbed on two basses in opposite stereo channels, using serene long-toned arco and static pizzicato in arresting sounds that meld into a bridge squawk reminiscent of the saxophone playing of bandmate Adams. In retrospect, McBee's great career was ostensibly launched well before this recording, having worked prominently with Charles Lloyd, Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Yusef Lateef, Charles Tolliver, and countless others. \"Mutima\" (translated as \"unseen forces\") undoubtedly solidified his stature and brilliance as a major player.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Within\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVoice Of The 7th Angel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLife Waves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMutima\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Feeling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTulsa Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cecil McBee","offers":[{"title":"LP \/ Black","offer_id":43186535104703,"sku":"SES-7417-BK","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/files\/tmp_2F1568763967367-ufub5i3pgxl-986f4f7ddb9621c8d8f9d5d3a492038f_2F0012328617_10.jpg?v=1713909336"},{"product_id":"music-from-the-source-cecil-mcbee-sextet-lp","title":"Music From The Source [Import]","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e1xLP pressed on 180-Gram Audiophile Black Vinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpins at 33 RPM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoused in a standard sleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eRe-mastering by: Cicely Baston at Alchemy\/Air Mastering\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRELEASE DESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecording with a sextet at the New York jazz club Sweet Basil in August 1977, McBee's band included Chico Freeman on reeds, Dennis Moorman on piano, Joe Gardner on trumpet, Steve McCall on drums, and Famoudou Don Moye on percussion. Two complete albums of music were released by Enja Records from this engagement, the groundbreaking recordings Music From the Source 1978 and Compassion 1979.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Few groups today sound as fresh, generate as high an emotional charge, or leave as lasting an impression as McBee's sextet,\" Chris Albertson wrote upon the release of these recordings. \"It is as if each member were a unique piece of a puzzle, carefully placed to complete precisely the breathtaking picture intended. The music is adventurous enough to satisfy any aural daredevil who has not completely lost his or her sense of beauty, yet all the basic jazz values have been preserved with due reverence.\" - Chris Albertson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgnez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGod Spirit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Song In The Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; Mobile\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cecil McBee","offers":[{"title":"LP \/ Black","offer_id":43186535203007,"sku":"ENJA3019-BK","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/6947\/3471\/files\/tmp_2F1628536882438-rl694v6k9qa-10a8a2b0453fbffc7e723ba1b954ba51_2Fimage002_2B_281_29.jpg?v=1713909342"}],"url":"https:\/\/helixsounds.com\/collections\/artist-cecil-mcbee.oembed","provider":"Helix Sounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}