Cecil McBee - Mutima

Cecil McBee — Mutima (Deluxe Edition)

Released in 1974 on the revered Strata-East label

A musical landmark in 1970s jazz, blending spiritual jazz with adventurous post-bop, avant-garde influences

Cecil McBee's debut album, Mutima, stands as a landmark achievement in 1970s jazz, blending the deeply introspective qualities of spiritual jazz with adventurous post-bop and avant-garde influences.

Released in 1974 on the revered Strata-East label, the album highlights McBee's virtuosic skill on the bass alongside his remarkable gift for crafting compositions that resonate with emotional and intellectual depth.

Backed by a stellar ensemble featuring luminaries such as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Onaje Allan Gumbs, and Dom Salvador, Mutima — translated as "unseen forces" — unfolds as a vivid musical journey.

 

1. From Within

2. Voice of the 7th Angel

3. Life Waves

4. Mutima

5. A Feeling

6. Tulsa Black

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