Title: Mutima Artist: Cecil McBee Label: Strata-East Records Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 708857741724 Genre: Jazz Release Date: 2025-12-12 Number of Discs: 1
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.
Tracks: 1.1 From Within 11:25 1.2 Voice of the 7th Angel 2:06 1.3 Life Waves 9:20 1.4 Mutima 13:53 1.5 A Feeling 2:41 1.6 Tulsa Black 6:12
