Cecil McBee Sextet - Music From The Source
Cecil McBee Sextet - Music From The Source
Cecil McBee Sextet - Music From The Source
Cecil McBee Sextet - Music From The Source
Cecil McBee Sextet - Music From The Source
Cecil McBee Sextet - Music From The Source

Cecil McBee Sextet - Music From The Source

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Cecil McBee - bass [click here to see more vinyl featuring Cecil McBee]

Joe Gardner - trumpet, flugelhorn

Chico Freeman - tenor saxophone, flute

Dennis Moorman - piano

Steve McCall - drums

Famoudou Don Moye – congas

 

1LP, standard sleeve

Limited edition

Original analog Master tape : YES

Heavy Press : 180g

Record color : Black

Speed : 33 RPM

Size : 12'’

Stereo

Live

Record Press : unspecified

Label : Pure Pleasure

Original Label : Enja Records

Recorded live on August 2, 1977 at Sweet Basil, New York City by Bob Cummins

Mixed by David Baker

Produced by Cecil McBee

Remastered by Cicely Baston at Alchemy/Air Mastering

Originally released in 1978

Reissued in 2021

 

Tracks:

Side A:

  1. Agnez

Side B:

  1. God Spirit
  2. First Song In The Day

 

Reviews:

“Double bassist and Oklahoma native Cecil McBee has enjoyed a brilliant career as a sideman and occasional band leader. He has played with Dinah Wahington, Paul Winter, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Jackie McLean, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard and Charles Lloyd. Many of the groups he has played with have recorded and performed his compositions. He is a regular member of Saxophone Summit and The Cookers. As with other jazz artists, McBee is actively involved with teaching, most notably as a Distinguished Professor Of Improvisation at The New England Conservatory in Boston. Additionally, he has taught master classes at Harvard University.

Pure Pleasure Records has released a re-mastered 180-gram vinyl of  Cecil McBee’s 1977 release with Enja Records, Music From The Source. This artistic sextet interact with complex and moody textures in a live set, featuring extended jams (only three songs on the album) to create deep spiritual jazz. There are many exotic motifs expressed on the lone Side A track, “Agnez”. After an ethereal opening with a nimble McBee double bass solo, the group picks up steam at the 3:44 mark with Moorman and the rhythm section in the pocket. Chico Freeman’s passionate tenor play helps to articulate the hard-edged Afro-Cuban polyrhythms. Freeman pushes the tonal boundaries and the musical intensity increases. Don Moye shines on conga adding texture and flexible timing on his lengthy solo. Both Freeman and trumpeter Joe Gordon display innate chemistry. Pianist Dennis Moorman uses the bass notes to bring the song to a hushed close. His quiet elegance opens “God Spirit”. Utilizing sparse phrasing and notation, there is an eventual uplifting shift with arpeggios and flowing resonance. Then Gordon injects delicate, melodic horn runs that mesh well. His play complements the airy dynamics of the track. McBee’s double bass solo is compelling and enhances the atmospheric modality.

In what feels like bebop, the finale (“First Song In The Day”) showcases a tighter arrangement. Freeman’s crisp inflection and fluid runs permeate the energetic performance with hard-driving drum work from Steve McCall. There are occasional piercing tones that add to the freneticism and color. Gordon slides in on trumpet with equal ferocity and punctuated accents. McBee, Moorman, McCall and Moye combine for an unrelenting tempo. They also integrate smoother exchanges. Moorman delivers a soulful piano with spirited chording and exuberance. The final solo goes to McBee as he combines speed and lyrical finesse on bass. The sextet finishes with palpable free jazz aesthetics.

Pure Pleasure Records continues its stellar tradition of re-mastering obscure jazz label releases to 180-gram vinyl. This overall mix is vibrant and cleaner with most ambient live “noise” eliminated. The stereo separation is excellent.” Robbie Gerson, Audiophile Audition, September 2021

 

“Other than a 1974 set for Strata-East, this post-bop effort was bassist Cecil McBee's earliest recording as a leader. With Chico Freeman (heard on tenor and flute) as the most impressive soloist, McBee performs two originals and a piece by Hal Galper in a sextet that also includes trumpeter Joe Gardner, pianist Dennis Moorman, drummer Steve McCall and Don Moye on conga. The music is spiritual in nature, sometimes quite modal and in the adventurous genre of John Coltrane without being derivative. A fine live set, one of two recorded within a two-day period at New York's Sweet Basil.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow

 

Ratings :

AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.42 / 5 ; Audiophile Audition : 4.5 / 5

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