Mutima is the debut album led by bassist Cecil McBee recorded in 1974 and first released on the Strata-East label.[1]

Mutima
Studio album by
Released1974
RecordedMay 8, 1974, at Minot Studios, White Plains, New York
GenreJazz
LabelStrata-East SES-7417
ProducerCecil McBee
Cecil McBee chronology
Mutima
(1974)
Alternate Spaces
(1977)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide     [3]

In his review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos called it "A landmark recording in early creative improvised modern music" and states "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 ...Mutima (translated as "unseen forces") undoubtedly solidified his stature and brilliance as a major player".[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by Cecil McBee

  1. "From Within" – 11:21
  2. "Voice of the 7th Angel" – 2:02
  3. "Life Waves" – 9:13
  4. "Mutima" – 13:41
  5. "A Feeling" – 2:38
  6. "Tulsa Black" – 6:10

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Cecil McBee discography accessed January 5, 2015
  2. ^ a b Nastos, Michael G.. Mutima – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  3. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 133. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.