Both "Mu" recordings only feature Cherry (mostly flute, piano, and trumpet), and Ed Blackwell behind the drums (they were only two instead of the usual quartet because of lack of moolah, which itself was due to their French producer's avarice). This gives the record a raw feeling, but in a good way: Blackwell shows off the polyrythmic techniques he learned while traveling in Northwest Africa, and Cherry is at his most whimsical when he plays the flute.
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