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The second "Mu" album once again finds Cherry alongside drummer Ed Blackwell for another round of geniuses at play. The album starts off with the pretty straightforward The Mysticism Of My Sound which reminds me of some of the work Vince Lombardi has down for Peanuts. It's excellent, but nothing compared to the rest of the album. Starting with the first of two short medleys, things rapidly take a turn towards more exploratory territory as sparse piano melodies and slow tribal-like drums surface and give the record a distinct mysterious vibe. Cherry's world music influences don't explode before the beautiful Bamboo Night when he gets behind his two flutes (one indian, the other bamboo). The main highlight of the album is the mind blowingTeo-Teo Can. This is like stumbling across a secret jungle tribe in the middle of a religious ceremony complete with minimal percussion and bizarre, entrancing vocals. A must along with "Mu" First Part.