Cedar Walton – Mobius LP

Description

Cedar Walton‘sMobiusis as brilliant as the stunning jacket design, featuring the legendary jazz pianist morphing into a mobius strip, set against a beautiful sky filled with cumulus clouds. A proper jazz-funk fusion slapfest,Mobiusis a stellar electric set from — essentially — one hell of a superband.Mobiusis elevated byRyo Kawasaki‘s stinging electric guitar, pristinely clear vocals byAdrienne AlbertandLani Groves, rootsy percussion byRay MantillaandOmar Clay, alto and baritone fromCharles Davis, trumpet fromRoy Burrowes,Gordon Edwardson bass andFrank Foster‘s tenor sax, andSteve Gaddon drums. Gem after gem of looping, bliss-inducing gold, it’s an incredibly revelatory album. It presents a thrilling synthesis of R&B, funk, blues and hard bop (with a hint of rock), all driven by an idiosyncratic electronic keyboard.Mobiuswas Walton’s debut for RCA in 1975. The versatile artist confirmed his abilities as a player, composer, interpreter and arranger with this stunning record, and his own bright compositions offered a springboard for the improvisations of the different soloists.Mobiusis really gorgeous mid-’70s fusion, ranging from the funky to the ecstatic. The audio has been carefully remastered by Be With regularSimon Francis, ensuring it sounds better than ever.Cicely Balston‘s expert skills have made sure nothing is lost in the cut whilst the records have been pressed to the highest possible standard at Record Industry in Holland. The original, iconic sleeve has been restored here at Be With HQ as the finishing touch to this long overdue reissue.