Don Cherry - Organic Music Society (1973)

On Organic Music Society, the legendary nomadic multi-instrumentalist, pocket trumpet pioneer, and global sonic philosopher Don Cherry leads an expansive, communal counter-culture collective to deliver a towering, historically volcanic, and masterfully panoramic double-LP document. Originally recorded in Sweden across 1971 and 1972 and beautifully preserved on this expanded digital archive by Caprice Records, this spiritual milestone stands as the absolute blueprint for eco-centric world fusion and communal avant-garde exploration. Spanning over 80 minutes of immaculate high-fidelity spatial design, the 13-track landscape operates with an intense, ritualistic, and beautifully raw kinetic energy. Cherry completely deconstructs Western jazz formats, shifting from indoor acoustic geometry to open-air dome tracking layouts—firing off spectacular highlights like the chanting, multi-layered opener North Brazilian Ceremonial Hymn, an early minimalist readings of his Relativity Suite, and a mesmerizing, lysergic interpretation of Pharoah Sanders's anthem The Creator Has a Master Plan. Driven by Cherry’s lyrical pocket horn patterns, microtonal pottery flutes, and harmonium drones backed by an uninhibited network of global musicians, vocalists, and children, this archive remains an indispensable masterpiece for serious free jazz purists and world music collectors worldwide.