Blue Lake RSD 2026 Double Vinyl

The spirit of Don Cherry soars again. For Record Store Day 2026, Charly Records and BYG Records present the firstever official reissue of Blue Lake, Cherrys transcendent live set originally released in 1974 only in Japan and long out of print. Fully restored and remastered from the original master tapes, this deluxe 2LP gatefold edition brings back to life one of the rarest treasures in the avantjazz canon a record that has fetched hundreds of dollars on the collector market for decades. Following the success of last years Record Store Day release of 039Orient039 which captured music from the same 1971 concert this longawaited companion volume completes the picture of Cherrys panglobal vision a sound that dissolves borders and dances between jazz, folk, and world ritual. Recorded live in Paris on April 22, 1971, the performance captures Cherry at his creative zenith, alongside South African bassist Johnny Dyani and Turkish percussionist Okay Temiz. The trio moves like a living organism fluid, spontaneous, and deeply spiritual. The opening piece, Blue Lake, finds Cherry on flute, channeling Native American inflections that blend seamlessly with FarEastern tonalities. The following two extended compositions each stretching past the twentyfiveminute mark are sprawling journeys of rhythm and resonance, rich with crosscultural dialogue and ecstatic improvisation. This deluxe reissue comes housed in a beautiful gatefold sleeve and features new, indepth liner notes by acclaimed jazz writer Kevin Le Gendre, offering fresh insight into Cherrys universal musical philosophy. A lost masterpiece, reborn for Record Store Day 2026 Don Cherrys Blue Lake the sound of freedom without frontiers.Please allow 57 business days for dispatch.