About: Mu (album)

Mu, First Part and Second Part, is a pair of albums by multi-instrumentalist Don Cherry. The albums, which also feature drummer Ed Blackwell, were recorded in August 1969 at Studio Saravah in Paris, and were released by BYG Records as part of their Actuel series in 1969 (First Part) and 1970 (Second Part). In 1971, BYG released both parts together as a single box set. Mu was one of the first efforts in what would come to be known as world music. In December 1977, Cherry and Blackwell presented a concert at New York University called "Mu, Part Three."