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Bengt Berger & Don Cherry - Bitter Funeral Beer (1982) [Avant-Garde Jazz]; FLAC (image+.cue)

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Bengt Berger & Don Cherry - Bitter Funeral Beer (1982) [Avant-Garde Jazz]; FLAC (image+.cue)

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Artist: Bengt Berger & Don Cherry
Album: Bitter Funeral Beer
Genre: Avant-Garde Jazz
Label: ECM Records
Released: 1982
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue)
Tracklist:
  1. Bitter Funeral Beer
  2. Blekete
  3. Chetu
  4. Tongsl
  5. Dafaro - Funeral Dance (Dar Kpee)

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"Berger, who devoted lengthy periods of study to West African music, particularly that of Ghana, assembled a large contingent of fellow Swedes, trained them in various aspects of West African traditions and, most importantly, chose Ghanaian folk themes with utterly beautiful and irresistible melodic lines from which to improvise. Add the illustrious trumpeter (and like-minded world traveler) Don Cherry to the mix, and you have the makings of a stellar album. In fact, it's the bittersweet, off-center lines of Cherry's trumpet work that go a long way toward keeping the pieces pointed and sharp. The members of Berger's band all double on African percussion very effectively, with the leader concentrating on an African xylophone called the ko-gyil, which appears to utilize gourd resonators containing spider webs, producing an enticingly fuzzy rattle beneath the metallic, hammered tones. At its best, as on pieces like "Chetu" and "Tongsi," the combination of stunningly gorgeous repeating themes and inspired improvising make one wish the music would never stop. This recording, though little known, is one of the very finest items ever released by ECM. While wonderful in and of itself, it might also serve as a fine introduction to West African music, albeit via a circuitous route through Stockholm." — Brian Olewnick

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