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DON CHERRY - ULTRA-RARE ORIGINAL UNPLAYED MINT VINYL 1973 JCOA "RELATIVITY SUITE". FINDING AN ORIGINAL MINT COPY OF THIS JAZZ COMPOSER'S ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION'S RELEASE IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE! DISCOGS SHOWS SALES PRICING IN THE $50-75 RANGE. CHECK OUT THIS REVIEW BELOW! 
Relativity Suite  Review  

by Brian Olewnick

Don Cherry appeared on the first two releases by JCOA, albums under the leadership of label founders  and , so their decision to commission him for the third album seemed a wise move, as indeed it was. Using many of the same musicians who contributed to those records and were then established as the loose collective called , Cherry molded into a suite a string of the pieces he'd been composing and performing in the previous few years. Under the tutelage of , Cherry had been studying and increasingly using Indian karnatic singing in his recordings and concerts; he begins this album with a similarly derived chant. As the energy heats up, the orchestra launches into the captivating "Mali Doussn'gouni," featuring a raging tenor solo by  and delightful vocal acrobatics by Cherry. When it slowly dissolves into his achingly beautiful "Desireless," the first half of the album comes to an extremely satisfying conclusion. The remainder of the session is somewhat more of a mixed bag, succeeding off and on. Highlights include 's lovely work on the ching, a Chinese koto-like instrument, and 's exuberant New Orleans marching patterns on the concluding number. While not as breathtaking or cohesive as his , Relativity Suite almost matches that release in its first half and contains many a worthwhile joy. Recommended.

Of note: Front Cover and all seams are in fantastic condition. The back cover, however, has some minor water marks on the left side as well as some rippling around the lower left corner. Whoever promoted this record, unsealed the record and stamped "complimentary copy" in red. The remainder of the back cover is in perfect condition with NO color degradation whatsoever.