Blue Lake - RSD 26 7243607 “Awase”

“Awase”

independent music-making

detached elegance

intuitive composition via their three voices and three string instruments (viola

Thelonious Monk could walk from his flat to New York’s famous Philharmonic Hall on the corner of 64th Street and Broadway when he made his very first appearance there with his Big Band in December 1963

Blue Lake - RSD 26 7243607 “Awase”The spirit of Don Cherry soars again. For Record Store Day 2026, Charly Records and BYG Records present the first ever 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 avant jazz canon a record that has fetched hundreds of