Cycles (David Darling album)

Cycles
Studio album by David Darling
Released	1982
Recorded	November 1981
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:24
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
David Darling chronology
Journal October (1979) Cycles (1981) Eos (1984)

Cycles is the second album by cellist David Darling recorded in 1981 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "Darling and his sidemen give the music a wide variety of sounds. However, the sleepy mood is very much in the stereotypical ECM mold, making this set mostly of interest for selected tastes".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by David Darling except as indicated

1. "Cycle Song" - 7:09
2. "Cycle One: Namaste" (Darling, Jan Garbarek, Collin Walcott) - 4:11
3. "Fly" - 9:25
4. "Ode" - 6:55
5. "Cycle Two: Trio" (Darling, Steve Kuhn, Walcott) - 5:30
6. "Cycle Three: Quintet and Coda" (Arild Andersen, Oscar Castro-Neves, Darling, Kuhn, Walcott) - 7:52
7. "Jessica's Sunwheel" (Castro-Neves, Darling) - 5:21

• • Recorded at Talent Studio on Oslo, Norway in November 1981

Personnel

• David Darling - cello, 8-string electric cello
• Collin Walcott - sitar, tabla, percussion
• Steve Kuhn - piano
• Jan Garbarek - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Arild Andersen - bass
• Oscar Castro-Neves - guitar

References