| Cycles | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | November 1981 | |||
| Studio | Talent Studio Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:24 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1219 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| David Darling chronology | ||||
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Cycles is the second album by cellist David Darling, recorded in 1981 and released on ECM the following year. [1]
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]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
All tracks are written by David Darling, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cycle Song" | 7:09 | |
| 2. | "Cycle One: Namaste" |
| 4:11 |
| 3. | "Fly" | 9:25 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ode" | 6:55 | |
| 2. | "Cycle Two: Trio" |
| 5:30 |
| 3. | "Cycle Three: Quintet and Coda" |
| 7:52 |
| 4. | "Jessica's Sunwheel" |
| 5:21 |
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