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This 1987 production signifies experimental guitarist David Torn's second effort for Germany-based ECM Records. Here, the artist exhibits a sound, style, and methodology that are clearly his own, amid superb support by Bill Bruford (drums), Tony Levin (Chapman Stick/bass), and Mark Isham (trumpets). Torn generates gobs of excitement via his cunningly articulated phraseology, while also incorporating North African and East Indian modal concepts into these power-packed performances, fabricated upon climactic opuses and steamy crescendos. The guitarist's rippling harmonics and off-kilter voicings make for an engaging listening experience, especially when he trades sprightly fours with Isham atop the often-circuitous rhythms. Simply put, Cloud About Mercury looms as one of the finest jazz fusion dates of the '80s, and should be deemed a mandatory purchase for aficionados of this genre.
© Glenn Astarita /TiVo
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Tony Levin, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Bruford, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Isham, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID TORN, Composer, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Tony Levin, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Bruford, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Isham, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID TORN, Composer, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Tony Levin, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Bruford, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Isham, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID TORN, Composer, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Tony Levin, Composer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Bruford, Composer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Isham, Composer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID TORN, Composer, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Tony Levin, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Bruford, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Isham, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID TORN, Composer, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Tony Levin, Composer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Bill Bruford, Composer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Jackson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jan Erik Kongshaug, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Isham, Composer, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID TORN, Composer, Electric Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Manfred Eicher, Producer
℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH, under exclusive license to Universal Music Classics & Jazz - a division of Universal Music GmbH
Album review
This 1987 production signifies experimental guitarist David Torn's second effort for Germany-based ECM Records. Here, the artist exhibits a sound, style, and methodology that are clearly his own, amid superb support by Bill Bruford (drums), Tony Levin (Chapman Stick/bass), and Mark Isham (trumpets). Torn generates gobs of excitement via his cunningly articulated phraseology, while also incorporating North African and East Indian modal concepts into these power-packed performances, fabricated upon climactic opuses and steamy crescendos. The guitarist's rippling harmonics and off-kilter voicings make for an engaging listening experience, especially when he trades sprightly fours with Isham atop the often-circuitous rhythms. Simply put, Cloud About Mercury looms as one of the finest jazz fusion dates of the '80s, and should be deemed a mandatory purchase for aficionados of this genre.
© Glenn Astarita /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:17
- Main artists: David Torn
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ECM
- Genre: Jazz
© 1987 ECM Records GmbH ℗ 1987 ECM Records GmbH
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