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

Cycles
Studio album by David Darling
Released	1982
Recorded	November 1981 Talent Studio, Oslo
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:24
Label	ECM ECM 1219
Producer	Manfred Eicher
David Darling chronology
Journal October (1979) Cycles (1982) Eos (1984)

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

Personnel

• David Darling - cello, 8-string electric cello
• Collin Walcott - sitar (1,4,7), tabla (2,5,6), percussion (2)
• Steve Kuhn - piano (1,3,5,6,7)
• Jan Garbarek - tenor saxophone (3,4,7), soprano saxophone (2)
• Arild Andersen - bass (1,3,4,6,7)
• Oscar Castro-Neves - guitar (2,4,6,7)

References