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Jazz
Release Date: 05/08/2001
This 1987 production signifies
experimental guitarist
David Torn's second and final 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, All Music Guide
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