Cycles
Studio album by David Darling
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
Journal October (1979) Cycles (1982) Eos (1984)

Cycles is the second album by cellist David Darling, recorded in 1981 and released on ECM the following year. ^[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 tracks are written by David Darling, except as noted.

Side I

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cycle Song"		7:09
2.	"Cycle One: Namaste"	Darling Jan Garbarek Collin Walcott	4:11
3.	"Fly"		9:25

Side II

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ode"		6:55
2.	"Cycle Two: Trio"	Darling Steve Kuhn Walcott	5:30
3.	"Cycle Three: Quintet and Coda"	Arild Andersen Oscar Castro-Neves Darling Kuhn Walcott	7:52
4.	"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 (except track 2 & 4)
• Jan Garbarek – tenor saxophone (3,4,7), soprano saxophone (2)
• Arild Andersen – bass (except tracks 2 & 5)
• Oscar Castro-Neves – guitar (except tracks 1, 3 & 5)

References