Cycles cover

Cycles

Released

Although cellist David Darling is perfectly capable of creating entire worlds from a single string, the magnification thereof on this recording with Collin Walcott on sitar and tabla, pianist Steve Kuhn, saxophonist Jan Garbarek, bassist Arild Andersen, and guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves is unprecedented. As the title Cycles implies, there is a Möbius strip quality to the music, reaching breathtaking heights in “Fly.” Walcott’s sitar is a surprisingly fitting companion to Darling’s cello, and Garbarek’s soprano has rarely sounded the same before or since. This stellar record sounds like nothing else on the planet. Don’t hesitate.

Tyran Grillo

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