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Cloud About Mercury

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Cloud About Mercury
Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedMarch 1986
StudioAudio International, London
GenreJazz
Length45:16
LabelECM
ProducerManfred Eicher
David Torn chronology
Best Laid Plans
(1984)
Cloud About Mercury
(1987)
Door X
(1990)

Cloud About Mercury is the second album by guitarist David Torn, supported by trumpeter Mark Isham, bassist Tony Levin and drummer Bill Bruford. It was recorded in March 1986 and released on the ECM label in 1987.[1]

Levin and Bruford had recently played together in King Crimson. Fretless bassist Mick Karn (of Japan) replaced Levin for Torn’s subsequent tour dates.

Reception

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The Allmusic review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 5 stars stating "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".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by David Torn except as indicated
  1. "Suyafhu Skin... Snapping the Hollow Reed" - 8:21
  2. "The Mercury Grid" - 6:33
  3. "3 Minutes of Pure Entertainment" - 7:10
  4. "Previous Man" (Bill Bruford, Mark Isham, Tony Levin, David Torn) - 7:55
  5. "Networks of Sparks: a) The Delicate Code" - 4:52
  6. "Networks of Sparks: b) Egg Learns to Walk... Suyafhu Seal" (Bruford, Isham, Levin, Torn/Torn) - 10:25

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 26, 2011
  2. ^ a b Astaria, G. Allmusic Review accessed September 26, 2011