Best Laid Plans (David Torn album)

Best Laid Plans is the debut album by guitarist David Torn recorded in 1984 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Best Laid Plans
Studio album by David Torn
Released	1984
Recorded	July 1984
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:17
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
David Torn chronology
Best Laid Plans (1984) Cloud About Mercury (1986)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 4 stars stating "Torn possessed a sound and style on guitar that set him apart from many of his peers... Recommended".[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by David Torn except as indicated

1. "Before the Bitter Wind" (David Torn, Geoffrey Gordon) - 7:20
2. "Best Laid Plans" - 7:07
3. "The Hum of Its Parts" - 3:40
4. "Removable Tongue" - 1:53
5. "In the Fifth Direction" - 6:20
6. "Two-Face Flash" (Torn, Gordon) - 6:40
7. "Angle of Incidents" - 8:40

Personnel

• David Torn - guitar
• Geoffrey Gordon - percussion

References

1. ECM discography Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 22, 2011
2. Astaria, G. Allmusic Review accessed September 22, 2011