Cloud About Mercury

Cloud About Mercury is the second album by guitarist David Torn. It was recorded in 1986 and released on the ECM label.[1]

Cloud About Mercury
Studio album by David Torn
Released	1987
Recorded	March 1986
Studio	Audio International, London
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:16
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
David Torn chronology
Best Laid Plans (1984) Cloud About Mercury (1987) Door X (1990)

Reception

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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

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

• David Torn - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
• Mark Isham - trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn, synthesizer
• Tony Levin - Chapman stick, synthesizer bass
• Bill Bruford - Simmons drums, synthesizer-drums, percussion

References

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