{"product_id":"cloud-about-mercury","title":"Cloud About Mercury","description":"Personnel: David Torn (acoustic \u0026amp; electric guitars); Mark Isham (trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn, synthesizer); Tony Levin (Chapman stick, synthesizer bass); Bill Bruford (drums, percussion).\u003cbr\u003eRecorded at Audio International, London, England in March 1986.\u003cbr\u003eThis 1987 production signifies experimental guitarist David Torn's second effort for Germany-based ECM Records. Here, the artist exhibits a sound, style, and methodology that are clearly his own, amid superb support by Bill Bruford (drums), Tony Levin (Chapman Stick\/bass), and Mark Isham (trumpets). Torn generates gobs of excitement via his cunningly articulated phraseology, while also incorporating North African and East Indian modal concepts into these power-packed performances, fabricated upon climactic opuses and steamy crescendos. The guitarist's rippling harmonics and off-kilter voicings make for an engaging listening experience, especially when he trades sprightly fours with Isham atop the often-circuitous rhythms. 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. ~ Glenn Astarita","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46167093936415,"sku":"602567528135","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/6bdda8cbeb551ceed5815e15242f3d45_81a3d262-7558-4580-a593-9026b325d17d.jpg?v=1777670963","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/cloud-about-mercury","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}