Dark Wood Explained

Dark Wood
Type:	Album
Artist:	David Darling
Cover:	Dark Wood.jpg
Released:	1995
Recorded:	July 1993
Studio:	Rainbow Studio Oslo, Norway
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	44:09
Label:	ECM ECM 1519
Producer:	Manfred Eicher
Chronology:	David Darling
Prev Title:	Eight String Religion
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	Window Steps
Next Year:	1996

Dark Wood is a solo album by cellist David Darling recorded in July 1993 and released on ECM in 1995—Darling's third solo release for the label, following Journal October (1979) and Cello (1992).^[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson awarded the album 3 stars stating "However mannered the presentation may be, though, this music is really stunning. All of it moves slowly, like a dark cloud formation, as spare lines pile up on one other and pizzicato sections nudge up against long, sustained tones... Highly recommended."^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by David Darling

1. "Darkwood IV: Dawn" - 5:16
2. "Darkwood IV: In Motion" - 4:18
3. "Darkwood IV: Journey" - 5:13
4. "Darkwood V: Light" - 1:05
5. "Darkwood V: Earth" - 4:33
6. "Darkwood V: Passage" - 0:55
7. "Darkwood VI: Beginning" - 2:10
8. "Darkwood VI: Up Side Down" - 2:00
9. "Darkwood VI: Searching" - 2:53
10. "Darkwood VI: Medieval Dance" - 3:53
11. "Darkwood VII: The Picture" - 3:51
12. "Darkwood VII: Returning" - 3:12
13. "Darkwood VII: New Morning" - 5:09

Personnel

• David Darling – cello

Notes and References

1. http://www.ecmrecords.com/Catalogue/ECM/1500/1519.php ECM discography
2. Anderson, R. Allmusic Review accessed October 18, 2011