Life Cycle (Dave Holland album)

Life Cycle
Life Cycle
Studio album by David Holland
Released	1983
Recorded	November 1982
Studio	Tonstudio Bauer; Ludwigsburg, W. Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	42:28
Label	ECM; ECM 1238
Producer	Manfred Eicher
David Holland chronology

Life Cycle is a solo cello album by Dave Holland recorded in November 1982 and released on ECM the following year.^[1]^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick states: "Life Cycle is a very enchanting solo cello recital and, in Holland's case, a strong picture of a side of his musical genius that even many of his fans may well have overlooked. Recommended."^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD	^[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Holland

Side I
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Inception"	4:17
2.	"Discovery"	4:27
3.	"Longing"	4:25
4.	"Search"	3:24
5.	"Resolution"	4:36
Total length:		21:09

Side II
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sonnet"	2:22
2.	"Rune"	4:26
3.	"Troubadour Tale"	3:06
4.	"Grapevine"	3:29
5.	"Morning Song"	2:01
6.	"Chanson pour la nuit"	5:55
Total length:		21:19 42:28

Personnel

David Holland – cello

Technical personnel

Manfred Eicher – producer
Martin Wieland – engineer
Barbara Wojirsch – design
Signe Mähler – liner photography

References

^ ECM discography accessed 16 September 2011
^ "Dave Holland Discography". Jazz Disco. jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b Olewnick, B. AllMusic Review accessed 16 September 2011
^ Cook, Richard (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. p. 752. ISBN 9780140513837. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 105. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

External links

Official website

[ECM_discography-1] ECM discography accessed 16 September 2011

[2] "Dave Holland Discography". Jazz Disco. jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 May 2018.

[Allmusic-3] Olewnick, B. AllMusic Review accessed 16 September 2011

[4] Cook, Richard (1998). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. p. 752. ISBN 9780140513837. Retrieved 7 August 2020.

[RSJRG-5] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 105. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Where Fortune Smiles (with John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, and Stu Martin, 1970) A.R.C. (with Chick Corea and Barry Altschul, 1971) Music from Two Basses (with Barre Phillips, 1971) Conference of the Birds (1972) Norman Blake/Tut Taylor/Sam Bush/Butch Robins/Vassar Clements/David Holland/Jethro Burns (1974) Dave Holland / Sam Rivers (1975) Sam Rivers / Dave Holland Vol. 2 (1975) Emerald Tears (1977) Life Cycle (1982) Jumpin' In (1983) Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Dave Holland (1984) Seeds of Time (1984) The Razor's Edge (1987) Triplicate (1988) The Oracle (with Hank Jones and Billy Higgins, 1989) Extensions (1989) Phase Space (with Steve Coleman, 1991) Ones All (1993) Dream of the Elders (1995) Points of View (1997) Prime Directive (1998) Not for Nothin' (2000) What Goes Around (2001) Overtime (2002) Oh! (2002) Critical Mass (2005) Pass It On (2007) Hands (with Pepe Habichuela, 2009) Prism (2012) The Art of Conversation (with Kenny Barron, 2014) Aziza (2015) Uncharted Territories (2017) Another Land (2019) Without Deception (with Kenny Barron, 2019)
Live albums	Improvisations for Cello and Guitar (with Derek Bailey, 1971) Extended Play: Live at Birdland (2001) Reunion: Live in New York (with Sam Rivers and Barry Altschul, 2007) Pathways (2009)
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