Life Cycle (Dave Holland album)

1983 studio album by David Holland

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
| Emerald Tears
(1978)  | Life Cycle
(1983)  | Jumpin' In
(1984)

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

## Reception

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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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD| [4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide| [5]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Dave Holland.

Side INo.| Title| Length

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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 IINo.| Title| Length

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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

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* David Holland – cello

### Technical personnel

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

## References

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1. ^ ECM discography accessed 16 September 2011
2. ^ "Dave Holland Discography". Jazz Disco. jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
3. ^ a b 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.
5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 105\. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

## External links

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* Official website

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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)

Related articles|

* Circle
* Gateway

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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