Cello is a solo album

Solo album

A solo album, in popular music, is an album headlined by a current or former member of a band. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but typically features the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the artist is...

 by cellist David Darling

David Darling (musician)

David Darling is an American cellist and composer. He won the Grammy award for Best New Age Album in 2010. He has performed and recorded with artists such as Bobby McFerrin and Spyro Gyra in addition to putting out several solo and small ensemble albums as well as albums of his...

 recorded in 1991 and 1992 and released on the ECM label.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 3 stars stating "Superior cello playing by David Darling, a brilliant stylist who's not strictly, or even mainly, a jazz player. But he's an improviser, and his bowed and plucked solos are often astonishing in their clarity, depth, speed, and construction. He's also benefited by ECM's always-excellent production and mastering".

Track listing

All compositions by David Darling except as indicated

1. "Darkwood I" - 2:21
2. "No Place Nowhere" (David Darling, Manfred Eicher) - 4:39
3. "Fables" - 5:04
4. "Darkwood II" - 1:19
5. "Lament" - 2:50
6. "Two or Three Things (For Jean Luc Godard)" (Darling, Eicher) - 4:43
7. "Indiana Indian" - 3:24
8. "Totem" - 2:13
9. "Psalm" - 2:23
10. "Choral" - 4:05
11. "The Bell" - 2:39
12. "In November" - 4:28
13. "Darkwood III" - 3:18
    • Recorded at Rainbow Studio on Oslo, Norway in November 1991 and January 1992