''Journal October'' is the debut album by cellist David Darling recorded in 1979 and released on the ECM label.ECM discography
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Reception

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review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 4 stars stating "Although not strictly a jazz album, David Darling's 1979 solo release, ''Journal October'', deserves attention. His technique is amazing, even if a lot of times he's more interested in colors and textures than in rhythms. He's certainly influenced by contemporary classical music, and at times things get so introspective he almost seems detached. But it's worth investigating, for Darling is capable of exciting statements".Wynn,R
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Track listing

:''All music by David Darling'' # "Slow Return" - 12:55 # "Bells and Gongs" - 1:29 # "Far Away Lights" - 3:41 # "Solo Cello" - 5:46 # "Minor Blue" - 3:23 # "Clouds" - 6:17 # "Solo Cello" - 6:26 # "Solo Cello and Voice" - 2:59 # "Journal October, Stuttgart" - 10:21 :*Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, West Germany in October 1979

Personnel

* David Darling -

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

, bells,

gong A gongFrom Indonesian and ms, gong; jv, ꦒꦺꦴꦁ ; zh, c=鑼, p=luó; ja, , dora; km, គង ; th, ฆ้อง ; vi, cồng chiêng; as, কাঁহ is a percussion instrument originating in East Asia and Southeast Asia. Gongs ...

timpani Timpani (; ) or kettledrums (also informally called timps) are musical instruments in the percussion family. A type of drum categorised as a hemispherical drum, they consist of a membrane called a head stretched over a large bowl traditionall ...

voice The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal tract, including talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, shouting, humming or yelling. The human voice frequency is specifically a part of human sound production in ...

References

{{Authority control ECM Records albums David Darling (musician) albums Albums produced by Manfred Eicher 1980 albums