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Best Laid Plans (David Torn album)

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Best Laid Plans
Studio album by
Released1984
RecordedJuly 1984
GenreJazz
Length41:17
LabelECM 1284
ProducerManfred Eicher
David Torn chronology
Best Laid Plans
(1984)
Cloud About Mercury
(1986)

Best Laid Plans is an album by guitarist David Torn with percussionist Geoffrey Gordon, recorded in July 1984 and released on ECM later that year—Torn's debut.[1]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album four stars, stating "Torn possessed a sound and style on guitar that set him apart from many of his peers... Recommended."[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

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All compositions by David Torn except as indicated
  1. "Before the Bitter Wind" (David Torn, Geoffrey Gordon) - 7:20
  2. "Best Laid Plans" - 7:07
  3. "The Hum of Its Parts" - 3:40
  4. "Removable Tongue" - 1:53
  5. "In the Fifth Direction" - 6:20
  6. "Two-Face Flash" (Torn, Gordon) - 6:40
  7. "Angle of Incidents" - 8:40

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ECM discography Archived 2012-10-06 at the Wayback Machine accessed September 22, 2011
  2. ^ a b Astaria, G. Allmusic Review accessed September 22, 2011