Best Laid Plans

David Torn, Torn/Gordon | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1994)
• Label: Ecm Records
• ASIN: B0000031SY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #700,181 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Before the Bitter Wind

2. Best Laid Plans

3. The Hum of Its Parts

4. Removable Tongue

5. In the Fifth Direction

6. Two-Face Flash

7. Angle of Incidents

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars BETTER LIVE?, May 12, 2004

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John Grunwell (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Best Laid Plans (Audio CD)

I bought this on LP many years ago, already a fan of David Torn from "Planet X" and "Cloud About Mercury." I was not prepared for this kind of music. At the time, I couldn't haven't even categorized it as anything other than "noise." It's apparent to me now that these are drum/guitar "free-jazz" improvisations/compositions. It's great to hear a top-notch, creative electric guitarist approaching that genre, as they are few and far between (dey's lots of saxophonists doe, dat fo' sure!). Adventerous stuff, reminiscent (though I suppose it should be the other way around) of Pat Metheny's "Zero Tolerance for Silence." I suppose that covers much of free jazz too.