Cloud Dance

Cloud Dance
Studio album by Collin Walcott
Released	1976
Recorded	March 1975 Tonstudio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
Genre	World music, Jazz
Length	39:30
Label	ECM ECM 1062
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Collin Walcott chronology
Cloud Dance (1976) Grazing Dreams (1977)

Cloud Dance is the debut album by American sitarist and composer Collin Walcott recorded in 1975 and released on the ECM label.^[1] For this record Walcott has been joined by the group Gateway consisting of John Abercrombie, Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette. It has been recorded in March 1975 likewise the group's debut Gateway.^[2] Two years erlier Abercrombie worked with Walcott on David Liebman's Drum Ode (ECM 1046) and two years later they collaborated again on Walcott's 1977 album Grazing Dreams.^[3][4]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.^[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Collin Walcott except as indicated.

1. "Margueritte" - 8:32
2. "Prancing" - 3:24
3. "Night Glider" - 6:40
4. "Scimitar" (John Abercrombie, Walcott) - 2:46
5. "Vadana" - 7:00
6. "Eastern Song" - 2:34
7. "Padma" (Abercrombie, Walcott) - 2:47
8. "Cloud Dance" - 5:47

Personnel

• Collin Walcott — sitar, tabla
• John Abercrombie — guitar
• Dave Holland — bass
• Jack DeJohnette — drums

References

1. ECM discography accessed September 5, 2011
2. ECMRecords.com accessed January 2, 2013
3. ECMRecords.com accessed January 2, 2013
4. ECMRecords.com accessed January 2, 2013
5. Allmusic Review accessed September 5, 2011
6. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 202. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.