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399: MICHAEL FORMANEK ELUSION QUARTET. As Things Do

Intakt Recording #399 / 2023

Michael Formanek: Double Bass
Kris Davis: Piano
Tony Malaby: Tenor and Soprano Saxophones
Ches Smith: Drums and Vibes

Recorded December 9, 2022, by Jeremy Loucas at Big Orange Sheep, Brooklyn, NY.

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Format: Compact Disc
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With his extensive artistic biography, Michael Formanek is one of the most outstanding figures in American jazz, as a composer, as a bassist in ensembles, and as a soloist. The fact that the bassist has been an integral part of the creative music scene for several decades speaks for his creativity and versatility. Now Michael Formanek presents the long-awaited second album with his groundbreaking Elusion Quartet, which brings together four highly acclaimed musicians from the New York jazz scene – pianist Kris Davis, Saxophoneophonist Tony Malaby and drummer Ches Smith. “As Things Do is yet another testament to Formanek’s encyclopedic conception.[...] Michael Formanek is that rare musician who, all the while retaining absolute integrity and focus, can let the music range where it will: in his own words, letting things go where they’re going to go, As Things Do” writes Alexander Hawkins in the liner notes.

Album Credits

Painting and Drawing: Warren Linn
Design: Stephen Byram
Booklet design: Fiona Ryan
Liner notes: Alexander Hawkins
Photo: John Rogers

All compositions by Michael Formanek. Recorded December 9, 2022, by Jeremy Loucas at Big Orange Sheep, Brooklyn, NY. Mixed and Mastered in January 2023 by Paul Wickliffe at Skyline Underground, South Orange, NJ. Produced by Michael Formanek and Intakt Records. Published by Intakt Records. Intakt Records, P.O.Box, 8024 Zürich, Switzerland.