Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet - As Things Do (2023)

Michael Formanek Elusion Quartet
As Things Do
2023 - Intakt Records: Intakt CD 399
https://www.intaktrec.ch/399.htm
https://michaelformanekintakt.bandcamp.com/album/as-things-do

* Michael Formanek: double bass
* Tony Malaby : tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
* Kris Davis : piano
* Ches Smith : drums, vibes (aka “vibraphone”) (3, 5, 8)

http://www.michaelformanek.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Malaby
https://www.krisdavis.net/
https://www.chessmith.com/

Recorded by Jeremy Loucas at Big Orange Sheep, Brooklyn,
New York City, New York, USA, on December 9, 2022.

Reviews
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By Troy Dostert
https://www.allaboutjazz.com/as-things-do-michael-formanek-elusion-quartet-intakt-records

The Elusion Quartet has become one of bassist Michael Formanek's more
formidable ensembles, even if it is a more recent project than his long-
standing work with Tomas Fujiwara and Mary Halvorson in Thumbscrew, or the many
recordings he has made with prominent saxophonists ranging from Tim Berne to
Marty Ehrlich and Ellery Eskelin. Although As Things Do is only the second
release by the group, it is a superb album in every respect and a strong
contender for year-end acclaim. [...]

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By Filipe Freitas
https://jazztrail.net/blog/michael-formanek-elusion-quartet-as-things-do-album-review

By Kevin Whitehead
https://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD83/PoD83MoreMoments2.html

By S. Victor Aaron
https://somethingelsereviews.com/2023/06/09/micheal-formanek-as-things-do/

By Stephen Graham
https://www.marlbank.net/posts/michael-formanek-elusion-quartet-as-things-do-intakt

Jan Granlie (dk)
https://salt-peanuts.eu/record/michael-formanek-elusion-quartet/

Jan van Leersum (nl)
https://www.rootstime.be/CD REVIEUW/2023/MEI1/CD80.html

Georges Tonla Briquet (nl)
https://www.jazzhalo.be/reviews/cdlpk7-reviews/m/michael-formanek-elusion-quartet-as-things-do/

Jörg Konrad (de)
https://kultkomplott.de/Permalink/Artikel/2837/#article_anchor_2837

Por Salvador Catalán (es)
https://www.diariodesevilla.es/ocio/michael-formanek_0_1792620846.html