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Michael Formanek - Imperfect Measures (2021)

Posted By: delpotro
Michael Formanek - Imperfect Measures (2021)

Michael Formanek - Imperfect Measures (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 200 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 128 Mb | 00:55:58
Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative | Label: Intakt Records

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. Although the bass often plays in the background, bassists write jazz history. So does Michael Formanek, who makes an impressive solo statement with Imperfect Measures (24 years after his first solo album).

Michael Formanek Very Practical Trio - Even Better (2019)

Posted By: delpotro
Michael Formanek Very Practical Trio - Even Better (2019)

Michael Formanek Very Practical Trio - Even Better (2019)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 262 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 129 Mb | 00:56:19
Avant-Garde Jazz, Modern Creative | Label: Intakt Records

With his impressive artistic biography, Michael Formanek is one of the outstanding personalities of contemporary jazz as a composer, a bassist in ensembles and a soloist. He belongs to the circle of leading bassists and composers that includes Charles Mingus, Dave Holland, Charlie Haden and Barry Guy. Formanek's musical world, his immense experience, his knowledge of jazz tradition and the avantgarde, his ability and his charismatic appearance have a highly stimulating effect on the musicians of his bands. After the release of the CD with the Elusion Quartet (with Kris Davis, Tony Malaby, Ches Smith), the first album from his new trio follows: Michael Formanek Very Practical Trio with saxophonist Tim Berne and guitarist Mary Halvorson.

Michael Formanek, Ensemble Kolossus - The Distance (2016) {ECM 2484}

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Michael Formanek, Ensemble Kolossus - The Distance (2016) {ECM 2484}

Michael Formanek, Ensemble Kolossus - The Distance (2016) {ECM 2484}
EAC 1.0b3 | FLAC tracks level 8 | Cue+Log+M3U | Full Scans 600dpi | 418MB + 5% Recovery
MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | 163MB + 5% Recovery
Genre: Jazz

The Distance represents a grand creative leap for bassist-composer Michael Formanek, following two widely lauded ECM releases featuring his quartet with Tim Berne, Craig Taborn and Gerald Cleaver. The new album showcases his texturally rich compositions for the dynamic 18-piece big band he has playfully dubbed Ensemble Kolossus. The project saw some of the most distinctive musicians on the New York scene bonding to realize Formanek’s epic design, as he re-imagined what a big band can be. Channelling sounds from the classic to the modern, he also composed for individually expressive soloists in the Ellingtonian tradition. Along with the dark-hued romanticism of the title track, The Distance features the “Exoskeleton” suite – a kaleidoscopic musical experience in which Formanek’s bold, beautiful vision for 21st-century large-ensemble jazz comes vibrantly to life.

Thumbscrew [Tomas Fujiwara / Mary Halvorson / Michael Formanek] - The Anthony Braxton Project (2020)

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Thumbscrew [Tomas Fujiwara / Mary Halvorson / Michael Formanek] - The Anthony Braxton Project (2020)

Thumbscrew [Tomas Fujiwara / Mary Halvorson / Michael Formanek] - The Anthony Braxton Project (2020)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 217 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 113 Mb | 00:46:53
Avant-Garde Jazz | Label: Cuneiform Records

Celebrating Anthony Braxton on his 75th birthday, THUMBSCREW digs into the Tricentric Archives, focusing on previously unrecorded pieces by the legendary composer, multi-wind master and bandleader. The all-star collective trio releases its fifth album for Cuneiform, The Anthony Braxton Project. For fans familiar with Braxton’s music the project offers a whole new window into his genius for designing protean musical situations pregnant with possibilities. Those less acquainted with his work might find themselves enthralled and amazed by the sheer diversity of rhythmic and melodic material explored by Thumbscrew.