In Formation

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In Formation
Studio album by
Released1982 (1982)
Recorded1979 at St. Mary's Cathedral, San Francisco
GenreContemporary classical
LabelReference Recordings (#9)
Kronos Quartet chronology
In Formation
(1982)
Monk Suite: Kronos Quartet Plays Music of Thelonious Monk
(1985)

In Formation is the first studio album by the Kronos Quartet. It contains compositions by Ken Benshof, Hunt Beyer, Alan Dorsey, John Geist, David Kechley, and others. The album was re-issued on CD on 17 December 1993 (Reference #RR-9CD).

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Funky Chicken"David Kechley3:17
2."Remember"Ken Benshoof3:23
3."Blues"Derek Thunes3:42
4."When"Benshoof2:24
5."Enantiodromia High"Hunt Beyer3:24
6."Joan's Blue"Alan Dorsey3:32
7."Wind on My Back"Thunes5:09
8."The Junk Food Blues"John Whitney2:32
9."Dark Razz"John Geist3:38
10."Whatever Happened to the Hoodoo Meat Bucket?"Dorsey2:29

Critical reception[edit]

In Fanfare magazine, the albums was praised highly: "In imaging, transient accuracy and timbre, one of the finest string quartet discs ever issued."[1]

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Flegler, Joel (1984). "Rev. of Kronos Quartet, In Formation". Fanfare Magazine. 7 (3–4): 77. ISSN 0148-9364. Retrieved 2009-01-25.