Soloist [Double Bass] – Michael FormanekSoloist [Drums] – Tomas FujiwaraSoloist [Piano] – Kris Davis
9:04
2
Part VII – A Reptile Dysfunction
Soloist [Clarinet] – Oscar NoriegaSoloist [Drums] – Tomas FujiwaraSoloist [Marimba] – Patricia BrennanSoloist [Piano] – Kris Davis
3
Part I – Impenetrable
Soloist [Alto Saxophone] – Loren StillmanSoloist [Drums] – Tomas Fujiwara
4
Exoskeleton
(7:28)
5
Part III – @Heart
Soloist [Trombone] – Ben Gerstein
6
Part V – Without Regrets
Soloist [Guitar] – Mary Halvorson
7
Part VI – Shucking While Jiving
Soloist [Baritone Saxophone] – Tim BerneSoloist [Bass Trombone] – Jeff Nelson Soloist [Double Bass] – Michael FormanekSoloist [Drums] – Tomas FujiwaraSoloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Brian SettlesSoloist [Trombone] – Jacob Garchik
8
Exoskeleton
(21:34)
9
Part II – Beneath The Shell
Soloist [Cornet] – Kirk KnuffkeSoloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Chris Speed
10
The Distance
Soloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Brian Settles
6:01
11
Exoskeleton
(11:29)
12
Part IV – Echoes
Soloist [Trombone] – Alan FerberSoloist [Trumpet] – Ralph Alessi
13
Part VIII – Metamorphic
Soloist [Double Bass] – Michael FormanekSoloist [Full Ensemble Collective Improvisation] – Ensemble KolossusSoloist [Guitar] – Mary HalvorsonSoloist [Trumpet] – Dave Ballou
14
Exoskeleton
(15:42)
Versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
ECM 2484, B0024371-02
Michael Formanek, Ensemble Kolossus
Michael Formanek, Ensemble Kolossus - The Distance (CD, Album)
ECM Records, ECM Records
ECM 2484, B0024371-02
US
2016
Credits
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Oscar Noriega
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Loren Stillman
Baritone Saxophone – Tim Berne
Bass Trombone, Trombone [Contrabass Trombone] – Jeff Nelson
Conductor – Mark Helias
Cornet – Kirk Knuffke
Design – Sascha Kleis
Double Bass – Michael Formanek
Drums – Tomas Fujiwara
Engineer [Recording] – Jon Rosenberg
Executive-Producer – Manfred Eicher
Guitar – Mary Halvorson
Marimba – Patricia Brennan
Mastered By [Mastering] – Christoph Stickel
Mixed By [Mixing] – David Torn
Music By [All Music By], Arranged By [All Arrangements By] – Michael Formanek
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Grazia Cantoni
Photography By [Liner Photos] – John Rogers
Piano – Kris Davis
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Chris Speed
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Brian Settles
Trombone – Alan Ferber, Ben Gerstein, Jacob Garchik
Trumpet – Dave Ballou, Ralph Alessi, Shane Endsley
Notes
Recorded December 2014 Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY Mastering: at MSM Studios, München