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
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"The Funky Chicken"
David Kechley
3:17
2.
"Remember"
Ken Benshoof
3:23
3.
"Blues"
Derek Thunes
3:42
4.
"When"
Benshoof
2:24
5.
"Enantiodromia High"
Hunt Beyer
3:24
6.
"Joan's Blue"
Alan Dorsey
3:32
7.
"Wind on My Back"
Thunes
5:09
8.
"The Junk Food Blues"
John Whitney
2:32
9.
"Dark Razz"
John Geist
3:38
10.
"Whatever Happened to the Hoodoo Meat Bucket?"
Dorsey
2:29
Critical reception
In Fanfare magazine, the albums was praised highly: "In imaging, transient accuracy and timbre, one of the finest string quartet discs ever issued."[1]