Forces, by Mike Downes

Forces

by Mike Downes

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1.	No Me Lo Diga 06:10	buy track
2.	Indian Summer 06:36	buy track
3.	Alone Together 09:47	buy track
4.	Just Between Us 07:38	buy track
5.	Kensington 07:02	buy track
6.	Nature Boy 07:09	buy track
7.	When I Fall in Love 02:56	buy track
8.	Smoky 07:20	buy track
9.	Gleedom Strikes 07:08	buy track

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Forces is Mike’s first recording as a leader, featuring four of Canada’s young stellar jazz musicians at the time. The CD highlights Mike’s compositional and arranging talents as well as the many reasons he has become one of Canada’s most in-demand bassists.

“…there are no answers. There are forces at work: one must create them and the answers follow.” Saint Exupery

Phil Dwyer - saxophones
Dave Restivo - piano
Ted Warren- drums
Mike Downes - bass

All arrangements by Mike Downes
Recorded at Reaction Studios, Toronto, Oct. 28 & 29, 1994
Engineered by André White
Assistant engineer Jeff Elliot
Executive producer Sean Bray
Mastered by Geoff Mitchell, McGill Studios
Photography Peter Chan
Graphic design Studio Innova Inc.

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released January 1, 1994

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Mike Downes Toronto, Ontario

Multiple JUNO award winner Mike Downes is a prominent performer, composer, arranger, producer and educator based in Toronto. He continues to be a fixture both within the Canadian music scene and abroad, praised for his melodic approach to the bass and limitless versatility. Mike has a prolific discography and has performed worldwide with a long list of Canadian and international artists. ... more