MICHAEL BATES & SAMUEL BLASER QUINTET
Book Nine

BM011DL
Released February 8, 2024

**MICHAEL BATES** - double bass
**SAMUEL BLASER** - trombone
**MICHAEL BLAKE** - tenor saxophone
**RUSS LOSSING** - keys
**JEFF DAVIS** - drums

Recorded on at Tedesco Studios by Tom Tedesco, Paramus, NJ
Mixed and Mastered by David Darlington, Bass Hit Recording, NYC
Produced by Michael Bates and Samuel Blaser

Defiant Line, Book Nine, Fallen One, Brithdir Memorial and People of the East by Michael Bates (SOCAN). Bluepoint, Wings, It’s Now Dark by Samuel Blaser (SUISA)

Many thanks to: Russ, Michael and Jeff, Tom Tedesco, David Darlington, Jordi Pujol, Celena Mayo, Julia Baniewicz,

All the music on Book Nine is dedicated to Izumi Uchida Guillemin and Ken Pickering.

Cover art and graphic design: Sophie MORISSON TANSINI

Produced by Samuel Blaser
℗ & © 2024 Blaser Music

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“Book Nine is another solid contribution to the growing discographies of each blaser and bates.”

— New York City Jazz Records, Steven Loewy

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