Medeski

Medeski Martin And Wood - Friday Afternoon In The Universe (1995) {Rykodisc}
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© 1995 Rykodisc | GCD 79503
Jazz / Post Bop / Jam / Avant-Garde Jazz / Fusion

Here, the MMW direction and loyalties become very clear; they're possessed and driven by the fatback funk and instruments of an earlier generation. John Medeski becomes one of the wave of keyboardists in the '90s who started dragging wonderful old Wurlitzer electric pianos, Hohner clavinets, Hammond organs, wah-wah pedals, and other devices out of the mothballs, and used them almost as quasi-percussion instruments at times.

Medeski Martin & Wood - It's A Jungle In Here (1993) {Gramavision GCD 79495}
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© 1993 Gramavision / Rykodisc | GCD 79495
Jazz / Jazz Funk / Electric Jazz / Soul Jazz

A cerebral soul-jazz trio gives up some art and some funk with guest horn players and guitarist Marc Ribot. They call it "Shuck It Up," and rightly so, since they're neither as dissonant nor as ironic as many of their peers playing around downtown New York City. But that doesn't explain why these three don't swing as hard playing Monk, Coltrane, and King Sunny Ade as they do laying down their own earnest grooves and dismantling Bob Marley for mixing up with the Monk. Whether it's insecurity, indifference, or the physical chops they haven't developed to match their minds is for demanding listeners to decide. Or else it's all the same dilemma and will go away with time, just like the band's slow tunes.

Medeski, Martin and Wood : The Stone: Issue Four (2010)
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Jazz

This fourth cd to benefit The Stone presents a spectacular set of music recorded live in Japan by the legendary trio of Medeski, Martin and Wood. Beautiful sound and a great crowd makes this a very special release by these downtown music masters. Support The Stone by purchasing this and the other limited edition Stone Benefit cds before they go out of print! Available online only through the Downtown Music Gallery and Tzadik, all proceeds from the sale of this limited edition CD will go directly to support The Stone. Only with your help can we keep The Stone alive!

Charlie Hunter & Bobby Previte as Groundtruther + special guest John Medesky - Altitude (2007) {2CD Set, Thirsty Ear THI571812}
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© 2007 Thirsty Ear Recordings | THI 57181 2
Jazz / Avant-Garde Jazz / Modern Postbebop / Experimental / Modern Creative

The third installment of the Groundtruther trilogy sees Charlie Hunter and Bobby Previte inviting John Medeski to be the third wheel. With both Hunter and Medeski on board, one could be forgiven for thinking this was going to be a funky good time, but Groundtruther is about pure spontaneous improvisation and totally unconcerned with getting people out on the dancefloor. There are two discs: Above Sea Level is the electrified set and Below Sea Level is the acoustic set. The electric set has Medeski playing his full array of vintage keyboards (including some really nice Mellotron) with Previte playing a hybrid electric/acoustic drum kit and electronics and Hunter using a near lethal amount of distortion. Medeski and Hunter compete for wicked tones, and with Previte's knack for triggered samples, it can be difficult to figure out who's doing what at times.

Spectrum Road is a jazz-rock supergroup featuring bassist Jack Bruce, guitarist Vernon Reid, drummer Cindy Blackman-Santana, and organist John Medeski that formed as a tribute to the inspiration and music of Tony Williams' pioneering Lifetime group (of which Bruce was a member). In the process of playing Lifetime's music as a project, they became a bona fide band. All but two of these cuts are from Lifetime's catalog. The set begins with the scorcher "Vuelta Abajo," from 1970's Turn It Over album. All four members come storming out of the gate on a syncopated, intense series of riffs and stops. Blackman-Santana, a Williams disciple, plays furiously with countless rolls and fills yet never drops her sense of groove.