Medeski Martin & Wood - It's A Jungle In Here (1993) {Gramavision}

Medeski Martin & Wood - It's A Jungle In Here (1993) {Gramavision}

EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 338 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 131 Mb

Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (jpg) -> 21 Mb | 5% repair rar

© 1993 Gramavision / Rykodisc | GCD 79495

Jazz / Soul Jazz / Avant-Garde 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.

Personnel:
John Medeski – organ, piano, wurlitzer
Billy Martin – drums, percussion
Chris Wood – bass
Steven Bernstein – trumpet, flugelhorn
Josh Roseman – trombone
Jay Rodriguez – tenor & alto saxophones
Dave Binney – alto saxophone
Marc Ribot – guitar

tracklist:
01 - Beeah
02 - Where's Sly
03 - Shuck It Up
04 - Sand
05 - Worms
06 - Bemsha Swing-Lively Up Yourself
07 - Moti Mo
08 - It's A Jungle In Here
09 - Syeeda's Song Flute
10 - Wiggly's Way