Friday Afternoon In The Universe (CD) ~ Medeski Cover Art

Friday Afternoon In The Universe (CD)

By: Medeski, Martin & Wood (Artist)

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Medeski, Martin & Wood Artist Snapshot:

The funkified jazz trio Medeski, Martin & Wood plays fusion music by way of the downtown New York avant scene of the 1990s. John Medeski's fuzzy keyboards are equally indebted to the Meters, Jimmy Smith, and Sun Ra; and Chris Wood and Billy Martin provide fluid rhythms that can lock in like the JBs if the mood is appropriate. This ability to blend jazz technique and structures with head-nodding grooves endeared the trio to the "jam band" community and its post-Jerry Garcia figurehead, Trey Anastasio of Phish, who joined the band live on several occasions.

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DISC 1 for Friday Afternoon In The Universe (CD) Album By Medeski
1   Lover, The
2   Paper Bass
3   House Mop
4   Last Chance To Dance Trance (Perhaps)
5   Baby Clams
6   We're So Happy
7   Shack
8   Tea
9   Chinoiserie
10   Between Two Limbs
11   Sequel
12   Friday Afternoon In The Universe
13   Billy's Tool Box
14   Chubb Sub
15   Khob Khun Krub :: Thank You
 

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Review

Down Beat (4/95, p.35) - 4 Stars - Very Good - "...Cartoon music for the 90's....the writing reflects the band's influences: early fusion, rock & roll, Mingus, probably Sun Ra, to name a few....FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE UNIVERSE somehow confirms the band's place in this strange world of jazz..."
Option (5-6/95, p.116) - "...equal parts bebop, blues, avant-garde and hip-hop--and always as soulful as hell..."
Musician (4/95, p.70) - "...quick-footed and lithe. The evocative melodies soar close, at times, to the simple charm of Nino Rota....Russian folk melodies,...the chase scene to an Italian spy flick, even some early Allman Brothers-inspired fat-back corrugate the most creative rhythmic jamming this side of Herbie Hancock's Headhunters..."
Mojo (Publisher) (7/95, p.119) - "remarkable avant-hip hop organ/bass/drums trio Medski, Martin & Wood...[demonstrate] freaky funk, free interludes, amazing group chemistry and chops that slacken the jaw, this could be the hippest music in the universe."

Title Note

Medeski Martin & Wood: John Medeski (piano, Wurlitzer, organ, Clavinet); Billy Martin (drums, percussion); Chris Wood (wood flute, harmonica, acoustic bass).

Additional personnel: Tonino Benson (vocals, sound effects); Carl Green (Thai flute); Danny Blume (guitar).

Producers: John Medeski, Billy Martin, Chris Wood, David Baker, Jim Payne.

Recorded at Sears Sound, New York on July 24-26, 1994, and in Puna, Hawaii in January and February 1994.

On its third album, 1995's Friday AFTERNOON IN THE UNIVERSE, the New York City jazz trio Medeski, Martin & Wood solidifies its adventurous sonic amalgam, blending downtown avant-garde sensibilities with decidedly funky grooves and beats. Leaning heavier on MMW originals than prior outings, the record gets going with "The Lover," a slinky tune that finds the group in Meters mode, particularly with John Medeski's playful organ lines, and then shifts gears into the obtuse yet mesmerizing "Paper Bass," which is propelled by Chris Wood's staccato acoustic-bass work. Friday really hits its stride with "Last Chance to Dance Trance (Perhaps)," a reggae-tinged number that allows Wood plenty of fluid solos, and sees drummer Billy Martin holding down the rhythm with subtle mastery. Aside from '99's LAST CHANCE compilation, this is the best way to sample MMW's soul-jazz-influenced era, and catch the ensemble just as it was embraced by the jam-band crowd, a shift that would subsequently garner the act a deservedly larger audience.

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