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MMMostly Jazzy

Working though the M’s in my jazz collection with a part of stand-alones by Medeski, Martin & Wood: keyboards, drums, bass. It’s A Jungle (1993) (Coltrane, Monk), Shack-man (1996). Fun organ based smooth jazz – the organs sound is breathy as opposed to Jimmy Smith’s. The group aims for a funky jazz vibe & are fun but two cds was enough for me. Next is Pat Metheny. I have as either stand-alone or…

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9:51 AM EDT June 20, 2023:

Medeski, Martin & Wood - "Bubblehouse" From the album   Last Chance To Dance Trance (perhaps) Best Of (1991-1996) (October 12, 1999)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Jazz for Druggies ---

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John Scofield: Jazz Guitar's Ever-Evolving Maestro

Introduction: John Scofield is a legendary figure in the world of jazz guitar, renowned for his versatility and ability to move between many genres like a chameleon. Scofield was born in Dayton, Ohio, on December 26, 1951, seventy-two years ago today. His musical career has been a kaleidoscope of influences, inventions, and partnerships. This blog post explores the nuances of the jazz virtuoso’s…

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Song of the Day

10 Sep., ‘23

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MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD (MMW) - Padrecito

Alb. “Radiolarians II” (2009)

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AllMusic Staff Pick: Medeski, Martin & Wood The Dropper

Released by Blue Note in late 2000, the jazz trio's seventh album is a complex blend of Latin jazz, haunting soundscapes, hip-hop grooves, and John Medeski's trademark organ funk. - Zac Johnson

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Song Review(s): Phil Lesh & Friends - “Deal,” “Jack Straw” and “Eyes of the World” -> “The Eleven” Live, March 18, 2023)

With Friends like these, Phil Lesh can breathe new life into old songs while maintaining ties to the past fans expect.

The four-song, livestream giveaway from Lesh & Friends’ March 18 show in New York featured adventurousness in instrumentation and arrangements and a passel of lead singers as the band stuck to the Grateful Dead’s pre-retirement repertoire.

The show-opening “Deal” was, indeed, dealing as Nicki Bluhm stretched her vocal cords to a rasp and violinist Katie Jacoby made herself known early and often across a powerhouse arrangement that planted the long-ago firmly in the here-and-now.

Son and father - guitarist Grahame and bassist Phil Lesh - sung the Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia lines, respectively, on “Jack Straw.” While Lesh the younger is not a particularly enthralling vocalist, it must run in the family, Dad was spirited, flexing muscle not heard in his baritone since the 1990s.

The band nearly fell apart coming out of the play for silver verse, making for a clumsy reading set to an aggressive presentation.

“Eyes of the World” was its typically glorious self, with the smooth James Casey at the mic. When he wasn’t singing, Casey wrapped his soprano sax around Jacoby’s violin in a warm aural embrace that further illuminated between-verse spotlights from the violinist, keyboardist John Medeski and guitarists Grahame Lesh and Rick Mitarontonda.

The rhythm section of Lesh the elder and drummer John Molo propelled “Eyes” seamlessly into “The Eleven.” And while the ensemble vocals were raggedy, the ensemble playing was the delightfully antithetical, giving the sonic illusion this particular band had played together for years rather than days.

Grade card: Phil Lesh & Friends - “Deal,” “Jack Straw” and “Eyes of the World” -> “The Eleven” (Live - 3/18/23) - A-B-/A/B

3/19/23

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Billy Martin AKA IllyB (Bob Moses, Lounge Lizards, John Scofield, MMW) solo performance clip from his show at Black Box PAC, Englewood, NJ this past Saturday, 1/7/2023

Edited by myself & filmed by good friend, musician extraordinaire, Eli Nowak

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Medeski Martin And Wood- Anonymous Skulls

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10:45 AM EST February 27, 2024:

Medeski, Martin & Wood -   "Strance Of The Spirit Red Gator" From the album   Last Chance To Dance Trance (perhaps) Best Of (1991-1996) (October 12, 1999)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Jazz for Druggies

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Medeski, Martin & Wood: “Bubblehouse” (1997)

Listen to WUSB and occasionally you’ll hear Kim and “Bubblehouse” usher in her own plug for her show Purple Starlight which airs every other midnight to 3AM Monday morning. She’s been on our grid for almost 25 years playing modest jazz, grooves, Grateful Dead, Phish, and other raspberry-jam band- related matters. She’s also the one who enlists us to take over her show and mostly the reason why we have done the majority of our ‘bonus’ broadcasts (read: not our usual slot). If you ever happen to hear jazz / fusion, vinyl treasures, golden-era hip-hop, classic punk, d-beat, extreme noise, and other sounds that are not hers - you’ll know why.

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Medeski, Martin & Wood, "Sugar Craft" #NowPlaying