Medeski, Martin & Wood - It's A Jungle In Here (1993)

Medeski, Martin & Wood - It's A Jungle In Here (1993)

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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.



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Tracklist:

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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



*1993 Gramavision / Rykodisc | GCD 79495





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