Farmer's Reserve

Farmer's Reserve
Studio album by Medeski Martin & Wood
Released	1997
Recorded	February 11, 1997
Studio	The Shack (Hawaii) Clinton Recording Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre	Avant-jazz
Length	57:36
Label	Indirecto Records
Medeski Martin & Wood chronology
Shack-man (1996) Farmer's Reserve (1997) Bubblehouse (1997)

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Farmer's Reserve is a 1997 independently released album by experimental jazz-funk organ trio Medeski, Martin & Wood. It consists of a 40-minute minimalist improvisation followed by a 15-minute epilogue. It was originally only available at the band's concerts and online store. ^[1]

Track listing

All tracks by Medeski Martin & Wood

1. "Part 1 (1)" – 4:02
2. "Part 1 (2)" – 2:55
3. "Part 1 (3)" – 4:23
4. "Part 1 (4)" – 3:46
5. "Part 2 (1)" – 6:35
6. "Part 2 (2)" – 3:23
7. "Part 2 (3)" – 2:34
8. "Part 2 (4)" – 7:10
9. "Part 3 (1)" – 3:09
10. "Part 3 (2)" – 4:27
11. "Epilogue" – 15:12

Personnel

Medeski Martin & Wood

• John Medeski – acoustic piano, toy piano, Yamaha CS01 II synthesizer, caxixi
• Chris Wood – guitars, acoustic bass
• Billy Martin – drums, talking drum, bells, bongos, caxixi, cowbells, gongs, marimba, rattles, seed pods, woodblocks, snail

Production

• David Baker – mixing
• Katzuhiko Naito – mixing
• Christopher Newbert – photography

References

1. "Farmer's Reserve". Medeski Martin & Wood. Retrieved January 5, 2024.