Friday Afternoon in the Universe

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Friday Afternoon in the Universe
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Studio album by
Medeski Martin & Wood
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1995
RecordedJuly 24–26, 1994
(Sears Sound, NYC)
January–February 1994
(Puna, Hawaii)
Genre Jazz
Label Gramavision [1]
Producer Medeski Martin & Wood, David Baker, Jim Payne
Medeski Martin & Wood chronology
It's a Jungle in Here
(1993)		Friday Afternoon in the Universe
(1995)		 Shack-man
(1996)

Friday Afternoon in the Universe is the third album by the experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood. [2] [3] The album title is taken from the opening sentence of "Old Angel Midnight", by Jack Kerouac.

Contents

The album's lead-off track "The Lover" was sampled by Bulgarian rap group Upsurt in their 2001 song "Sveteshti zhiletki".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Robert Christgau B− [5]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Trouser Press wrote: "Short, rough-hewn vignettes like 'Paper Bass' and 'Tea' are pure improvisation, instantaneous explorations building into massive, irresistible grooves." [7] The Washington Post stated that "the three players move as one through impressionistic, atmospheric patches into driving funk grooves and then off onto spacey tangents." [1]

Track listing

All music by Medeski Martin & Wood except where noted in parentheses.

  1. "The Lover" – 6:19
  2. "Paper Bass" – 0:56
  3. "House Mop" – 3:46
  4. "Last Chance to Dance Trance (Perhaps)" – 7:32
  5. "Baby Clams" – 1:14
  6. "We're So Happy" – 8:17
  7. "Shack" – 3:02
  8. "Tea" – 1:12
  9. "Chinoiserie" (Duke Ellington) – 5:44
  10. "Between Two Limbs" – 1:04
  11. "Sequel" – 5:24
  12. "Friday Afternoon in the Universe" – 6:01
  13. "Billy's Tool Box" – 0:35
  14. "Chubb Sub" – 5:02
  15. "Khob Khun Krub" (Carl Green) – 0:47

Performers

Credits

References

  1. 1 2 "MEDESKI JAZZ TRIO'S UNIVERSE' OF FUNK". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Medeski, Martin & Wood Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ Ciabatonni, Steve (Apr 1995). "Medeski Martin & Wood: Space is the Place". CMJ New Music Monthly (20): 10.
  4. ↑ "Friday Afternoon in the Universe - Medeski, Martin & Wood | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  5. ↑ "Robert Christgau: CG: Medeski, Martin and Wood". www.robertchristgau.com.
  6. ↑ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (May 13, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN   9780743201698 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Medeski, Martin and Wood". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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