Shack-man

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Shack-man
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Studio album by
Medeski Martin & Wood
ReleasedOctober 15, 1996
RecordedJune 1996
(The Shack, Hawaii)
Genre Jazz-funk, soul jazz, acid jazz
Label Rykodisc [1]
Gramavision
Producer Medeski Martin & Wood, David Baker [2]
Medeski Martin & Wood chronology
Friday Afternoon in the Universe
(1995)		Shack-man
(1996)		 Farmer's Reserve
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Shack-man is the fourth album by experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood, released in 1996. [1] [6] [7] It was widely considered their commercial breakthrough, peaking at #7 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [8]

Contents

Production

The album was recorded in an isolated shack in Hawaii, with power supplied by solar energy and generators. [9]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "the best example to date of the trio's cerebral fusion of soul-jazz, hip-hop, and post-punk worldbeat." [3] New York wrote that "the changes are episodic, as in funk, rather than conversational, as in jazz." [10] Relix called it a "dark, funky dorm room breakthrough." [11]

The Cleveland Scene wrote that the group "made it cool to groove again with 1996s Shack-man, a Hammond-hammered Phish-lot mainstay that opened the door for instrumental improv groups like Soulive and Particle." [12]

Track listing

All music by Medeski Martin & Wood except where noted.

  1. "Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus" (traditional, arr. by MMW) – 4:27
  2. "Think" – 5:16
  3. "Dracula" – 4:16
  4. "Bubblehouse" – 4:27
  5. "Henduck" – 4:38
  6. "Strance of the Spirit Red Gator" – 7:06
  7. "Spy Kiss" – 4:22
  8. "Lifeblood" – 7:06
  9. "Jelly Belly" – 4:42
  10. "Night Marchers" – 4:26
  11. "Kenny" – 4:43

Performers

Credits

References

  1. 1 2 "Medeski, Martin & Wood | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  2. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 741.
  3. 1 2 "Shack-Man - Medeski, Martin & Wood | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 684.
  5. ↑ The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon & Schuster. 2004. p. 533.
  6. ↑ "Catching New Grooves After a Great Escape". Los Angeles Times. November 22, 1996.
  7. ↑ Budnick, Dean (November 19, 2003). Jambands: The Complete Guide to the Players, Music, & Scene. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN   9780879307455 – via Google Books.
  8. ↑ "Medeski Martin & Wood". Billboard.
  9. ↑ GETTELMAN, PARRY. "MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD". OrlandoSentinel.com.
  10. ↑ "Groove Theory". New York. New York Media, LLC. November 4, 1996 – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ "Medeski Martin & Wood: The Triple Entente". Relix Media. May 17, 2017.
  12. ↑ Miller, Jeff. "Medeski, Martin & Wood". Cleveland Scene.
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