Combustication

Combustication
Studio album by Medeski Martin & Wood
Released August 11, 1998
Recorded The Magic Shop, NYC
Genre Jazz-funk, jazz fusion, acid jazz, jam band
Length 60:40
Label Blue Note Records
Producer Medeski Martin & Wood, David Baker, Scott Harding
Medeski Martin & Wood chronology
Bubblehouse
(1997)
Combustication
(1998)
Combustication Remix EP
(1999)
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Allmusic [1]

Combustication is the fifth major album by experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood, released on August 11, 1998. Combustication was MMW's first album for the renowned jazz label Blue Note Records, and also marked a stylistic shift for the band, with a deeper groove and the notable infusion of rhythmic influences from Hip hop and a variety of other styles. The album is also the first to include an accompanying turntablist, in this case longtime MMW collaborator DJ Logic. Combustication features unique instrumental renditions of the Sly and the Family Stone hit "Everyday People," as well as the Hawaiian traditional "No Ke Ano Ahiahi." All tracks on the album have been frequently performed live by the band, often with tremendous improvisational variation.

Track listing

All music by Medeski Martin & Wood except where noted.

  1. "Sugar Craft" – 3:22
  2. "Just Like I Pictured It" – 3:27
  3. "Start·Stop" – 6:39
  4. "Nocturne" – 4:02
  5. "Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho" – 3:15
  6. "Whatever Happened to Gus" (MMW, Cannon) – 4:26
  7. "Latin Shuffle" – 9:05
  8. "Everyday People" (Stewart) – 5:27
  9. "Coconut Boogaloo" – 3:57
  10. "Church of Logic" (MMW, Kibler) – 6:38
  11. "No Ke Ano Ahiahi" (traditional) – 4:48
  12. "Hypnotized" – 13:37
    • Includes a hidden song, "Combustication" (which begins at 7:37, after two minutes of silence).

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References

  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Combustication at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
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