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Medeski Martin & Wood: Combustication
by Douglas Payne
Combustication is neither as good nor as bad as promised. Now that the trio of keyboardist John Medeski, drummer / percussionist Billy Martin and bassist Chris Wood have become the equivalent of jazz superstars and their concerts are increasingly attended like Grateful Dead shows, they probably can do little wrong and even less right.But as is often the case, Combustication goes for broke – trying to please both divisions of old fans (groovers and freedom-seekers) and aiming to ...
Continue ReadingJohn Scofield: A Go Go
by Christopher Hoard
For those of us who found ourselves swept away by the funk and soulful precision of early seventies releases like the Crusaders' Chain Reaction, John Scofield's latest offering will find a grateful audience too long spoon fed and spiritually starved on lush over-productions. A Go-Go gets down to business with no-nonsense production values and grooves. Scofield's strings sing through melodies laden with R&B hooks and southern fried blues, wailing, jibing, taunting, and preaching to us the gospel of urban funk. ...
Continue ReadingJohn Scofield: A Go Go
by Ed Kopp
Speaking of funk, here's a match made in heaven: Medeski, Martin and Wood, one of the hottest young electric-jazz combos on the planet (both in popularity and skill), teamed with John Scofield, one of the baddest jazz guitarists ever. As you might expect, A Go Go is vamp-laden and very smart.Medeski, Martin and Wood are cool with the kids, so this one should make Sco a pile of dough. I caught MWW last year at a jazz fest, ...
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