Medeski, Martin & Wood - Radiolatians 1
ARTIST.....: Medeski, Martin & Wood
TITLE......: Radiolatians 1
LABEL......: Red Ink / Indirecto
URL........: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7731275
RIP DATE...: Oct-04-2008
STORE DATE.: Sep-30-2008
GENRE......: Jazz+Funk
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 86,6 MB
Track Listing:
01 - First Light 08:29
02 - Cloud Wars 06:27
03 - Muchas Gracias 06:37
04 - Professor Nohair 07:34
05 - Reliquary 07:46
06 - Free Go Lily 04:33
07 - Rolling Son 05:57
08 - Sweet Pea Dreams 02:59
09 - God Fire 07:27
10 - Hidden Moon 06:43
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64:32 min
Release Notes:
Medeski, Martin & Wood have been incorporating seemingly every
corner of the musical universe, from funk to gospel to progressive
sambas, into their sound for some time now, so it should come as
no surprise that Radiolatians 1, the first of three planned and
linked releases for the group in 2008, is all over the map, from
country funk to sweet piano jazz, and that it coheres (since there
are occasions when the band overloads and overreaches, although
that isn't the case here) is really good news for their many
admirers and fans. With a bright, and at times even sunny and
joyous, sound, this first of the planned trilogy is a complete
delight, moving from thundering fusion funk grooves to delicate
atmospherics in the blink of an eye, and it shows the tight,
detailed connection keyboardist John Medeski, drummer Billy
Martin, and bassist Chris Wood have with each other. There's so
much to like here, including the gut-bucket soul-jazz bounce of
"Sweet Pea Dreams," the spooky atmospherics of "Muchas Gracias"
(which sounds like Augustus Pablo thrown in a dub blender with
Thelonious Monk), the skewed, New Orleans piano of "Professor
Nohair," and the deliciously fractured and delightful turn the
trio takes on the traditional "Free Go Lily." It's all joyous and
filled with graceful touches of humor and elegance, all the while
churning to both big and little grooves, stomping, skating and
skipping lightly by turns, and it reminds just how remarkably well
these three musicians work together, making, as they say,
improvisation fun again.