Uninvisible
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Uninvisible is an album by experimental
jazz fusion
trio Medeski Martin & Wood
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except where noted.
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
jazz fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
trio Medeski Martin & Wood
Medeski Martin & Wood
Medeski Martin & Wood is an American jazz trio formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards and piano, Billy Martin on drums and percussion, and Chris Wood on double bass and bass guitar....
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Track listing
All tracks by Medeski Martin & WoodMedeski Martin & Wood
Medeski Martin & Wood is an American jazz trio formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards and piano, Billy Martin on drums and percussion, and Chris Wood on double bass and bass guitar....
except where noted.
- "Uninvisible" – 3:37
- "I Wanna Ride You" (MedeskiJohn MedeskiAnthony John Medeski is an American jazz keyboards player and composer. Medeski is a veteran of New York's 1990s avant-garde jazz scene and is known popularly as a member of Medeski Martin & Wood...
) – 3:28 - "Your Name is Snake Anthony" (HamptonBruce HamptonBruce Hampton is a surrealist American musician. In the late 1960s he was a founding member of Atlanta, Georgia's avant-garde Hampton Grease Band...
, MMW) – 3:12 - "Pappy Check" – 2:46
- "Take Me Nowhere" – 4:06
- "Retirement Song" – 4:47
- "Ten Dollar High" – 3:42
- "Where Have You Been?" – 3:37
- "Reprise" (MedeskiJohn MedeskiAnthony John Medeski is an American jazz keyboards player and composer. Medeski is a veteran of New York's 1990s avant-garde jazz scene and is known popularly as a member of Medeski Martin & Wood...
) – 0:35 - "Nocturnal Transmission" – 6:37
- "Smoke" – 2:46
- "First Time Long Time" – 2:52
- "The Edge of Night" – 3:53
- "Off the Table" – 4:15
Performers
- John MedeskiJohn MedeskiAnthony John Medeski is an American jazz keyboards player and composer. Medeski is a veteran of New York's 1990s avant-garde jazz scene and is known popularly as a member of Medeski Martin & Wood...
– keyboards - Billy MartinBilly Martin (percussionist)Billy Martin is an American jazz drummer, best known as a member of jazz-funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood.-Biography:Before becoming part of Medeski, Martin & Wood, Martin was part of the New York City Brazilian scene in the 1980s. He performed regularly with Pe De Boi, Batucada and several Bob...
aka illy B – drums, percussion - Chris WoodChris Wood (jazz musician)Christopher Barry Wood is an American bass player, best known for playing with the avant-garde jazz-funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood .-Biography:...
– basses - Eddie Bobé – congas, bata, shekere, bottle and bell (tracks 5 and 6)
- DJ OliveDJ OliveDJ Olive is an American disc jockey and turntablist active in free improvisation, jazz and illbient music. He is often credited with coining the latter term....
– turntables (tracks 3 and 14) - Aaron Johnson – trombone (tracks 1 and 10)
- Jordan McLean – trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1 and 10)
- Michael Herbst – baritone saxophoneBaritone saxophoneThe baritone saxophone, often called "bari sax" , is one of the largest and lowest pitched members of the saxophone family. It was invented by Adolphe Sax. The baritone is distinguished from smaller sizes of saxophone by the extra loop near its mouthpiece...
, bass clarinetBass clarinetThe bass clarinet is a musical instrument of the clarinet family. Like the more common soprano B clarinet, it is usually pitched in B , but it plays notes an octave below the soprano B clarinet...
(tracks 1 and 10) - Stuart D. BogieStuart D. BogieStuart Bogie is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer. Originally from Evanston, IL, Bogie has become a staple in the Brooklyn music scene, as part of Antibalas, as well as TV on the Radio, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and many other acts....
– tenor saxophoneTenor saxophoneThe tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
, contra-alto clarinetContra-alto clarinetThe contra-alto clarinet is a large, low-sounding musical instrument of the clarinet family. The modern contra-alto clarinet is pitched in the key of EE and is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the EE contrabass clarinet...
(tracks 1 and 10) - Todd Simon – trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 1 and 10)
- Col. Bruce HamptonBruce HamptonBruce Hampton is a surrealist American musician. In the late 1960s he was a founding member of Atlanta, Georgia's avant-garde Hampton Grease Band...
– vocals (track 3) - DJ P Love - turntables (tracks 4, 6, 7, and 13)
- Danny BlumeDanny BlumeDanny Blume is an American music producer, musician, and composer. He is a Grammy Award winner, multiple Grammy nominee, and co-founder/owner of the production team GoodandEvil with Christian Castagno, with studios operating in Brooklyn and Woodstock New York...
– guitar (tracks 4 and 14), baritone guitar (track 4), ambient guitar (tracks 6 and 10) - Brad Roberts – vocals (track 8)
- Scotty Hard – Nomad Rhythm Maker (tracks 5 and 13), rhythm guitar (track 6), turntables (track 12), feedback (track 3)
Credits
- Produced and engineered By Scotty Hard
- Additional engineering by Greg Griffiths at Shacklyn
- Mastered by Howie Weinberg at MasterdiskMasterdiskMasterdisk is an audio mastering and multimedia company in New York City, located on West 45th Street in Manhattan. They provide production services such as audio mastering, vinyl cutting and enhanced CD and DVD production....
NYCNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... - Assembled, edited, and tweeked by Mike Fossenkemper at Turtle Tone Studios, Englewood, NJ
- Assisted by Juan Garcia and Tom Camuso at The Magic Shop
- Assisted by Philip Harvey at Shacklyn
- Assisted by Jeff Jakubowski at Bearsville Studios