Out Louder

I keep hearing about Medeski Martin and Wood but, for some reason I haven’t heard much of them.

I ended up on their website, this afternoon and found this record from ‘06.

Technically, “Out Louder” is not a Medeski Martin and Wood album because John Scofield is on it so, it’s a Medeski Scofield Martin and Wood record. Savvy?

Really cool stuff happening here, a lot of improv but within tight grooves and song structures. Scofield is just ripping on this thing. Raw and funky Scofield; brutal.

Check it out at the MMW site. I particularly liked “Miles Behind”. It’s like somebody took all of the information from “Bitches Brew”, distilled it and made a two minutes-fifty three second song out of it; nice.

Tags: improv, john scofield, Louder, medeski martin and wood, medeski scofield martin and wood, Miles

"Out Louder" by Pribek was published on May 20th, 2008 and is listed in Guitar, Music.

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Pat Dreanlel and fenids wrote,

Out Louder is the first collaborative effort from the quartet since John Scofield’s 1998 release “A Go Go” and the first release on MMW’s independent label, Indirecto Records. Recorded at MMW’s infamous downtown Brooklyn Studio, Shacklyn, Out Louder exhibits a raw and edgy sound that is embedded in the foundations of jazz, funk, and blues. “Out Louder’s” deep grooves and sophisticated harmonies beg for closer inspection while simultaneously making you want to get up and dance.

I would’ve said it like this: Night of the Shacklyn, what could be if groups could stay together long enough to actually fuse. Out Louder vocalizes instru-Mentality, it positions Mars-velously with Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto.

Time changes, as a thought crosses my mind, and there is the followup, with only pause from unexpected harmony. Miles Behind is so fierce, if I was a Jazz Club, I’d change my name.

Makes me want to go home and eat my cat.

Link | May 20th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Sans Direction wrote,

Most I’ve heard from MMW is The Word, which is Medeski, Randolph and North Mississippi All Stars (MRNMAS). A favored album, but I like that Sacred Steel stuff.

But MSMW and Buddy Guy are playing the first day of Indianapolis Jazz Fest, and I’m trying to work it out to go. A friend believes there isn’t much jazz left in the Jazz Fest, but I still wanna see Buddy.

Sans Direction’s last blog post..Storing your treasures

Link | May 21st, 2008 at 3:44 am
Pribek wrote,

“vocalizes instru-Mentality, it positions Mars-velously with Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto.” You sure you weren’t listening to the Sun Ra boxed set PD?

I think it would be a worthy endeavor to see both acts, Sans. I don’t know about that particular Jazz Fest so I can’t speak to it but, I have no doubt that Jazz is still happening. A lot of those “festivals”…I don’t know, there’s some screwy stuff going on with the booking and marketing.

Link | May 21st, 2008 at 11:47 pm