The Dropper
| The Dropper | ||||
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| Released | October 24, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999–2000 (Shacklyn, Brooklyn, NYC) | |||
| Genre | Jazz funk Acid jazz Jam band | |||
| Length | 60:40 | |||
| Label | Blue Note Records[1] | |||
| Producer | Medeski Martin & Wood, Scotty Hard[2] | |||
| Medeski Martin & Wood chronology | ||||
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
The Dropper is an album by avant-jazz-funk organ trio Medeski, Martin & Wood.[5][6]
The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[7]
Critical reception
[edit]The Washington Post wrote: "In many ways the chaotic and funk-soul soundscapes on MMW's The Dropper are not avant-garde but downright conservative, coming 40 years after the advent of organ jazz and 30 after free jazz."[8] Exclaim! called The Dropper "their crankiest, most difficult album to date, as they wade into pointy-headed jazz-funk realms, but that's only because they've burrowed more deeply still into the funk."[2] The Riverfront Times thought that "Medeski's particularly compelling in his style, banging on keyboards with a precise recklessness, and he expands his keyboard army by, it seems, dozens of instruments."[9]
Track listing
[edit]- "We Are Rolling" – 7:04
- "Big Time" – 3:23
- "Fèlic" – 3:21
- "Partido Alto" – 5:42
- "Illinization" – 2:31
- "Bone Digger" – 2:22
- "Note Bleu" – 3:01
- "The Dropper" – 3:29
- "Philly Cheese Blunt" – 4:49
- "Sun Sleigh" – 2:23
- "Tsukemono" – 3:23
- "Shacklyn Knights" – 4:44
- "Norah 6" – 4:51
Performers
[edit]- John Medeski – keyboards
- Billy Martin – drums, percussion
- Chris Wood – basses
- Marshall Allen – alto sax
- Marc Ribot – guitars
- Eddie Bobe – congas
- Paula Potocki – surdo
- Charlie Burnham – violin
- Joan Wasser – violin
- Jane Scarpantoni – cello
Credits
[edit]- Engineered and mixed by Scotty Hard (except "Illinization", mixed by David Baker)
- Assisted at Shacklyn by Phillip Harvey
- Assisted at Greene Street Studios by Phil Painson
- Mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk (NYC)
- Assisted at Masterdisk by Andy Van Dette
- Photography: Danny Clinch
- Art direction and design: Chippy
References
[edit]- ^ "Medeski, Martin & Wood". Blue Note Records. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Medeski Martin and Wood The Dropper". exclaim.ca.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 684.
- ^ Green, Tony. "Medeski, Martin and Wood: The Dropper". JazzTimes.
- ^ "Medeski, Martin & Wood | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Medeski Martin & Wood". Billboard.
- ^ Judge, Mark Gauvreau (December 3, 2000). "MMW's 'Dropper': An Earful Of Jazz" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ Roberts, Randall. "Medeski, Martin and Wood". Riverfront Times.
