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Medeski Martin & Wood — Bemsha Swing + Lively Up Yourself
Album: It's A Jungle In Here
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Released: 1993
Length: 5:40
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 R_P wrote:
There's a whole bunch of their shows for download over at https://bt.etree.org. At the bottom of that page select the band and hit Search...



Thank You for the info!
GREAT JAZZ!! .., from my favorite law firm!   Thanx RP!   
 debobasu wrote:

Cowboy Bebop, anyone?




YES!!    Chet Atkins does a cover of Brubeck's Take Five!!  It is on the RP playlist!  THE 2ND BEST VERSION EVER!!!  
 tg3k wrote:

I'm pretty open to most jazz (and have played a fair amount of jazz guitar myself), but I do have a problem with intentionally discordant harmonies. IMHO this song set would be a lot more enjoyable without the brief moments of dissonance.




Dissonance is good!  GREAT TUNE!!
Cowboy Bebop, anyone?
November 5, 2019: Just heard an NPR story about mellotrons, and it included Mr Medeski as a principal source.

link: https://www.npr.org/2019/11/05/776342573/on-mellotron-variations-a-1960s-era-instrument-makes-a-comeback
tg3k wrote:
I'm pretty open to most jazz (and have played a fair amount of jazz guitar myself), but I do have a problem with intentionally discordant harmonies. IMHO this song set would be a lot more enjoyable without the brief moments of dissonance.
ditto.
I'm pretty open to most jazz (and have played a fair amount of jazz guitar myself), but I do have a problem with intentionally discordant harmonies. IMHO this song set would be a lot more enjoyable without the brief moments of dissonance.
Interesting track.
Cool. Monk meets Marley. (pimp)
sergeant_x wrote:
I keep thinking that someday I'll mature to the point where jazz doesn't bore the f*ck out of me. Hmmmm. nothing yet.
If you're old enough to operate a computer and you still don't get it, you never will. Back to "Theme from Blue's Clues" for you.
goodness gracious, if this doesn't take me back almost ten years... haven't heard this one in a dog's age.
I keep thinking that someday I'll mature to the point where jazz doesn't bore the f*ck out of me. Hmmmm. nothing yet.
original! this is the kind of eclectic jazz that should be played on RP ...
hmmm. reggae jazz. i saw these guys a few years back, before they found ja rasta. very talented trio!
There's a whole bunch of their shows for download over at https://bt.etree.org. At the bottom of that page select the band and hit Search...
Liven up yourself is a reggae classic
DownHomeGirl wrote:
Astounding live performance, if you ever get the chance. Highly recommended.
Have tickets for March 12 Orlando.
rulebritannia wrote:
I do NOT like the original reggae, but this is great!
Did I miss something? What does this have to do with reggae? Anyway, the beginning of this tune made me think of "Watching the Detectives" by Elvis Costello. EDIT AND NOTE TO SELF: Now I get it. Sometimes you have to listen to the whole song before commenting, DUMMY!
DownHomeGirl wrote:
Astounding live performance, if you ever get the chance. Highly recommended.
They have performed live here in Lexington, but I have never had the chance to see them. I hope they return. I won't miss the opportunity again.
Astounding live performance, if you ever get the chance. Highly recommended.
sorry, but the reggae parts don't do it for me. Q
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more MMW! the new album "End of the World Party: Just in Case" is tremendous!
This is great!
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Yeah! Jazz!
This is new to me. Very nice. Thanks RP
painfull
Medeski, Martin and Wood, law firm by day Jazz trio by night.
nice! !
Wish I could like jazz. I know that it is America's only ORIGINAL music form, but it just doesn't float my boat. I DO appreciate the chops that it takes to make jazz, however.
ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
Shack-Man is their best album, IMO
I agree. Shack man is sublime!
Ah yes. Great to hear some MMW. I saw them live a few years ago at First Ave in Minneapolis, and it was one of the best live shows I've seen.
Ah.... MMW from back when they were really good. Shack-Man is their best album, IMO, but this song set is sweet.
This is horrible.
I do NOT like the original reggae, but this is great!
Kind of cool, but give me Monk's original anytime.
Oh my. This is so fine.