The Dropper
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The Dropper is the sixth studio album by avant-jazz-funk organ trio Medeski, Martin & Wood.[3][4]
The album peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[5]
Critical reception
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."[6] 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."[7] 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."[8]
Track listing
All songs written by Medeski Martin & Wood, except where noted.
- "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" (John Medeski) – 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
Personnel
Medeski Martin & Wood
- John Medeski – keyboards
- Chris Wood – basses
- Billy Martin – drums, percussion
Guest musicians
- Marshall Allen – alto saxophone (4)
- Marc Ribot – guitars (6–8)
- Eddie Bobé – congas (4)
- Paula Potocki – surdo (10)
- Jane Scarpantoni – cello (13)
- Charlie Burnham – violin (11, 13)
- Joan Wasser – violin (13)
Credits
- Medeski Martin & Wood – producers
- Scotty Hard – producer, engineer, mixing (1–4, 6–13)
- David Baker – mixing (5)
- Philip J. Harvey – assistant engineer
- Phil Painson – assistant engineer
- Howie Weinberg – mastering at Masterdisk (New York City, New York)
- Andy VanDette – mastering assistant
- Danny Clinch – photography
- Heung-Heung "Chippy" Chin – art direction, design
References
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- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 684.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Green, Tony. "Medeski, Martin and Wood: The Dropper". JazzTimes.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Medeski, Martin & Wood Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Medeski Martin & Wood". Billboard.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Judge, Mark Gauvreau (December 3, 2000). "MMW's 'Dropper': An Earful of Jazz". The Washington Post.
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