''Shack-man'' is an album by
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Medeski Martin & Wood, released in 1996.
It peaked at #7 on the ''Billboard'' Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.
Production
The album was recorded in an isolated shack in Hawaii, with power supplied by solar energy and generators.
Critical reception
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called the album "the best example to date of the trio's cerebral fusion of soul-jazz, hip-hop, and post-punk worldbeat."
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'' wrote that "the changes are episodic, as in funk, rather than conversational, as in jazz." ''
Relix'' called it a "dark, funky dorm room breakthrough."
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Cleveland Scene'' wrote that the group "made it cool to groove again with 1996's ''Shack Man'', a Hammond-hammered Phish-lot mainstay that opened the door for instrumental improv groups like Soulive and Particle."
Track listing
All music by
Medeski Martin & Wood except where noted.
#"Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus"
(traditional, arr. by MMW) – 4:27
#"Think" – 5:16
#"Dracula" – 4:16
#"Bubblehouse" – 4:27
#"Henduck" – 4:38
#"Strance of the Spirit Red Gator" – 7:06
#"Spy Kiss" – 4:22
#"Lifeblood" – 7:06
#"Jelly Belly" – 4:42
#"Night Marchers" – 4:26
#"Kenny" – 4:43
Performers
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John Medeski
Anthony John Medeski (born June 28, 1965) is an American jazz keyboard 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. He plays the acoustic piano ...
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