ProJazz.net

Combustication is the fifth major album by experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood, released on August 11, 1998. Combustication was MMW’s first album for the jazz label Blue Note Records. The album is their first to include an accompanying turntablist, in this case longtime MMW collaborator DJ Logic.

Track listing:
All music by Medeski Martin & Wood except where noted.

“Sugar Craft” – 3:22
“Just Like I Pictured It” – 3:27
“Start·Stop” – 6:39
“Nocturne” – 4:02
“Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho” – 3:15
“Whatever Happened to Gus” (MMW, Cannon) – 4:26
“Latin Shuffle” – 9:05
“Everyday People” (Stewart) – 5:27
“Coconut Boogaloo” – 3:57
“Church of Logic” (MMW, Kibler) – 6:38
“No Ke Ano Ahiahi” (traditional) – 4:48
“Hypnotized” – 13:37
Includes a hidden song, “Combustication” (which begins at 7:37, after two minutes of silence).

Personnel:
John Medeski – keyboards
Billy Martin – drums, percussion
Chris Wood – basses, bass drum
DJ Logic – turntables on tracks 1, 3, 10
Steve Cannon – spoken word on track 6

____________________

Released: August 11, 1998
Recorded: The Magic Shop, NYC
Length: 60:40
Label: Blue Note Records
Producer: Medeski Martin & Wood, David Baker, Scott Harding