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. Combustication features instrumental renditions of the Sly and the Family Stone hit "Everyday People," as well as the Hawaiian traditional "No Ke Ano Ahiahi."

Combustication
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 11, 1998
RecordedMagic Shop, New York City
GenreJazz-funk, jazz fusion, acid jazz, jam band
Length60:40
LabelBlue Note Records
ProducerMedeski Martin & Wood, David Baker, Scott Harding
Medeski Martin & Wood chronology
Bubblehouse
(1997)
Combustication
(1998)
Combustication Remix EP
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

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All music by Medeski Martin & Wood except where noted.

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

Performers

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Credits

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  • Mixed at Greene Street Recording Studios
  • Assisted at The Magic Shop by Juan Garcia
  • Assisted at Greene Street by Danny Madorksy, Katsuhiko Naito, and Dennis
  • Mastered by Greg Calbi at Masterdisk
  • Band photos: Jimmy Katz
  • Design: Bleu Valdimer, Project Dragon

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Combustication at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 May 2012.