MEDESKI, MARTIN & WOOD - It's a Jungle in Here (1993) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

A cerebral soul-jazz trio gives up some art and some funk with guest horn players and guitarist Marc Ribot. They call it "Shuck It Up," and rightly so, since they're neither as dissonant nor as ironic as many of their peers playing around downtown New York City. But that doesn't explain why these three don't swing as hard playing Monk, Coltrane, and King Sunny Ade as they do laying down their own earnest grooves and dismantling Bob Marley for mixing up with the Monk. Whether it's insecurity, indifference, or the physical chops they haven't developed to match their minds is for demanding listeners to decide. Or else it's all the same dilemma and will go away with time, just like the band's slow tunes. by Brian Beatty
Tracklist :
1    Beeah    6:56
Billy Martin / John Medeski / Chris Wood
2    Where's Sly?    5:22
Billy Martin / John Medeski / Chris Wood
3    Shuck It Up    7:41
Billy Martin / John Medeski / Chris Wood
4    Sand    2:23
Billy Martin / John Medeski / Chris Wood
5    Worms    5:04
Billy Martin / John Medeski / Chris Wood
6    Bemsha Swing-Lively Up Yourself 5:39
Written-By – Bob Marley, Thelonious Monk
7    Moti Mo 7:57
Written-By – King Sunny Ade
8    It's A Jungle In Here    3:46
Billy Martin / John Medeski / Chris Wood
9    Syeeda's Song Flute 5:53
Written-By – John Coltrane
10    Wiggly's Way    4:09
Billy Martin / John Medeski / Chris Wood
Credits :
Bass – Chris Wood
Drums, Percussion, Artwork By [Logo Artwork] – Billy Martin
Guitar – Marc Ribot
Organ, Piano, Arranged By [Wurlitzer Horn Arrangemnets] – John Medeski
Saxophone [Alto] – Dave Binney
Saxophone [Tenor & Alto] – Jay Rodrigues
Trombone – Josh Roseman
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Steven Bernstein