Friday Afternoon in the Universe
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1995
RecordedJuly 24-July 26, 1994
(Sears Sound, NYC)
January–February 1994
(Puna, Hawaii)
GenreJazz
LabelGramavision[1]
ProducerMedeski Martin & Wood, David Baker, Jim Payne
Medeski Martin & Wood chronology
It's a Jungle in Here
(1993)
Friday Afternoon in the Universe
(1995)
Shack-man
(1996)

Friday Afternoon in the Universe is an album by the experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood.[2][3] The album title is taken from the opening sentence of "Old Angel Midnight", by Jack Kerouac.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert ChristgauB−[5]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

Trouser Press wrote: "Short, rough-hewn vignettes like 'Paper Bass' and 'Tea' are pure improvisation, instantaneous explorations building into massive, irresistible grooves."[7] The Washington Post stated that "the three players move as one through impressionistic, atmospheric patches into driving funk grooves and then off onto spacey tangents."[1]

Track listing

All music by Medeski Martin & Wood except where noted in parentheses.

  1. "The Lover" – 6:19
  2. "Paper Bass" – 0:56
  3. "House Mop" – 3:46
  4. "Last Chance to Dance Trance (Perhaps)" – 7:32
  5. "Baby Clams" – 1:14
  6. "We're So Happy" – 8:17
  7. "Shack" – 3:02
  8. "Tea" – 1:12
  9. "Chinoiserie" (Duke Ellington) – 5:44
  10. "Between Two Limbs" – 1:04
  11. "Sequel" – 5:24
  12. "Friday Afternoon in the Universe" – 6:01
  13. "Billy's Tool Box" – 0:35
  14. "Chubb Sub" – 5:02
  15. "Khob Khun Krub" (Carl Green) – 0:47

Performers

Credits

  • Edited by Bob Ward, Current Sounds, NYC
  • Mastering by Dr. Toby Mountain, Northeastern Digital Recording

References

  1. 1 2 "MEDESKI JAZZ TRIO'S UNIVERSE' OF FUNK". The Washington Post. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. "Medeski, Martin & Wood Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  3. Ciabatonni, Steve (Apr 1995). "Medeski Martin & Wood: Space is the Place". CMJ New Music Monthly (20): 10.
  4. "Friday Afternoon in the Universe - Medeski, Martin & Wood | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" via www.allmusic.com.
  5. "Robert Christgau: CG: Medeski, Martin and Wood". www.robertchristgau.com.
  6. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (May 13, 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 via Google Books.
  7. "Medeski, Martin and Wood". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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