Electric Tonic is a live album by Medeski Martin & Wood

Medeski Martin & Wood

Medeski Martin & Wood is an American jazz trio formed in 1991, consisting of John Medeski on keyboards and piano, Billy Martin on drums and percussion, and Chris Wood on double bass and bass guitar....

 consisting of totally improvised

Improvisation

Improvisation is the practice of acting, singing, talking and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of one's immediate environment and inner feelings. This can result in the invention of new thought patterns, new practices, new structures or symbols, and/or...

 material recorded at Tonic. It is only available through the band's online store or at their live shows. Electric Tonic makes use of electric keyboards and basses, and is a counterpart to the group's album Tonic, which was recorded at the same venue but featured acoustic performances.

Track listing

1. Bass Hi Hat – 5:22
2. Brush Rim Groove – 8:05
3. Birds & Trash – 5:31
4. Shacklyn Groovin' – 10:20
5. Carnivalof Noise – 2:59
6. Illy B's Wood Section – 5:49
7. Wood's Street Beat March – 3:57
8. Scofield's Ride – 5:44
9. Woodthump Groove – 17:02
10. Mutha Funkin' Medeski – 8:38

Personnel

• John Medeski
  John Medeski
  Anthony John Medeski is an American jazz keyboards 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...
  
   – keyboards
• Billy Martin
  Billy Martin (percussionist)
  Billy Martin is an American jazz drummer, best known as a member of jazz-funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood.-Biography:Before becoming part of Medeski, Martin & Wood, Martin was part of the New York City Brazilian scene in the 1980s. He performed regularly with Pe De Boi, Batucada and several Bob...
  
   – drums, percussion
• Chris Wood
  Chris Wood (jazz musician)
  Christopher Barry Wood is an American bass player, best known for playing with the avant-garde jazz-funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood .-Biography:...
  
  – bass

Credits

• Mastered at Sony Studios by Marc Wilder
• Designed by David Bias