Farmer's Reserve
Encyclopedia
Farmer's Reserve is an album released by experimental
jazz fusion
trio Medeski Martin & Wood
. It consists of one 40-minute minimalist improvisation
followed by a 15-minute epilogue. It was originally only available at the band's concerts and online store.
Experimental music
Experimental music refers, in the English-language literature, to a compositional tradition which arose in the mid-20th century, applied particularly in North America to music composed in such a way that its outcome is unforeseeable. Its most famous and influential exponent was John Cage...
jazz fusion
Jazz fusion
Jazz fusion is a musical fusion genre that developed from mixing funk and R&B rhythms and the amplification and electronic effects of rock, complex time signatures derived from non-Western music and extended, typically instrumental compositions with a jazz approach to lengthy group improvisations,...
trio 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....
. It consists of one 40-minute minimalist improvisation
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...
followed by a 15-minute epilogue. It was originally only available at the band's concerts and online store.
Track listing
All tracks by Medeski Martin & WoodMedeski 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....
- "Part 1 (1)" – 4:02
- "Part 1 (2)" – 2:55
- "Part 1 (3)" – 4:23
- "Part 1 (4)" – 3:46
- "Part 2 (1)" – 6:35
- "Part 2 (2)" – 3:23
- "Part 2 (3)" – 2:34
- "Part 2 (4)" – 7:10
- "Part 3 (1)" – 3:09
- "Part 3 (2)" – 4:27
- "Epilogue" – 15:12
Personnel
- John MedeskiJohn MedeskiAnthony 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 MartinBilly 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 WoodChris 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