The Wood Brothers
Encyclopedia
The Wood Brothers are musician siblings Chris and Oliver Wood from Boulder, Colorado. Chris
is a founding member of Medeski Martin & Wood
, and Oliver played second guitar with Tinsley Ellis
before forming King Johnson.
Their first studio album, Ways Not to Lose, was produced by John Medeski
. It was recorded at Allaire Studios in Shokan, New York in September 2005 and released in 2006 on Blue Note Records
.
Ways Not to Lose was the Amazon.com editors' number one pick in folk for that year, and the album also made NPR
's "Overlooked 11" of 2006.
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:...
is a founding member of 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....
, and Oliver played second guitar with Tinsley Ellis
Tinsley Ellis
Tinsley Ellis is an American blues and rock musician, who grew up in southern Florida.-Biography:...
before forming King Johnson.
Their first studio album, Ways Not to Lose, was produced by 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...
. It was recorded at Allaire Studios in Shokan, New York in September 2005 and released in 2006 on Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records
Blue Note Records is a jazz record label, established in 1939 by Alfred Lion and Max Margulis. Francis Wolff became involved shortly afterwards. It derives its name from the characteristic "blue notes" of jazz and the blues. At the end of the 1950s, and in the early 1960s, Blue Note headquarters...
.
Ways Not to Lose was the Amazon.com editors' number one pick in folk for that year, and the album also made NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
's "Overlooked 11" of 2006.
Discography
- Live At Tonic EP 2005
- Ways Not To Lose March 7, 2006
- Loaded April 1, 2008
- Up Above My Head June 9, 2009
- Smoke Ring Halo 2011
External links
- The Wood Brothers at Blue Note Records
- Oliver Wood in-depth interview on the craft of songwriting
- Brothers in Arms: The Wood Brothers by Tim Newby of Honest Tune, 1/31/07.
- The Wood Brothers Live on NPR Streaming audio of The Wood Brothers performing on February 17, 2006