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The Best Medeski Martin & Wood Albums of All Time

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Updated February 15, 2025 16 items
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Medeski Martin & Wood are known as some of the best jazz musicians. Here, you can check out a complete list of the best Medeski Martin & Wood albums, including every studio release along with pictures of the album covers. This Medeski Martin & Wood discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top Medeski Martin & Wood albums can be found at the top of the list. To make it easy for you, we haven't included Medeski Martin & Wood singles, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums. If you think the greatest Medeski Martin & Wood album isn't high enough on the list, then be sure to vote for it so it receives the credit it deserves. Make sure you don't just vote for critically acclaimed albums; if you have a favorite Medeski Martin & Wood album, then vote it up, even if it's not necessarily the most popular.

If you want to know, "What is the Best Medeski Martin & Wood album of all time?" or "What are the top Medeski Martin & Wood albums?" then this list will answer your questions. Getting their start in 1991, Medeski Martin & Wood have had quite the successful careers in the years since, releasing a long list of great albums. Some of their most notable albums include Friday Afternoon in the Universe and Shack-Man.

This list of popular Medeski Martin & Wood albums has been voted on by music fans around the world, so the order of this list isn't just one person's opinion. Use this factual list to build your own just like it that fits your opinions of where everything should be ranked. You can also add your opinion to this list by voting up your favorites, or those you think are best, while voting albums down accordingly.

  • Combustication
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    Combustication

    • Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Release Date: 1998
    • Tracks: Coconut Boogaloo, Nocturne, Ligeti / 1st Day Wurli
    • Genres (Music): Jazz, Jam band, Jazz fusion, Post-bop, Jazz-funk
    24 votes
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  • Shack-Man
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    Shack-Man

    • Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Release Date: 1996
    • Tracks: Night Marchers, Dracula, Think
    • Length (mins): 00:54:49
    • Label: Gramavision
    • Genres (Music): Jazz, Jam band, Jazz-funk
    34 votes
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  • Friday Afternoon in the Universe
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    Friday Afternoon in the Universe

    • Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Release Date: 1995
    • Tracks: House Mop, Sequel, Baby Clams
    • Length (mins): 00:57:07
    • Label: Gramavision
    • Genres (Music): Jazz
    27 votes
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  • The Dropper
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    The Dropper

    • Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Release Date: 2000
    • Tracks: Shacklyn Knights, Hard Left, Big Time
    • Genres (Music): Jam band, Jazz fusion, Jazz-funk, Acid jazz
    15 votes
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  • End of the World Party (Just in Case)
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    End of the World Party (Just in Case)

    • Release Date: 2004
    • Producer: John King
    • Tracks: Anonymous Skulls, End of the World Party, Reflector
    • Genres (Music): Jazz
    26 votes
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  • Electric Tonic
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    Electric Tonic

    • Release Date: 2001
    • Label: Indirecto Records
    • Genres (Music): Jazz
    12 votes
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  • Uninvisible
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    Uninvisible

    • Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Release Date: 2002
    • Tracks: First Time Long Time, The Edge of Night, Off the Table
    • Length (mins): 00:50:25
    • Genres (Music): Jazz, Jam band, Jazz fusion, Jazz-funk, Acid jazz
    23 votes
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  • It's a Jungle in Here
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    It's a Jungle in Here

    • Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Release Date: 1993
    • Tracks: Wiggly's Way, Beeah, Shuck It Up
    • Length (mins): 00:55:18
    • Label: Gramavision
    • Genres (Music): Jazz
    14 votes
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  • Radiolarians I
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    Radiolarians I

    • Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Release Date: 2008
    • Tracks: Professor Nohair, God Fire, Rolling Son
    11 votes
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  • Let's Go Everywhere
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    Let's Go Everywhere

    • Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Release Date: 2008
    • Tracks: Cat Creeps, Far East Sweets, All Around the Kitchen
    • Genres (Music): Jazz, Avant-garde jazz, Jazz-funk, Children's music
    8 votes
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  • Radiolarians III
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    Radiolarians III

    • Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Release Date: 2009
    • Tracks: Undone, Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down, Walk Back
    9 votes
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  • Farmer's Reserve
    12

    Farmer's Reserve

    • Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Release Date: 1997
    • Tracks: Part I, Part 1, Part II
    • Genres (Music): Jazz, Free jazz, Avant-garde jazz, Free improvisation
    7 votes
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  • Notes From the Underground
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    Notes From the Underground

    • Release Date: 1992
    • Producer: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Tracks: Hermeto's Daydream, The Saint, La Garonne
    • Genres (Music): Jazz-Funk
    8 votes
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  • Radiolarians II
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    Radiolarians II

    • Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Release Date: 2009
    • Tracks: Amish Pintxos, Dollar Pants, Clifton
    8 votes
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  • Zaebos: Book of Angels, Volume 11
    15

    Zaebos: Book of Angels, Volume 11

    • Artist: Medeski Martin & Wood
    • Release Date: 2008
    • Tracks: Agmatia, Asaliah, Zagzagel
    • Genres (Music): Avant-garde jazz, Klezmer
    4 votes
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  • Juice
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    Juice

    • Release Date: 2014
    • Tracks: Sham Time, North London, Louis the Shoplifter
    • Label: Indirecto
    • Genres (Music): Jazz
    6 votes
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