Combustication
Studio album by Medeski Martin & Wood
Released	August 11, 1998
Recorded	The Magic Shop, NYC
Genre	Jazz-funk, jazz fusion, acid jazz, jam band
Length	60:40
Label	Blue Note Records
Producer	Medeski Martin & Wood, David Baker, Scott Harding
Medeski Martin & Wood chronology
Bubblehouse (1997) Combustication (1998) Combustication Remix EP (1999)

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Combustication is the fifth major album by experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood, released on August 11, 1998. Combustication was MMW's first album for the jazz label Blue Note Records. The album is their first to include an accompanying turntablist, in this case longtime MMW collaborator DJ Logic. Combustication features instrumental renditions of the Sly and the Family Stone hit "Everyday People," as well as the Hawaiian traditional "No Ke Ano Ahiahi."

Track listing

All music by Medeski Martin & Wood except where noted.

1. "Sugar Craft" – 3:22
2. "Just Like I Pictured It" – 3:27
3. "Start·Stop" – 6:39
4. "Nocturne" – 4:02
5. "Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho" – 3:15
6. "Whatever Happened to Gus" (MMW, Cannon) – 4:26
7. "Latin Shuffle" – 9:05
8. "Everyday People" (Stewart) – 5:27
9. "Coconut Boogaloo" – 3:57
10. "Church of Logic" (MMW, Kibler) – 6:38
11. "No Ke Ano Ahiahi" (traditional) – 4:48
12. "Hypnotized" – 13:37
    • Includes a hidden song, "Combustication" (which begins at 7:37, after two minutes of silence).

Performers

• John Medeski – keyboards
• Billy Martin – drums, percussion
• Chris Wood – basses, bass drum
• DJ Logic – turntables on tracks 1, 3, 10
• Steve Cannon – spoken word on track 6

Credits

• Mixed at Greene Street Recording Studios
• Assisted at The Magic Shop by Juan Garcia
• Assisted at Greene Street by Danny Madorksy, Katsuhiko Naito, and Dennis
• Mastered by Greg Calbi at Masterdisk
• Band photos: Jimmy Katz
• Design: Bleu Valdimer, Project Dragon

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