Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood 'Sham Time' | Live Studio Session

[@deejaytrizay]

These guys are way under rated. They should be known all over.

[@adamkija6895]

Scofield is playing at my school next year, and we just had frisell. Can’t wait

[@Dan-Arg]

¿Did he play?

[@Marmelademeister]

Thumbs up for Chris Wood's bass moves!

[@Marmelademeister]

... and for Scofield faces.

[@wakarimasu888]

😅​@@Marmelademeisterあは

[@lokijam]

My life changed when I heard A Go Go. That tour was off the hook. So much great music has spawned from that album. These 4 deserve mad props!

[@mooreav]

Totally agree.. A Go Go was unbelievable. Modern, Retro, Future.. Just Vibe and soul fused. Love that record

[@ianedmonds9191]

@@mooreav It was my intro to Scofield but I was blown away by the Keyboards. The whole group in fact. Tightness is off the scale. They nail that thing where when you've played with a group there develops this almost telepathy between you. It's a sacred thing and one that is represented here in all it's glory. Luv and Peace.

[@ryanphelan6861]

I woke up to that album every morning my high school senior year got me going. Fond memories what a sound it was so funky, tight, and everyone was phenomenal.

[@Claytone-Records]

I was driving to a show in downtown Austin. First track of A Go Go was playing on KUT. I pointed the auto to Waterloo records scooped up the cd. Life can be good.

[@jimgroff6880]

Classic sco

[@mythmak3r]

amazinggggg dingdingding

[@KhalDrogo76]

always so refreshing to hear Billy play drums....the total opposite of most drummers; the "hey look at me and how great this fill is that I've been practicing". He is all about the groove and keepin that groove tight and rock solid!

[@leopercepied9]

I saw them at the new morning in Paris a few years back, and while I was trying to grab a drink in between sets, he was patiently queuing for his. I pointed at him for the waiter saying I preferred him to be served first and he had a nice nod for me. Definitely the humblest guy.

[@revolutionradiocanada]

💯

[@Squirrelconga]

Good Ol' Chris Woof! 🐕

[@renleblanc2993]

My god - how great is this???? Love hearing the group with a straight piano tone.

[@BluesBrogio]

what a beautiful bass tone

[@sunfish7021]

Love the Vox. 🙂 and that's the most badass playable upright piano I've ever seen.

[@zounds13]

Holy shit my stereo almost caught fire

[@artisanmulti]

Simultaneously fabulous and frustrated. Beautifully tragic and remarkably light footed. Ciao!

[@Existentialexplosion]

Watch Medeski play man, this guy was born to play! Look the effortless! This video really makes my day

[@NUJAKKCITIE]

boy, the bass is groovin' so steady like the water running down the nicaragua waterfalls.....

[@NelsonRiverosMusic]

Yes! but why is he kneeling?

[@adriank9]

@@NelsonRiverosMusic He likes it so much so he could not resist kneeling here.

[@johnwilson1997]

@@NelsonRiverosMusicI think he's kneeling to allow Sco and the pno player to have eye contact. Might be wrong.

[@brettmorris9981]

there will never be a better guitarist than john scofield

[@raymonddunne7153]

He's pretty good. I like this song and video because you can both hear and observe how each instrument/player contributes to the tune. You can key in on Medeski and realize he is shredding than shift your focus to Martin and realize how important he is to the tune. I'm not a musician but I appreciate listening to great musicians play together.

[@rosyvondee2824]

@@raymonddunne7153 or pianist as expressive as Med. His contorted expressions are unmatched as they become Divine with the music and after seeing them countless times it was made clear to me that they are made for one another.(each person in their specific instrument and also the way that they express themselves and have perfected their craft) Plus I really appreciate somebody living to create music and creating art now compared to these recent generations who's just make art on computers

[@raymonddunne7153]

@@rosyvondee2824 yes ma'am Medeski's solo was amazing but not sure I could have appreciated it as much as I did without seeing his hands! Yes, I agree, music made by real people on real instruments is usually always worth listening to as long as it's coming from the heart.

[@jmags5332]

i’m coming for him though

[@robotstonka7118]

That's a nonsense statement.

[@andys36]

NOBODY lays it down like these guys .

[@Manup2day]

Bass player!!....I said bass PLAYER!!, he in da groove.

[@wurstfinger3289]

chris wood is the king.

[@markedzenuasia9969]

Godammit! Medeski fingers are like tentacles... Sic! Really feelin it man! Love the song.

[@danwachsman926]

Scofield is like a granddad who tells you he also runs a farm. You're like "Are you sure you can handle that kind of lifting at your age? Oh, I see you can."

[@ryanphelan6861]

Mmw were a run away he managed to lasoo was my take, similar, but I was huge mmw fan and knew of scofield from playing with miles and Mike stern. Scofield is genius not just playing but to take advantage of a rhythm section that tours on their own electric and acoustic for years with crazy chemistry. There was no way the album could be anything but brilliant. Mmw was little uptight about not being on album cover etc but they didn't have foresight scofield did. They could tour once in a while for 20 years in this formation that was what mattered. Still lovin' it

[@RedSchnitzel]

Absolutely a beast all of them! Never look back!

[@marKism69]

Medeski is an absolute beast at keys.

[@geoffwidmier3714]

The piano solo at 3:05 is bonkers.

[@ModMokkaMatti]

I was just going to say this this sounded a lot more straight ahead/"tame" when compared with their earlier work back in the mid-'90s when I was first diggin' them at Uni. Then the piano solo hit... 😀

[@tonythue8113]

That's putting it mildly. I agree...BEAST.

[@Ivan_Ku.]

MEDESKI is a BEAST!!

[@josephtravers777]

That ascending left hand starting @ 4:11 is killer

[@terrymiller111]

@@josephtravers777 His energy makes the song.

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

666😱

[@AlmostGrewMyHair]

My 34 year old ass got hypnotized when I watched him in this.

[@santiagomendoza2052]

hes crazyy

[@planetsdanny4320]

John is a very great musician and an excellent guitar player

[@shaft9000]

@2:00 Go, Sco', go!.... _Go git 'er!!!!_

[@aussie_philosopher8079]

that pinao playing is the cure for a hard day, absolutely impeccable.

[@rumahbunyi]

fantastic.. my favorit guitarist Mr Jhon Scofield🎧🎸💙

[@BirdArvid]

Recommendation; Chris Wood is half of a Duo with his brother; The Wood Brothers. they're FANTASTIC!!!

[@ProbableCauseBluesBand]

Awesome, I could listen to these guys all day long!!!

[@leonsangala]

08/2019 im remembering i havent listened to this guys together for almost a decade, and seeing them like this and in this format, all the joy they spread and reflect.. Damn!!! .... The sickest Boogaloo morning tune for tunning in

[@aloysiussnailchaser272]

Medeski in a Monty Alexander type groove. Love it! And how well they all work together. Sublime.

[@DavisSchulz]

just great

[@danhatechav]

licks from just after 3:00 ohhhh myyyyy daaayssss

[@hjalmarbackstrom5883]

I have always thought I dont like this style of jazz but it's like when someone's scratching your back, and before you know it you go "AAAHHHHH, RIGHT THERE"!!! And theese four cats they are such nice personalities put togehter. Love it! >3

[@cooldebt]

Same. It really depends on the performers - like Emmet Cohen and his trio - I had stopped listening to much 'trad jazz' but those young ones have really refreshed my ears. They play with joy and appreciation of each other just like this wonderfully experienced group.

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Medeski, Scofield, Martin, and Wood are definitely one of my top 5 favorite fusion groups in history. Love everything they do.

[@michaellapetina4623]

This is one of the most important music collaborations and performances of my time. Could these guys get any tighter?!?

[@rsviews2167]

Always been captivated by music. Sounds dancing over silence sort of magik. At two, had my mind set on drums, which I started practicing around fifteen. Not totally bad, but mostly enthousiastic. Later on, in my early fifthies, started practicing on guitar, just for the thrill of it. The more I age, the more I'm fascinated and blown away by beautiful bass lines.It is a magnificient instrument, made for solidifying rythm structures as well as embellishing harmonic endeavours. Bass is the stable rock you build your fondations on and yet, it glides gently out of any redondance traps. Bass is just another world within another world. Excuse my English, it is not my native tongue.

[@bluewaterpig]

I could listen to this over and over, 24/7. That Scofield tone...

[@fryingwiththeantidote2486]

Theres something about scofields feel that sounds easy to pull off, but its soooo not! The dude grooves with in such a unique way that was cultivated by years of experience, he's something else!

[@deich31]

That's a great comment, and also true of Billy Martin. I 'll watch him and think "Oh, that's easy...." But indeed, it is not.

[@wurstfinger3289]

@@deich31 martin and wood are groovin far more than scofield and even medeski is, in terms of groove, above scofield. especially these 3 together ...

[@S7REULI]

@@wurstfinger3289 try to play scofield's solo and then talk about groove

[@wurstfinger3289]

@@S7REULI ok, same for you on medeski or martin :D

[@S7REULI]

@@wurstfinger3289 Who says they are not groovin? Of course they are. I never stated the opposite. You are the only one trying to label who's better here. Just enjoy the music, they are all masters at what they are doing.

[@kewlfonz]

Brilliant musicians. Absolutely stellar...

[@riumudamc4686]

Yes Please! What a pleasant surprise when it popped up as next on the list!

[@loveone4292]

😊😊😊😊😊The pianist is amazing and of course john is the man

[@mauialohagram]

Awesome. I have that kit....have never seen it anywhere else! Love it.

[@clivelangston8940]

Great little combo of masters. Love the upright 'joanna'.

[@DaveDwyer]

John's solo hits it out of the park to begin with. Epic jam!

[@BenBopALula]

I saw Scofield in Bordeaux in the 90's, with Joe LaBarbera on drums, soon after "Hand Jive" released. One of the best concerts I had the chance the see and listen.

[@DavidJefferys]

Fantastic playing...!

[@petergrohmuller1372]

Nobody mocks mainstream rock with a mischievous wink as elegantly and at the same time as politely as John Scofield does. 🤣

[@Action_Clips_CODM]

How’s he mocking it

[@NikolausBrocke]

So cool, what a groove. Real Masters.

[@tjstratman27]

Chris Wood literally getting down

[@JudeJaded15]

+Tommy Stratman serenading a groove.

[@frontbum420]

whisper quiet in there he needed to here the snare and kick is my guess

[@SKIADK]

Here those flatwound bass strings purrrrring hot damn!

[@MauriatOttolink]

Tommy Stratman Getting down from what? Did he use a ladder?

[@deanmccormick7347]

Ha ha! Yeah, wicked ;). Somehow, with his look, I think he'd also do well acting in the Deer Hunter ;).

[@jonathanmw4216]

Until now I've never fully appreciated John Scofield's mastery of the instrument. He's able to communicate so much without resorting to huge volume and cutting above everyone else. He doesn't just play for himself but fully complements the other musicians he's playing with. I'm blown away. Thank you for sharing.

[@MrKnisterable]

Unbelievable - the drums are world - class!!!

[@TValuable]

just four people like you and me playing music and having fun. Great

[@djizzah]

3 chord songs are always a hit, great drumming, so hard to find drummers who can get in the groove quietly and succinctly like this fellow

[@jazzfan7491]

dji zzah Like Bill Stewart!

[@jorymil]

Billy Martin - such calm groove.

[@stassshokin]

medeski is a beast!

[@CadeyrnC]

It's just so good, once it hits your ears it's so good. Every musician just bringing it!

[@theMstanglover]

John Scofield's tone is so unique.

[@jardiecolo]

Ibanez' s tone..

[@flexabustbergson6141]

I read John Scofield's "tongue"' is so unique which is actually true too ahah

[@Heimelhead]

theMstanglover ik right?! It's got that tone that oscillates between a welping magpie and snarling possum

[@kleinequietboykleinequietb7126]

er.....not MY optimal tone choices, magpie and possum , but I guess if you want a swampy sound, okay. It's much too TINNY. (see: monty python) Hooting loons and chuckling woodchucks, bellowing moose more my thing.. (nice, WOODY sounds. see: Monty python).kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5jaiX2pjK2opsk

[@robmausser]

It somehow manages to sound both smooth and harsh at the same time.

[@robertbriquet]

So much can be done with 2 chords with a bunch of geniuses

[@alasdairmacintyre9383]

One of the most sublime concerts ive ever been to

[@TerekkiTerekki]

So good, so good

[@stratcat7162]

Just when you think the dude may be slowing down in his older age he throws 2:04 to 2:11 in ya face. Love it!

[@xebio6]

I always think Sco's fusion years in the 80s were just training so he could unleash a couple of frighteningly fast runs like that whenever he pleases and then go back to deliciously dirty soul/blues grooving

[@aaronlair3114]

Billy Martin's style is my favorite.

[@mcrestwood7378]

man,that just feels good--great empathy with these guys and grooving like crazy!!!

[@ballesterom]

Wow! What! incredible

[@anuragshanker9696]

This NEVER gets old SOOO GOOD my dear Sco

[@dk2428]

Apart from the insanely good music: there's some nice artwork on the wall, loving it!

[@danielseda2821]

Nobody plays like you guys. You just love music, no doubt it.

[@guidoreichling6516]

Sehr geil !

[@Marmelademeister]

IMHO this version is better than the album version, especially with Medeski on piano.

[@samhardingham5591]

I went and listened to the album version after hearing this. It doesn't sound nearly as good imo

[@stevencole7821]

Doesn't groove harder than that. Sco's the best.

[@Pidxr]

How I wish this was a full set

[@BirdArvid]

Saw these guys live in London when they were touring after their first joint release; what a pleasure! Own almost every single Scofield album...

[@knkx]

Thanks for watching!

[@mb19512002]

awesome groove, by excellent musicians !

[@scooter12e]

God damn those drums.

[@jimporter46]

Awesome. These guys groove so well together. Yes, Eddie Harris *IS* in the house...there's 'Freedom Jazz Dance' in that head...all those 4ths...

[@davebartholome2924]

Yeah, the tune they're playing "Sham Time," is an Eddie Harris tune.

[@susanlowmanrobinson436]

great musicians all. So together. wow.

[@adamsjazzclub]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOW ! Amazing MEDSCOMARWOO !

[@amielaicart866]

It's beautiful how all the instrumets are equal

[@Miguel...160]

Scofields tone is on its own !!

[@JUWAT]

What about his unique timing and phrase.

[@Kingfish179]

This is fantastic - Scofield's phrasing is so cool.

[@lungflogger9]

love the great sounding upright with the lid off.....he blew the lid right off.

[@ukulelechriswilson]

Awesome, fantastic.

[@bobartur1386]

A quartet of incredibles musicians!

[@GoodMusicGoodMood]

Sco - the guitar equivalent of wringing out the washcloth for all it’s worth here. Going deep!

[@bluesman348]

best groove play! always scofield guitar tone wonderfull !!

[@vv0422]

Great Sco!

[@lorenzmuller3542]

I'm a drummer. That guitar tone... WOW!

[@Bix12]

I dig drummers. When I played (guitar for 30 years) we used to say "Yeah we've got four musicians and one drummer in the band", or something along those lines...in jest, my friend, in jest. A good drummer is worth his/her weight in gold. I know. And yeah, Sco is toooo much, man - he is THE cat!

[@lorenzmuller3542]

***** I refuse the notion that drummers aren't musicians, though.

[@Bix12]

Lorenz Müller So do I. That was the point of my story. It's called humor. Us humans possess it. Look it up on Google. Jesus H Christ.

[@lorenzmuller3542]

***** You never know. I heard several people say that exact line unfortunately..

[@Bix12]

Lorenz Müller Yeah, me, too. It's a pretty common joke in musician's circles.

[@akashaswami7125]

Love these guys and their music....

[@wolfgangkorinek8532]

Only knew the fantastic version from Eddie Harris,great Teamwork !!!

[@arnepursell5925]

Great session! Thanks for uploading!

[@leventopoulos]

Nice Music!!

[@bcchomusic8629]

thanks for stating all the players! top quality gig right here

[@dillonbrady7162]

Shoot dang they are so good. I saw about 10 MMW shows in the early 2000’s. I remember a show that galactic opened for them in Denver and galactic was a dance party. MMW came on and played one of the most abstract jazz shows I’ve ever heard. I remember thinking galactic was a blast but I think MMW might have just changed my life

[@DaltonMullins]

Great playing from each of these guys.

Amazing!

[@xetilocctrl5172]

I wonder if Medeski really needs his page with notes.

[@seanhennessey9869]

hahaha, thought the same thing then realized it must be a prop, but, hahaha, who knows...I thought the air compression from wailing on those upright keys was going to send the sheet flying

[@williamroark]

What “paper”?? LOL (I don’t think he looked at it ONCE!!!)

[@Smo1k]

He looks at it and makes a "right, that's how" face in the beginning of his solo, look from 3:00 %)

[@Pearls_Have_Eyes]

its a sham

[@ryanphelan6861]

Like Bach it's just a guide he adds the spice!

[@middle_pickup]

Great performance and recording. Enjoyed this!

[@marcchaye2996]

the musical spirit of "hand jive " album ...i love it ! ! ! full of joy and blues feeling ... Eddie Harris is steel alife.

[@pierreboucher2450]

This is, as always, sooo groovy, all four of them are exceptionnal beasts, capable of incredible hooks and unexpected grooves. I've seen Scofield live, it was a great show, but he's at his best with MMW.

[@MartaBtrp]

Very, very, very good! Bravo!