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Shack-man is an album by experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood, released in 1996.[1][6][7]

Shack-man
Studio album by Medeski Martin & Wood
Released	October 15, 1996
Recorded	June 1996 (The Shack, Hawaii)
Genre	Jazz-funk, soul jazz, acid jazz
Label	Rykodisc[1] Gramavision
Producer	Medeski Martin & Wood, David Baker[2]
Medeski Martin & Wood chronology
Friday Afternoon in the Universe (1995) Shack-man (1996) Farmer's Reserve (1997)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[2]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

It peaked at #7 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums chart.[8]

Production

The album was recorded in an isolated shack in Hawaii, with power supplied by solar energy and generators.[9]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "the best example to date of the trio's cerebral fusion of soul-jazz, hip-hop, and post-punk worldbeat."[3] New York wrote that "the changes are episodic, as in funk, rather than conversational, as in jazz."[10] Relix called it a "dark, funky dorm room breakthrough."[11]

The Cleveland Scene wrote that the group "made it cool to groove again with 1996's Shack Man, a Hammond-hammered Phish-lot mainstay that opened the door for instrumental improv groups like Soulive and Particle."[12]

Track listing

All music by Medeski Martin & Wood except where noted.

1. "Is There Anybody Here That Love My Jesus" (traditional, arr. by MMW) – 4:27
2. "Think" – 5:16
3. "Dracula" – 4:16
4. "Bubblehouse" – 4:27
5. "Henduck" – 4:38
6. "Strance of the Spirit Red Gator" – 7:06
7. "Spy Kiss" – 4:22
8. "Lifeblood" – 7:06
9. "Jelly Belly" – 4:42
10. "Night Marchers" – 4:26
11. "Kenny" – 4:43

Performers

• John Medeski – Hammond B3 organ, clavinet, Wurlitzer electric piano, Pianet T, toy piano, Yamaha CSO1 II
• Billy Martin – drums, percussion
• Chris Wood – acoustic bass, electric basses, guitar

Credits

• Recording engineer: David Baker
• Assisted by Carl Green and Mark Kindermann
• Mixed at IIWII, Weehawken, NJ with David Baker and Katsu Naito
• Edited at Current Sounds, NYC with Bob Ward
• Mastered by Dr. Toby Mountain, Northeastern Digital Recording
• Executive producer: Hans Wendl
• LP management: Liz Penta
• Band photo by Michael Macioce
• Artwork by Billy Martin, 1996

References

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