- Note Bleu: Best of the Blue Note Years 1998–2005
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Note Bleu: Best of the Blue Note Years 1998-2005 Greatest hits album by Medeski Martin & Wood Released April 4, 2006 Genre jazz-funk, post-bop, soul jazz Label Blue Note Records Professional reviews Medeski Martin & Wood chronology End of the World Party (Just in Case)
(2004)Note Bleu: Best of the Blue Note Years 1998-2005
(2006)Out Louder
(2006)Note Bleu: Best of the Blue Note Years 1998–2005 is a "best of" or "greatest hits" compilation from experimental jazz fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood, released in 2006 and featuring select songs from all of the band's albums released on Blue Note Records. (The band has since started an independent label, Indirecto Records.)
Note Bleu was also released in a Deluxe Edition, featuring 3 bonus tracks and a Bonus DVD.
Contents
Track listing
- "The Dropper" – 3:32
- "Sugar Craft" – 3:19
- "I Wanna Ride You" – 3:25
- "Nocturne" – 4:02
- "Partido Alto" – 5:44
- "Hey-Hee-Hi-Ho" (Billy Martin remix) – 3:56
- "Note Bleu" – 3:02
- "Pappy Check" – 2:43
- "Mami Gato" – 4:08
- "Off the Table" – 4:16
- "Queen Bee" – 4:55
- "Hypnotized" – 5:03
- "Hey Joe" – 5:01
- "End of the World Party" – 5:09
- "Uninvisible" – 3:37
Deluxe Edition CD:
- "Whiney Bitches" – 3:04
- "The Builder" (from The Dropper Japanese version) – 3:28
- "Toy Dancing" – 6:35
Bonus DVD
The Deluxe Edition Bonus DVD includes the following:
Music Videos:
- "Partido Alto" - Directed by: Adam Bork
- "The Dropper" - Directed by: Adam Bork
- "Uninvisible" - Directed by: Bill Gilman
Live Performances:
The performance took place on June 8, 1998 at the Texaco Jazz Festival, New York, NY
Produced, Directed and Edited by: Chuck Fishbein for Crazy Duck Productions- NewPort JVC Jazz Festival - "New Planet" and "Queen Bee" - 12:16
The performance took place on August 13, 2005 at the JVC Jazz Festival, Newport, RI
Produced by JVC and Festival Productions, Inc.Documentaries:
- Foreplay (2004) - Directed by: Libby Spears & Sarah Flack / Bluprint Films - 9:50
- Medeski Martin & Wood's "The Dropper" (2002) - Directed by: Marie-Pierre Jaury / Mezzo/Point Du Jour - 30:00
Performers
- John Medeski – keyboards
- Billy Martin – drums, percussion
- Chris Wood – basses
References
- Note Bleu Album Information at MMW.net
- mmwhistory.com - List of all known performances by MMW
External links
Discography Notes from the Underground (1992) · It's a Jungle in Here (1993) · Friday Afternoon in the Universe (1995) · Shack-man (1996) · Farmer's Reserve (1997) · Bubblehouse (1997) · Combustication (1998) · Combustication Remix EP (1999) · Last Chance to Dance Trance (Perhaps) (1999) · Tonic (2000) · The Dropper (2000) · Electric Tonic (2001) · Uninvisible (2002) · End of the World Party (Just in Case) (2004) · Note Bleu: Best of the Blue Note Years 1998-2005 (2006) · Let's Go Everywhere (2008) · Zaebos: Book of Angels Vol.11 (2008) · The Radiolarian Series (2008-9) · 20 (2011)Albums with John Scofield A Go Go (John Scofield album with MMW) (1998) · Out Louder (as Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood) (2006) · In Case the World Changes It's Mind (Live album as Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood) (2011)Related articles Categories:- 2006 greatest hits albums
- 2006 video albums
- Blue Note Records compilation albums
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- 2006 live albums
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