Note Bleu: Best of the Blue Note Years 1998–2005
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| name = Note Bleu: Best of the Blue Note Years 1998-2005
| type = Greatest hits
| artist = Medeski Martin & Wood
| cover = Notebleu.jpg
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| released = April 4, 2006
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| genre = Jazz-funk, acid jazz, soul jazz, jam band
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| label = Blue Note Records
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| prev_title = End of the World Party (Just in Case)
| prev_year = 2004
| next_title = Out Louder
| next_year = 2006
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Note Bleu: Best of the Blue Note Years 1998–2005 is a 2006 “best of" compilation from avant-jazz-funk organ trio Medeski Martin & Wood, featuring selected 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.
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
- [http://www.mmw.net/record.jsp?MUSIC_ID=16 Note Bleu Album Information at MMW.net]
- [http://www.mmwhistory.com/ mmwhistory.com] - List of all known performances by MMW
External links
- [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/medeski-martin-wood-note-bleu/ In-depth Note Bleu Review at Popmatters.com]
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