MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD - Tonic (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) NEW YORK DOLLS the darkness is leavened by

the darkness is leavened by more than a ladle-full of the blackest humour

recorded by Austin-based future cumbia group Money Chicha

the band continues to defy expectations

It’s feel-good music made to be the soundtrack for a utopian world that never really was

and one part sick-groove-rock casserole peppered with mesmerizing ballads and intoxicating ditties

MEDESKI MARTIN & WOOD - Tonic (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) NEW YORK DOLLS the darkness is leavened by2LP This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal. The avant jazz funk trio Medeski Martin & Wood John Medeski on keys, Billy Martin on drums, and Chris Wood on bass debuted on Blue Note in 1998 with the explosive Combustication which took Blue Notes organ tradition to hitherto unforeseen realms. For their 2nd Blue Note album the band returned to