Madlib - Madlib Medicine Show #8: Advanced Jazz

From Stones Throw:

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Madlib has always called himself a DJ first, producer second, with jazz music as his first love and inspiration. With that in mind you might say this is what he does best.

 

The title card of Madlib Medicine Show No. 8 reads: Imagine an 80-minute music history course talking place in a dusty, hazy studio with wall-to-wall jazz vinyl - records from the past 40 years – jazz, fusion, funky, obscure. This course will not be graded. There will be no lecture. Madlib’s at the turntable. Class is now in session.

 

The front & back cover is the painting Jazzcats Crossing the Hudson (info). CD contains an 8-page booklet.

i like the cover... will get.

The best medicine volume until the date, imo (I'm a huge fan of his YNQ work).

I'm think I'm going to feel a little empty once the Medicine Show series is finally over. Amazing that so many releases in one year can be so consistent.

2010

  On 8/2/2010 at 2:18 AM, karmakramer said:

2010

the year of Madlib

Holy crap I need to get some of this stuff and I think this #8 will be the first !

Are all the releases that good ? Cause it represents a lot of money if I want to get all of these

  On 8/2/2010 at 12:24 PM, StocKo said:

Holy crap I need to get some of this stuff and I think this #8 will be the first !

 

Are all the releases that good ? Cause it represents a lot of money if I want to get all of these

Was just about to create a thread- this mix should be amazing! Cover painting is awesome as well. Also just ordered Pt. 7 (High Jazz)

Most of these are definitely worth getting, ranked the ones I have (and will have soon!) The mixes have all been amazing so far...

1. 8: Advanced Jazz

2. 7: High Jazz

3. 6: Brain Wreck Show

4. 4: 420 Chalice All Stars

5. 2: Flight to Brazil

Should we make a Medicine Show megathread before or after everything's been released?

Can't wait to see where he's going to go after this mix, with four albums still to go.

  On 8/2/2010 at 11:07 PM, Caretstik said:

Can't wait to see where he's going to go after this mix, with four albums still to go.

Yeah, maybe a disc of new Madlib remixes and a hip-hop mix? A rare funk or 45s mix? Who knows, he's covered a lot of genres already...

  On 8/2/2010 at 4:46 PM, The Green Kingdom said:

Most of these are definitely worth getting, ranked the ones I have (and will have soon!) The mixes have all been amazing so far...

 

1. 8: Advanced Jazz

2. 7: High Jazz

3. 6: Brain Wreck Show

4. 4: 420 Chalice All Stars

5. 2: Flight to Brazil

Thanks for the advices, I'll check this list soon. I noticed that he released CDs of his own stuff (like "Loop Digga something"), are those mixed too ??

  On 8/2/2010 at 11:14 PM, The Green Kingdom said:

A rare funk or 45s mix ?

Oh that would be awesome, since there are so many funky gems !

I need a huge poster of that album cover.

In my opinion:

5 > 3 > 6 > 2 > 4 > 1

Have not heard #7 yet

Me being a Madlib addict, my opinion is important :P

  On 8/3/2010 at 12:01 AM, StocKo said:

Thanks for the advices, I'll check this list soon. I noticed that he released CDs of his own stuff (like "Loop Digga something"), are those mixed too ??

  On 8/3/2010 at 7:51 AM, takeshi said:

I need a huge poster of that album cover.

Yes, most definitely! Many on the Stone's Throw boards were asking for a poster of the Jazz Cats Crossing the Hudson. Check this out- I didn't notice the "Headhunter" in the background right away.

http://www.rappcats.com/hotshit/jazzcats-crossing-the-hudson/

  On 8/3/2010 at 3:48 PM, The Green Kingdom said:

Yes, most definitely! Many on the Stone's Throw boards were asking for a poster of the Jazz Cats Crossing the Hudson. Check this out- I didn't notice the "Headhunter" in the background right away.

http://www.rappcats.com/hotshit/jazzcats-crossing-the-hudson/

Hahaha, that's brilliant, I totally missed that as well! What a sneaky reference.

  On 8/3/2010 at 12:01 AM, StocKo said:

 

Thanks for the advices, I'll check this list soon. I noticed that he released CDs of his own stuff (like "Loop Digga something"), are those mixed too ??

 

The odd #'s are his own compositions.

  On 8/2/2010 at 11:14 PM, The Green Kingdom said:

  On 8/2/2010 at 11:07 PM, Caretstik said:

Can't wait to see where he's going to go after this mix, with four albums still to go.

Yeah, maybe a disc of new Madlib remixes and a hip-hop mix? A rare funk or 45s mix? Who knows, he's covered a lot of genres already...

A vintage 80s hip-hop mix would be mindblowing if it was done by Madlib.

Got #7 on CD today by the way, I don't think there are any other artists whose albums I'd pay to download AND buy physically just through being too impatient to hear and own them

I was hoping for an 80s one as well, I think it could be pretty mindblowing given how many obscure records he has. And of course I'm hoping 9 or 11 are new Madvillain!

  On 8/3/2010 at 7:42 PM, six said:

And of course I'm hoping 9 or 11 are new Madvillain!

Too right, that would be insane. Can't quite see that happening as part of this series though, I'd imagine that'd be a proper high-profile Stones Throw release in its own right (not that Madlib's obscure or low-key, of course).

I want him to do Asia.

Not to keen on #7, my least favorite so far. There are a few in this series I adore though. Had a great time last weekend playing football, smoking weed while listening to Flight to Brazil.

there's no monk in that pik !! i guess he doesn't cover him nor bird in his mix, but still, monk comes with warm hat, perfect for crossing cold hudsons.

  On 8/6/2010 at 1:47 AM, delet... said:

there's no monk in that pik !! i guess he doesn't cover him nor bird in his mix, but still, monk comes with warm hat, perfect for crossing cold hudsons.

Agreed, I mean, Deodato had some jams, but he probably should have been swapped out for Thelonius....

Man you could have equally put a bunch other cats on that just as easily, Bud Powell, Tony Williams, Roy Ayers, etc. Besides I can't imagine the mix being limited to those depicted, that's just not how madlib rolls...

Anyway motherfucking madlib motherfuck you for being so motherfucking prolific such that a dude can't possibly keep up with you (that said, I'd rather have too much than too little )

Anyway if some of y'all are looking to check out some older but definitely still fresh madlib there's always the Mind Fusion series (very similar actually, some mixtapes, some original productions). This Remixes 2 - 1980s Saturday Morning Edition is pretty dope too.

  On 8/7/2010 at 5:30 PM, Bob Dobalina said:

Anyway if some of y'all are looking to check out some older but definitely still fresh madlib there's always the Mind Fusion series (very similar actually, some mixtapes, some original productions). This Remixes 2 - 1980s Saturday Morning Edition is pretty dope too.

Fuck Bob, I only have Mind Fusion 1 and 2, but if I had kids I'd sell them to get hold of the other three. If I could have them all on CD I'd sell my pucker to the lowest bidder.