On October 4, 2005, “ATO” label released “Z” the fourth My Morning Jacket studio album. It was recorded in 2005, at “Allaire Studios” in Shokan, New York, and was produced by John Leckie and  Jim James. In 2012, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 457 on its list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”; and on number 31st on its list of the “100 Best Albums of the 2000s”, and 23rd of the “40 Greatest Stoner Albums Ever”.

Personnel:

• Jim James– vocals, lead and rhythm guitars
• Carl Broemel– guitar
• Bo Koster– keyboards
• Tom Blankenship– bass guitar
• Patrick Hallahan– drums
• Ward– acoustic guitar, choirs
• Andrew Bird– strings, whistles
• Katie Beach
• Guy Burwel
• Nicolai Denchev
• Mike Fulkerson
• Brandon Jones
• Kathleen Lolley

 Track listing:

All tracks by Jim James, except where noted:

1. Wordless Chorus
2. It Beats 4 U
3. Gideon
4. What a Wonderful Man
5. Off the Record – Jim James, Tom Blankenship, Patrick Hallahan
6. Into the Woods
7. Anytime
8. Lay Low
9. Knot Comes Loose
10. Dondante