Mellifluous

For the definition of "mellifluous", see wikt:mellifluous.
Mellifluous
Studio album by
Mel Lewis Quintet
Released1981
RecordedMarch 31, 1981
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length50:49 CD reissue with additional track
LabelLandmark
LCD-1543
ProducerDavid Feinman
Mel Lewis chronology
Live In Montreux
(1980) 		Mellifluous
(1981) 		Make Me Smile & Other New Works by Bob Brookmeyer
(1982)
Landmark CD Cover

Mellifluous is an album by drummer Mel Lewis recorded in 1981 and originally released on the Gatemouth label before being reissued on Landmark Records in 1995 (mistitled Mellifuous) with an additional track.[1][2][3][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]

Allmusic reviewer Ken Dryden stated "This quintet led by drummer Mel Lewis was actually part of his larger orchestra, so they were high gear by the time of this 1981 recording session".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Jim McNeely except where noted

  1. "Blue Note" – 8:02
  2. "Giving Way" – 4:29
  3. "Audrey" (Bud Powell) – 7:30
  4. "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 7:22
  5. "Warm Valley" (Duke Ellington) – 7:45
  6. "John's Abbey" (Powell) – 5:21
  7. "Blue Note" [Alternate take] – 10:20 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Dick Oats discography accessed January 31, 2019
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Gatemouth label discography accessed January 31, 2019
  3. ^ Fitzgerald, M. Landmark Records Listing accessed January 31, 2019
  4. ^ Jazzlists: Landmark 1500 series discography, accessed February 4, 2019
  5. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. Mel Lewis: Melifuous – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 31, 2019.