The Watermelon Suite

The Watermelon Suite
Studio album by
Trio X
Released1999
RecordedMay 26 & 27, 1998 at The Spirit Room in Rossie, New York.
GenreJazz
Length72:56
LabelCIMP CIMP 183
ProducerRobert D. Rusch
Joe McPhee chronology
Chicago Tenor Duets
(2002) 		The Watermelon Suite
(1999) 		Zebulon
(1998)

The Watermelon Suite is an album performed by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee's Trio X recorded in 1998 and first released on the CIMP label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Allmusic reviewer Steve Loewy states "The mood is generally more pensive than to be expected, although fires are lit in a few of the pieces. McPhee shows himself to be a thoughtful, sensitive player, where every note counts and space is just as important... The results are somewhat mixed, though McPhee and Duval fans should find moments of inspiration".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen except as indicated

  1. "Points" - 7:21
  2. "The Watermelon Suite Part 1: The Whole" (Duval, McPhee) - 4:41
  3. "The Watermelon Suite Part 2: The Rind" (Duval, McPhee) - 3:11
  4. "The Watermelon Suite Part 3: The Meat" (Duval, McPhee) 7:39
  5. "The Watermelon Suite Part 4: The Seeds" (Duval, McPhee) - 2:28
  6. "Wecotdo Part 1" - 5:50
  7. "Wecotdo Part 2" - 3:36
  8. "Soundboard Safari" (Duval, Rosen) - 4:47
  9. "Solero" - 6:09
  10. "A Ballad in Their Own Way" - 6:08
  11. "Putter Piece" - 11:26
  12. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 9:40

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 30, 2015
  2. ^ a b Loewy, Steve. The Watermelon Suite – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 984. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.