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Mellifluous (with bonus track)
CD (Item 560680) Gatemouth/Landmark, 1981 — Condition: Used
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A later date from drummer Mel Lewis – and a great reminder that he could still make some wonderful music when away from his big band with Thad Jones! The set's a quintet outing, with a surprisingly fluid feel for rhythm – one that almost has Mel coming across like some of the hip young players of the Muse Records scene of the time, especially in the way he skips along the drum kit with a breezy sort of groove! Players include Dick Oatts on alto, soprano, and flute, John Mosca on trombone, Jim McNeely on piano, and Marc Johnson on bass – all players with a strongly lyrical sensibility to match the groove that Lewis is going for in his rhythms. Titles include "Giving Way", "Blue Note", "Audrey", "Warm Valley", and "John's Abbey". LP originally issued on the Gatemouth label, but issued here on CD by Landmark – with a bonus alternate take of "Blue Note". © 1996-2024, Dusty Groove, Inc.
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