Mellifluous Explained

Mellifluous
Type:	Album
Artist:	Mel Lewis Quintet
Cover:	Mellifluous (album).jpg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	March 31, 1981
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	50:49 CD reissue with additional track
Label:	Landmark LCD-1543
Producer:	David Feinman
Chronology:	Mel Lewis
Prev Title:	Live In Montreux
Prev Year:	1980
Next Title:	Make Me Smile & Other New Works by Bob Brookmeyer
Next Year:	1982

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

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".

Track listing

All compositions by Jim McNeely except where noted

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

Personnel

Mel Lewis – drums
John Mosca – trombone
Dick Oatts – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto flute
Jim McNeely – piano
Marc Johnson – bass

Notes and References

http://www.dickoattsmusic.com/mobile/discography.php Dick Oats discography
http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Gatemouth.htm Jazzlists: Gatemouth label discography
Fitzgerald, M. Landmark Records Listing accessed January 31, 2019
http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Landmark_1500.htm Jazzlists: Landmark 1500 series discography