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1.1 You Said It1.2 Big Red1.3 A Bee Has Two Brains1.4 Blue Key1.5 Lush Life1.6 Make Believe1.7 Ruby My Dear1.8 Straight Street1.9 Three for Carson1.10 Locke Bop |
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| | Description: | Unifying the flow, drummer Mike Melito provokes all members this all-star group to play at the top of their game with a wide ride cymbal beat, fluid phrasing, meticulous devotion to following the form, interactive sensibility, and unrelenting will to swing. - Twenty-eight years ago, in March 1994, Mike Melito's fellow Rochesterian, Chuck Mangione, presented a traveling festival in upstate New York. He hired Roy McCurdy to play with Nat Adderley - with whom McCurdy had played on 7 leaders, plus another 19 with Cannonball Adderley, between 1966 and 1979 - in a band that included pianist Don Menza and Rochester guitar stalwart Bob Sneider. He assigned Melito to the other act, James Moody, in a unit including then up-and-coming pianist Danilo Pérez. Roy and I hit it off right away, Melito says. I'd obviously been checking him out for years. We played the same set of drums, same cymbals - and I learned a lot about sound. He didn't talk to me about anything. I watched him, and figured out what he was doing that I wasn't. I believe you're a student forever. I work a lot on my sound, on my hands, on my cymbal beat. My goal has always been to sound as authentic as possible as a player and strive for the same sound as my heroes. Melito offered this self-assessment after relating an encounter some thirty years ago with iconic drum conceptualist Max Roach, whom he'd studied closely since age 12, when Melito heard the 1947 Charlie Parker-Miles Davis-Roach classic Dewey Square on the first jazz record I ever bought on my own. Another Rochester friend, trumpeter John Sneider, had played Roach some tapes featuring Melito, and the maestro noticed. I met Max and he gave me one of the greatest compliments I've ever received, Melito recounts. He said, 'You really know how to phrase; the snare drum...' - and gave me a big hug. The 56-year-old master offers a highly personalized refraction of Roach's late 1950s investigations of the possibilities of 3/4 waltz time towards the end of his eighth self-released album, To Swing Is The Thing, a title that efficiently encapsulates the imperatives that have driven him through 40 years as a professional drummer.Recorded at Trading 8s in Paramus, NJ, April 18th and 19th, 2022."To Swing Is The Thing" is a captivating jazz CD by acclaimed drummer Mike Melito, released under the renowned label Cellar Live. This album showcases Melito's masterful command of swing rhythms and his deep-rooted passion for classic jazz traditions. With an ensemble of top-tier musicians, the recording delivers energetic performances that pay homage to the golden era of jazz while infusing fresh interpretations into timeless standards. Cellar Live, based in Canada, has established itself as a premier independent jazz label known for its high-quality recordings and commitment to supporting both emerging and established artists within the genre. Mike Melito himself is celebrated for his dynamic drumming style and has performed alongside notable figures such as Benny Golson, Eric Alexander, and Joe Locke. His previous works have garnered critical acclaim in the international jazz community. | | | No. of tracks: |
10 |
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CM091622 |
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