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]

Mellifluous
Studio album by Mel Lewis Quintet
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
Mel Lewis chronology
Live In Montreux (1980) Mellifluous (1981) Make Me Smile & Other New Works by Bob Brookmeyer (1982)
Landmark CD Cover

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

References