OUT TO LUNCH

Melvin's Rockpile

2010-02-01

David Levy has done it again as leader of Out To Lunch and given us another album of groove-oriented jazz. Assembled here is a crack team of musicians whose apparent age belies their experience. Out To Lunch takes us on a journey when this album is played from beginning to end. Melvin's Rockpile starts with the slow, ambient piece "Song for the Solstice", goes into the smooth jazz of "Little Neddie Knickers", then works up to the late-night groove of "To the Queen". Things really start kicking with "Sunday in Sausalito", "The Diminutive Swashbuckler", and "Captain Stilts" before the denouement of "Black Tea on Francis Street". Rebecca Ruth

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Jazz

  • reviewed 08/2017

    Yelena Eckemoff Quintet
    In The Shadow Of A Cloud

  • reviewed 05/2016

    Lou Caputo Not So Big Band
    Uh Oh!

  • reviewed 11/2009

    IVAN "FUNKBOY" BODLEY
    PIGS FEET & POTTED MEAT

  • reviewed 01/2007

    MICROSCOPIC SEPTET
    Surrealistic Swing

  • reviewed 03/2016

    Carlos Vega
    Bird's Ticket

  • reviewed 10/2006

    FRANK KIMBROUGH
    Play

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.