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Mike Melito: The Right Time
by Dan Bilawsky
When the word “predictable" shows up in music reviews, it's often wrongly viewed as the kiss of death. Somewhere along the way, “defying expectations" or “charting new territory" have become the quickest way to gain recognition, but the tried-and-true shouldn't be sold short. On The Right Time, veteran drummer Mike Melito and his band deliver a ...
The Jazz Session #60: Mike Melito
Listen While not a household name, Mike Melito is well known to many jazz musicians , having played with everyone from James Moody and Benny Golson to Joe Locke and Rachel Z. Melito is based in Rochester, NY, and he made the decision early on to stay in his hometown and build his career there. His ...
In the Tradition
By Mike Melito
Label: Mike Melito Music
Released: 2008
Track listing: Junka; Shades of Blue; The Dolphin; Bish Bash Bosh; Le Barron; Skylark; Hankerin; In the Tradition; Good Bait.
Mike Melito: In the Tradition
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
The last time I reviewed something from gifted drummer Mike Melito was in 2007, when he co-released All Through the Night (Indies Records), with guitarist Bob Sneider and bassist Phil Flanigan. Aside from the high quality of the music these guys are making up in Rochester, New York, what impressed me the most was the audible ...
The Next Step
By Mike Melito
Label: Weebop
Released: 2005
Track listing: The Next Step; Don't Blame Me; Bella Carolina; I Want More; Smoke Gets In Your Eyes; I
Wish I Knew; You Don't Know What Love Is; Blues for Red and Brown.
Mike Melito: The Next Step
by David A. Orthmann
The Next Step is the third recording session led by Mike Melito, a Rochester, New York-based drummer who often draws on talent from the New York City jazz scene. To his credit, Melito doesn't hire players like trumpeter Joe Magnarelli, tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart, and bassist Neal Miner for the credibility their names bring to his ...
Mike Melito Quintet: The Next Step
by Michael P. Gladstone
Drummer and bandleader Mike Melito makes it clear in his liner notes that the music on this album is dedicated to the spirit of Blue Note Records during the 1950s. And he succeeds admirably. For his third album, Melito has assembled a fine quintet featuring trumpeter Joe Magnarelli and tenor saxophonist Grant Stewart, both of whom ...
'Bout Time!
By Mike Melito
Label: MHR Records
Released: 2003
Track listing: Happy Times, Nobody Else But Me, Minor Move, My Ideal, Jack Be Nimble,
The Way I Feel, Bella Carolina, The Closer, The Closer alternate take,
Bolivia
Michael Melito Quartet: 'Bout Time!
by Dr. Judith Schlesinger
There's a ton of splendid music coming out of Rochester, New York, probably because the first-rate Eastman School of Music is located there. Although few Noo Yawkers would admit it, The Big Apple doesn't have the state monopoly on stellar jazz, and here's another northern star to prove it. Mike Melito is a strong, straight-ahead drummer ...
Like That
By Dino Losito
Label: Bass On Top Music
Released: 2002
Track listing: Happy Times, There It Is, Skylark, Our Delight, Soul Eyes, Like That, When You Wish Upon A Star, I'll Close My
Eyes, Stars Fell On Alabama
