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Melvin Smith: Portrait
by Michael P. Gladstone
There is nothing newfangled here, but if mainstream bebop jazz saxophone is to your interests, then you will give this debut high marks. Melvin Smith is a native of Jacksonville, Florida. Armed with a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music, he was also honored there with the Lennie Johnson Award after graduation. Smith ...
Melvin Smith: Portrait
by John Barron
Using gospel elements in a jazz context can be a hit-or-miss proposition. Depending on the background and integrity of the musicians involved, the results can often be trite, or shamelessly bent towards commercialism. Upon hearing Portrait it's obvious that saxophonist/composer Melvin Smith is equally adept in both genres. Smith is able to successfully blur the lines ...
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