She reminds me of my favourite soccer team ( in terms of consistency). There are some recordings of her live where she is top-notch and leaves me howling and dancing with ecstasy ( particularly when she goes all Sonny Rollins). Still, I feel the same about Dewey Redman, Joe Lovano, Chris Potter and other players who , while possessing astonishing technique , can have off-nights. I remember seeing Mike Brecker twice in intervening years ,once in a 'state of grace' and the other just sounding lost. I guess the only tenor that personally ticked my boxes ( which, I know , is a subjective thing) was Joe Henderson. Composition is not everybody's thing. Sometimes ( like my resistance to Sonny Rollins when ,as a young player, I seemed to like everybody else until I finally 'got' him) it just takes time. At least, like the Wayne Shorters and Jan Garbareks of this world, she's exploring. I wonder how repeated listening will change my views.
All Hail the Mighty Mel!
Fenomenal
Dat hebben de jongens van de BH-radio weer prachtig voor elkaar gekregen.Met dank aan Melissa en haar jongens!Dank jullie wel!
What a terrific group of musicians!
Impresionante! A seguir practicando, para algún día sonar así, grande Melissa!!
Excelente
The Bluest Eye 1:06:26
Ten years ago she moved from *Chile* to New York
I'm still waiting on the explosion that says she is great and not just good. I get no excitement from her playing.
She reminds me of my favourite soccer team ( in terms of consistency). There are some recordings of her live where she is top-notch and leaves me howling and dancing with ecstasy ( particularly when she goes all Sonny Rollins). Still, I feel the same about Dewey Redman, Joe Lovano, Chris Potter and other players who , while possessing astonishing technique , can have off-nights. I remember seeing Mike Brecker twice in intervening years ,once in a 'state of grace' and the other just sounding lost. I guess the only tenor that personally ticked my boxes ( which, I know , is a subjective thing) was Joe Henderson.
Composition is not everybody's thing. Sometimes ( like my resistance to Sonny Rollins when ,as a young player, I seemed to like everybody else until I finally 'got' him) it just takes time.
At least, like the Wayne Shorters and Jan Garbareks of this world, she's exploring.
I wonder how repeated listening will change my views.