Brian Melvin feat. Jaco Pastorius - Night Food (1985) [2015 Timeless Jazz Master Collection] CD-Rip

Reissue with the latest remastering. Features original cover artwork. Comes with a descripton in Japanese. An obscure 80s appearance from bassist Jaco Pastorius – a musician whose style is right at home on this electric set from drummer Brian Melvin! Melvin himself plays acoustic drums and percussion – but there's also a fair bit of keyboard work on the record too – 80-styled elements that really draw a lot from the stepping, melodic bass work of Jaco – who really gets to shine on most numbers, and really gets the album going from a rhythmic perspective. There's a bit of added tabla and bongos from Aushim Chaudhuri, who brings some nice acoustic textures – and the overall feel is kind of in the same territory of some of Jaco's early 80s Warner material. Titles include "Don't Forget The Bass", "Night Food", "Zen Turtles", "For Max", and "Poly Wanna Rhythm".

Tracks:

01 - Ain't Nothin' But A Party
02 - Don't Forget The Bass
03 - Night Food
04 - Zen Turtles
05 - For Max
06 - Poly Wanna Rhythm
07 - Primalass
08 - The Warrior
09 - Continuum

Personnel:

Brian "Whitey" Melvin - drums, percussion
Jaco Pastorius - bass
Rick Smith - saxophone
Jon Davis - piano
Paul Mousavizadeh - guitar
Jeff Osammon - synth
Aushim Chaudhuri - tablas, bongos
Jim Loveless - steel drums