The Watermelon Suite

The Watermelon Suite
Studio album by
Trio X
Released1999
RecordedMay 26 & 27, 1998 at The Spirit Room in Rossie, New York.
GenreJazz
Length72:56
LabelCIMP CIMP 183
ProducerRobert D. Rusch
Joe McPhee chronology
Chicago Tenor Duets
(2002)		 The Watermelon Suite
(1999)		 Zebulon
(1998)

The Watermelon Suite is an album performed by multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee's Trio X recorded in 1998 and first released on the CIMP label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStar
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar

Allmusic reviewer Steve Loewy states "The mood is generally more pensive than to be expected, although fires are lit in a few of the pieces. McPhee shows himself to be a thoughtful, sensitive player, where every note counts and space is just as important... The results are somewhat mixed, though McPhee and Duval fans should find moments of inspiration".

Track listing

All compositions by Joe McPhee, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen except as indicated

  1. "Points" - 7:21
  2. "The Watermelon Suite Part 1: The Whole" (Duval, McPhee) - 4:41
  3. "The Watermelon Suite Part 2: The Rind" (Duval, McPhee) - 3:11
  4. "The Watermelon Suite Part 3: The Meat" (Duval, McPhee) 7:39
  5. "The Watermelon Suite Part 4: The Seeds" (Duval, McPhee) - 2:28
  6. "Wecotdo Part 1" - 5:50
  7. "Wecotdo Part 2" - 3:36
  8. "Soundboard Safari" (Duval, Rosen) - 4:47
  9. "Solero" - 6:09
  10. "A Ballad in Their Own Way" - 6:08
  11. "Putter Piece" - 11:26
  12. "My Funny Valentine" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) - 9:40

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Joe McPhee discography accessed April 30, 2015
  2. 1 2 Loewy, Steve. The Watermelon Suite – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 984. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.