"Brian Melvin is a free spirit. The drummer, percussionist, and composer focuses on creativity, exploration, and matters of the heart and soul, ahead of any political or music industry concerns. While he pays attention to the latter elements, he doesn’t let them define his life. Instead, he’s found his own bliss and continually recalibrates his performance and recording approach to make whatever circumstances that emerge work for him....Melvin hit the ground running as a leader with his first album, a self-titled jazz-rock effort by his band Night Food, in 1985. The group featured legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius, pianist Jon Davis, saxophonist Rick Smith, and guitarist Paul Mousavizadeh. The album garnered a lot of global buzz, with radio DJs, journalists, and listeners alike appreciating the telepathic chemistry the rhythm section enjoyed." (innerviews.org)
Studiopnamen uit 1986 met dezelfde band als op het eerder verschenen album "Nightfood". "The instrumental Jazz Street, one of Pastorius' last studio dates, places him in a west coast pop-jazz climate and he comes through with flying colors. His playing is clear and vibrant, best exemplified on Joe Henderson's "Out of the Night" which features extended, fluid soloing by Pastorius. He's also quite prominent on "No Slack" and the title track, two upbeat cuts on which Pastorius slickly executes some very familiar licks and riffs. Honorable mentions go to Jon Davis' bluesy piano piece "Wedding Waltz" and Melvin's atmospheric "Drums of Yadzarah," an offbeat drums/percussion/synth creation". (David Ross Smith, Allmusic).
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