Mel Davis - Revealed (2005)

Melvin Davis has understood the power of his hands to transport the sound of instruments from his imagination to a concert hall or nightclub dating back to his childhood. He played his first piano recital at 9, and at 15, when cats his age were learning how to charm young ladies, Davis was sneaking into local night clubs, hoping to charm the Hammond B3.
But 29 years ago, Davis lost the ability to play with his hands. A freak accident ripped a finger from his left hand, which was also split diagonally. He needed eight painful years and seven grueling operations to rehabilitate that hand and those fingers before he could play again. Even his brain underwent reconstruction. It had to adjust to Davis now playing bass with his left, chords and melodies with his right; the opposite way he learned and opposite the way most musicians play. 'Revealed' is his third release as a leader ; guitarist Ronny Jordan who produced the album also contributed in the session; other personnel are : Mark Bowers (guitar); Bruce Williams (saxophone); Freddie Hendrix (trumpet, flugelhorn); Abe Fogle (drums); DJ AP (turntables).

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