Nature’s Serenade is a solo album by Melvin Lee Davis, released in 2003
Melvin Lee Davis is an American bass player, vocalist, keyboard player, producer, TV composer and engineer based in Orange County, California. He is the music director for Grammy-award winning artist Chaka Khan and has recorded with The Pointer Sisters, Lee Ritenour, Bryan Ferry, Patti Austin and Gladys Knight & the Pips. He co-wrote “Soul Train’s a-Comin”, the theme song for the television show Soul Train. His albums, Tomorrow’s Yesterday and Nature’s Serenade were released through The Orchard; LTV: Love, Truth & Victory was released through P-Vine Records.
Tracks
| 1 | Keeper Of The Low Notes (Melvin Lee Davis) | 3:43 |
| 2 | 7 Steps To Getting There (Melvin Lee Davis) | 8:03 |
| 3 | A Message From Home (Melvin Lee Davis) | 6:26 |
| 4 | The Chick”s Korean (Melvin Lee Davis) | 10:26 |
| 5 | The Traveler (Rogerio Jardim) | 5:01 |
| 6 | Love Will Come Someday (Michael Sembello) | 6:25 |
| 7 | Nature”s Serenade (Melvin Lee Davis) | 7:06 |
| 8 | Homeland (For Africa) (Melvin Lee Davis) | 5:30 |
| 9 | The Four Sleepers (Don Grolnick) | 5:53 |
| 10 | Footprints (Melvin Lee Davis) | 9:00 |
| 11 | The Littles Ones (Randy Brecker) | 6:24 |
| 12 | Serenity (Bill MacPherson) | 5:04 |
Musicians
1 Keeper Of The Low Notes
| Bass | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Synthesizer | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
| Percussion | Cassio Duarte |
| Tablas | Melvin Lee Davis |
2 7 Steps To Getting There
| Bass | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Drums | William Kennedy |
| Guitar | Gannin Arnold |
| Acoustic Guitar | Gannin Arnold |
| Keyboards | Noriko Olling |
| Synthesizer | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Flute | Jeff Kashiwa |
| Sax | Jeff Kashiwa |
| Percussion | Rogerio Jardim |
| Percussion | Rogerio Jardim |
| Vocals | Noriko Olling |
| Vocals | Rogerio Jardim |
3 A Message From Home
| Bass | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Drums | David Haynes |
| Acoustic Guitar | Grecco Buratto |
| Keyboards | John Beasley |
| Synthesizer | Mark Stephens |
| Synthesizer | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Synthesizer | John Beasley |
| Percussion | Cassio Duarte |
| Vocals | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Vocals | Natali Rene |
4 The Chick”s Korean
| Bass | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Drums | David Haynes |
| Acoustic Guitar | Grecco Buratto |
| Percussion | Cassio Duarte |
| Piano | John Beasley |
| Synthesizer | Mark Stephens |
| Synthesizer | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
| Percussion | Cassio Duarte |
| Tablas | Cassio Duarte |
5 The Traveler
| Bass | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Drums | Rogerio Duarte |
| Keyboards | Noriko Olling |
| Synthesizer | John Beasley |
| Synthesizer | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Percussion | Rogerio Duarte |
| Vocals | Rogerio Jardim |
6 Love Will Come Someday
| Bass | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Drums | Chad Wright |
| Flute | Jeff Kashiwa |
| Sax | Jeff Kashiwa |
| Background Vocals | Rogerio Jardim |
| Vocals | Gene Moore |
7 Nature”s Serenade
| Bass | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Drums | Chad Wright |
| Guitar | Grecco Buratto |
| Keyboards | Noriko Olling |
| Synthesizer | Mark Stephens |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
| Percussion | Cassio Duarte |
| Vocals | Rogerio Jardim |
8 Homeland (For Africa)
| Bass | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Drums | Chad Wright |
| Guitar | Grecco Buratto |
| Acoustic Guitar | Grecco Buratto |
| Keyboards | Noriko Olling |
| Piano | Mark Stephens |
| Synthesizer | Mark Stephens |
| Synthesizer | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Percussion | Cassio Duarte |
| Vocals | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Vocals | Natali Rene |
9 The Four Sleepers
| Bass | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Drums | Chad Wright |
| Guitar | Gannin Arnold |
| Keyboards | Noriko Olling |
| Piano | Jeff Babko |
| Synthesizer | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Sax | Albert Wing |
| Percussion | Cassio Duarte |
| Vocals | Noriko Olling |
10 Footprints
| Bass | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Piano | John Beasley |
| Synthesizer | John Beasley |
| Percussion | Munyungo Jackson |
| Percussion | Cassio Duarte |
11 The Littles Ones
| Bass | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Drums | Simon Phillips |
| Guitar | Russ Chan |
| Piano | Jeff Babko |
| Sax | Eric Marienthal |
| Sax | Brandon Fields |
| Sax | Albert Wing |
| Trumpet | Walt Fowler |
| Percussion | Cassio Duarte |
12 Serenity
| Bass | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Drums | Rogerio Jardim |
| Guitar | Bill Macpherson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Bill Macpherson |
| Trumpet | Ryan Miles Davis |
| Percussion | Rogerio Jardim |
| Vocals | Melvin Lee Davis |
| Vocals | Rogerio Jardim |
Liner Notes
Producer – Melvin Davis
Arranged By – Melvin Davis
Arranged By – Jeff Babko, Simon Phillips (Tracks 11)
Arranged By – Bill MacPherson, Rogerio Jardim (Tracks 12)
Nature’s Serenade is a solo album by Melvin Lee Davis, released in 2003