GREAT NEWS!!!
9 WEEKS ON THE CHARTS
NEW RELEASE
THE TRAVELING MAN
FEATURING
MELTON MUSTAFA AND PATRICK BARTLEY
Please check out my new cd as a producer...
Producing “The Traveling Man” has been one of the most significant, rewarding, eye opening, humbling and life changing events in my life. This CD is a musical story about a man traveling through the world and his life experiences. Ironically enough, while following this musical journey of life you can hear joy, pain, celebration and struggle. This project is significant to me because it documents my dad (Melton S. Mustafa’s) original small band music and introduces a young and super talented saxophonist by the name of Patrick Bartley. At the time of this recording Patrick was in the 11th grade and had expressed an interest in my dads music. My dad (Melton S. Mustafa) looked at this recording as an opportunity to pass the torch to the next generation of jazz musicians.
Recording this CD was life changing because during the recording we discovered that dad was in stage 4 of prostate cancer. Before this we knew something was wrong but it had not been diagnosed. It was very humbling seeing a man play through that type of pain. This sickness made playing the trumpet almost impossible and extremely difficult to watch. As you listen to the recording you can hear both his love for music and the pain of a debilitating disease we call cancer. I am humbled by the fact that I was able to produce such a significant CD, which documents original jazz music by Melton S. Mustafa, introduces saxophonist Patrick Bartley and features Pianist Mulgrew Miller, Drummer Victor Lewis, Bassist Essiet Essiet, Trombonist Jason Jackson and Percussionist Ray Mantilla. Thank you mom Zakiyyah Mustafa and dad Melton S. Mustafa for being so supportive. As with all of the projects I have produced I hope you enjoy! Executive Producer Melton Rahsaan Mustafa www.mustafaonsax.com www.mustafaonsax.com www.Facebook.com/mustafaonsax Check out our latest CD www.iTunes.com/meltonmustafa

