“The cornettist's unbroken, dynamic swing and advanced bebop melodics are miles away from Don Cherry's fractured lyricism.”

“Big guitar breaks and riffs are backed up with the compulsive, snare attack drummer and the neat singing, which breaches into the world of super melodics so easily.”

“The first movement is filled with inventive counterpoint, lovely melodics and rich pungent harmonies that call to mind French impressionism.”

“Her voice sounded like pure music, a melody he'd forever be joyful to hear composed.”

“Like some private soundtrack, the sweet melody of humpback whales singing accompanied us as the day wore on.”

“All around them the bandits waited on horseback, except for Calderon who sat on the gypsy wagon's seat whistling a calming melody to his horses.”

“The aquatic theme is continued on the album cover and is a general metaphor for the melodiousness of the music which washes in and out but doesn't leave any lasting impact.”

“This song not only demonstrates his flexible range, but also the melodiousness of his voice.”

“That wind-blown voice of his, with its deepwater melodiousness, had dropped to a whisper.”

“Lou Harrison called Hovhaness a melodist that comes along once in a hundred years.”

“Coltrane was also a sublime melodist, who in later life became obsessed with the untapped possibilities of rhythm.”

“Mehlan is a sharp melodist, and when he brings his full arsenal to bear on a simple melody, the effect is magnificent.”

“When notation did appear in the 9th century, it indicated the rise and fall of the melodies without exact specification of pitches.”

“Every song is packed to the gills with sounds and melodies and countermelodies and detours and left-turn movements.”

“Roll Deep recently managed it by setting some hard urban beats and raps against some well-chosen samples and melodies.”