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Released
  
1956

Length
  
53:00

Artist
  
Gil Mellé

Label
  
Prestige Records

Recorded
  
August 10 & 26, 1956

Gil's Guests (1956)
  
Quadrama (1957)

Release date
  
1956

Genre
  
Jazz

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Jazz albums
  
Triple Exposure, Three Trumpets, Earthy, Jazz by Gee, The Dual Role of Bob Broo

Gil's Guests is an album by American saxophonist Gil Mellé recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Baritonist Gil Melle's recordings are usually a bit unusual and this CD reissue is no exception... The charts are unpredictable and often dramatic, looking ahead toward a musical future that never occurred".

Track listing

All compositions by Gil Mellé
  1. "Soudan" - 6:21
  2. "Tomorrow" - 6:10
  3. "Block Island" - 4:57
  4. "Sixpence" - 5:52
  5. "Still Life" - 8:10
  6. "Ghengis" - 3:46
  7. "Funk for Star People" - 6:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
  8. "Golden Age" - 6:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
  9. "Herbie" - 4:21 Bonus track on CD reissue
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on August 10 (tracks 1-3) and August 24 (tracks 4-6), 1956 and January 18, 1957 (tracks 7-9).

    • Personnel

  • Gil Mellé - baritone saxophone
  • Kenny Dorham (tracks 4-6), Art Farmer (tracks 1-3 & 7-9) - trumpet
  • Julius Watkins - french horn (tracks 1-3)
  • Don Butterfield - tuba (tracks 4-6)
  • Hal McKusick - alto saxophone, flute
  • Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone (tracks 7-9)
  • Joe Cinderella - guitar
  • Vinnie Burke - bass
  • Ed Thigpen - drums

    • References

    Gil's Guests Wikipedia
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