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Released
  
1956

Length
  
36:47

Release date
  
1956

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Recorded
  
April 1, 1956

Artist
  
Gil Mellé

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

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Patterns in Jazz (1956)
  
Primitive Modern (1956)

Jazz albums
  
At the Hickory House, The Magnificent Thad Jon, Lou Takes Off, The Opener, Wailing With Lou

Patterns in Jazz is an album by American saxophonist Gil Mellé recorded in 1956 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "Gil Melle's debut album for Blue Note, is filled with bright, bold colors and identifiable patterns that camouflage how adventurous the work actually is. On the surface, the music is cool and laid-back, but close listening reveals the invention in Melle's compositions and arrangements of the standards... Ultimately, Patterns in Jazz is cerebral music that swings -- it's entertaining, but stimulating".

Track listing

All compositions by Gil Mellé except as indicated
  1. "The Set Break" - 4:48
  2. "Weird Valley" - 5:13
  3. "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) - 4:52
  4. "Long Ago (And Far Away)" (Ira Gershwin, Jerome Kern) - 4:32
  5. "The Arab Barber Blues" - 9:05
  6. "Nice Question" - 8:17
  • Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on April 1, 1956.

    • Personnel

  • Gil Mellé - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
  • Eddie Bert - trombone (tracks 1-4)
  • Joe Cinderella - guitar
  • Oscar Pettiford - bass
  • Ed Thigpen - drums

    • Songs

    1The Set Break4:51
    2Weird Valley5:16
    3The Arab Barber Blues9:07

    References

    Patterns in Jazz Wikipedia
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