Gil's Guests
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| Studio album by Gil Mellé | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | August 10 & 26, 1956 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:00 | |||
| Label | Prestige | |||
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Gil's Guests is an album by American saxophonist Gil Mellé recorded in 1956 and released on the Prestige label.[1]
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".[2]
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Track listing
- All compositions by Gil Mellé
- "Soudan" - 6:21
- "Tomorrow" - 6:10
- "Block Island" - 4:57
- "Sixpence" - 5:52
- "Still Life" - 8:10
- "Ghengis" - 3:46
- "Funk for Star People" - 6:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Golden Age" - 6:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Herbie" - 4:21 Bonus track on CD reissue
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- 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
- ↑ Prestige Records discography accessed December 30, 2010
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 30, 2010
