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Gilbert John Mellé (31 December 1931 – 28 October 2004) was an American artist, jazz musician and film composer.[1][2]

Gil Mellé
Birth name	Gilbert John Mellé
Born	(1931-12-31)December 31, 1931 New York City, U.S.
Died	October 28, 2004(2004-10-28) (aged 72) Malibu, California
Genres	Jazz, electronic, experimental, Third stream
Occupation(s)	Composer, musician, sound engineer
Instrument(s)	Synthesizer, tenor, baritone, and soprano saxophone
Years active	1953-2004

Life and career

In the 1950s, Mellé created the cover art for albums by Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins.[3] Mellé led a number of sessions recorded for the Blue Note and Prestige labels between 1952 and 1957.[3] He also appeared at the first Newport Jazz Festival, leading a band that also contained Joe Cinderella, Vinnie Burke, and Ed Thigpen.[3]

As a film and TV composer, Mellé was one of the first to use self-built electronic instruments, either alone or as an added voice among the string, wind, brass, and percussion sections of the orchestra.[4] Mellé died in Malibu, California on October 28, 2004.[3]

Discography

As composer and arranger

• Gil Mellé Quintet/Sextet (Blue Note, 1953)
• Gil Mellé Quintet with Urbie Green and Tal Farlow (Blue Note, 1953)
• Gil Mellé Quartet featuring Lou Mecca (Blue Note, 1954)
• 5 Impressions of Color (Blue Note, 1955)
• Patterns in Jazz (Blue Note, 1956)
• Primitive Modern (Prestige, 1956)
• Gil's Guests (Prestige, 1956)
• Quadrama (Prestige, 1957)
• Tome VI (Verve, 1967)
• Waterbirds (Nocturne, 1970)
• The Andromeda Strain (Kapp, 1971)
• Mindscapes (Blue Note, 1991)
• The Organization (Intrada, 2010). World premiere release of the original soundtrack of the 1971 film. Produced by Douglass Fake. Liner notes by James Phillips. Art Direction by Joe Sikoyak.
• Borderline (Intrada, 2012). World premiere release of the original score to the 1980 film. Produced by Douglass Fake. Liner Notes by James Phillips. Art Direction by Joe Sikoyak.

Film scores

Television scores

Television series

Television films

Awards and nominations

• 1972 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score: The Andromeda Strain (nominated)

References

External links

• Gil Melle at IMDb
• Obituary - All About Jazz
• Gil Mellé discography at Discogs

На других языках

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[de] Gil Mellé

Gilbert John „Gil“ Mellé (* 31. Dezember 1931 in New York City; † 28. Oktober 2004 in Malibu, Kalifornien) war ein US-amerikanischer bildender Künstler, Jazzmusiker (Baritonsaxophon, Tenorsaxophon und Tasteninstrumente) und Filmkomponist. Auch schuf er die Cover-Kunst für frühe Alben von Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk und Sonny Rollins.

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- [en] Gil Mellé

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[fr] Gil Mellé

Gil Mellé (né le 31 décembre 1931 à Jersey City et mort le 28 octobre 2004 à Los Angeles) est un artiste américain, musicien, compositeur de jazz et de musique de film, sculpteur et saxophoniste.

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