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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]

Gil's Guests
Studio album by
Released1956
RecordedAugust 10 & 26, 1956
GenreJazz
Length53:00
LabelPrestige
Gil Mellé chronology
Primitive Modern
(1956)
Gil's Guests
(1956)
Quadrama
(1957)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

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



References


  1. Prestige Records discography accessed December 30, 2010
  2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed December 30, 2010



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