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

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

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".

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic

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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