Gil Melle Quartet - 1956 - Gil's Guests (1990) FLAC torrent

Gil Melle Quartet - 1956 - Gil's Guests (1990)

Baritonist Gil Melle's recordings are usually a bit unusual and this CD reissue is no exception. Melle's nine compositions are performed by one of three sextet/septets featuring either Art Farmer, Kenny Dorham or Donald Byrd on trumpets, Hal McKusick or Phil Woods on alto, guitarist Joe Cinderella, bassist Vinnie Burke, drummer Ed Thigpen and sometimes either Julius Watkins on French horn or Don Butterfield on tuba. The charts are unpredictable and often dramatic, looking ahead toward a musical future that never occurred. Watkins takes solo honors during his three appearances. (AllMusic)

Track list:
01 - Soudan
02 - Tomorrow
03 - Block Island
04 - Sixpence
05 - Still Life
06 - Ghengis
07 - Funk For Star People (bonus track)
08 - Golden Age (bonus track)
09 - Herbie (bonus track)

Personnel:
Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods
Alto Saxophone, Flute – Hal McKusick
Baritone Saxophone – Gil Mellé
Bass – Vinnie Burke
Drums – Edmund Thigpen*
French Horn – Julius Watkins
Guitar – Joe Cinderella
Trumpet – Art Farmer, Donald Byrd, Kenny Dorham
Tuba – Don Butterfield

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