Gil's Guests


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".

Track listing

  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

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