Gil's Guests
# 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".

Professional ratings :

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| Allmusic | |

## Track listing

    All compositions by Gil Mellé
* "Soudan" - 6:21
* "Tomorrow" - 6:10
* "Block Island" - 4:57
* "Sixpence" - 5:52
* "Still Life" - 8:10
* "Ghengis" - 3:46
* "Funk for Star People" - 6:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "Golden Age" - 6:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
* "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

* Gil Mellé - baritone saxophone
* Joe Cinderella - guitar (tracks 1–6)
* Vinnie Burke - bass (tracks 1–6)
* Ed Thigpen - drums (tracks 1–6)
* Hal McKusick - alto saxophone (tracks 1–6), flute (tracks 1–3)
* Art Farmer - trumpet (tracks 1–3)
* Kenny Dorham - trumpet (tracks 4–6)
* Julius Watkins - french horn (tracks 1–3)
* Don Butterfield - tuba (tracks 4–6)
* Phil Woods - alto saxophone (tracks 7–9)
* Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 7–9)
* Donald Byrd - trumpet (tracks 7–9)
* Teddy Charles - vibraphone (tracks 7–9)
* George Duvivier - bass (tracks 7–9)
* Shadow Wilson - drums (tracks 7–9)
