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THE COMPLETE PRESTIGE RECORDINGS

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Writer baritone saxophonist Gil Melle led a quartet that played some of the most creative, cohesive and provocative jazz sounds of the Fifties. His unorthodox approach echoed his attitudes toward the whole field of jazz and his thoughtful frameworks were, in his own words, “the perfect admixture of classical techniques with jazz emotion and beat”. Melle's cliche free writing was always fresh and bright, his lines attractive and flowing. On baritone he was a relaxed soloist, with a warm deep tone, rolling phrasing and fluid beat. But though his was the prime voice, his colleagues also displayed a consistent quality of musicianship. And although all were fine musicians in their own right, it's worth noting the lucid and imaginative guitarist Joe Cinderella, and the musical breadth and intelligence of drummer Ed Thigpen. That said, the music you will hear on this CD unquestionably bears the emotional and intellectual stamp of Gil Melle 1931 2004, a thinking musician, daring and unafraid to push the boundaries.

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Adventure Swing

Mark One

Dedicatory Piece To The Geophysical Year Of 1957

Dominica

Ballet Time

Iron Works

Walter Ego

Jacqueline

It Don’t Mean A Thing

Full House

Quadrama

A Sentimental Mood

Rush Hour In Hong Kong

Tomorrow

2B lock Island

Soudan

Still Life

Sixpence

Ghengis

Funk For Star People

Golden Age

Herbie

Personnel: Art Farmer, Kenny Dorham, Julius Watkins, Don Butterfield, Hal McKusick, Seldon Powell, Teddy Charles, Joe Cinderella, Billy Phillips, George Duvivier, Vinnie Burke, Ed Thigpen, Shadow Wilson

Label:	FRESH SOUND
Number:	479
Item Code:	62217
Format:	2-CD
Genre:	Sax 1950-1959 Quartet
Dates:	(1956-1957)
Price:	$26.00 New!
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