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

 * 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

 * 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)