Gil Mellé – Tome VI
| Label: | Verve Records – VS-8744 |
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| Format: | Vinyl, LP, Album |
| Country: | Germany |
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| Genre: | Electronic, Jazz |
| Style: | Free Jazz, Free Improvisation, Contemporary Jazz, Experimental |
Tracklist
| A1 | Blue Quasar | 15:15 | |
| A2 | Elgin Marble | 4:15 | |
| B1 | Man With The Flashlight | 11:40 | |
| B2 | Jog Falls Spinning Song | 6:15 |
Credits
- Bass, Cello, Electronics [Envelope] – Benfaral Matthews
- Engineer – Tom Sheffrey
- Engineer [Director Of Engineering] – Val Valentin
- Percussion – Fred C. Stofflet
- Piano, Electronics [Electar] – Forrest Westbrook
- Producer – Peter Faith
- Soprano Saxophone, Electronics [Tome Vi, Effects Generator], Liner Notes, Composed By, Arranged By – Gil Melle*
Notes
Valley Meadow Music Corp. BMI
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Recorded in NYC on February 8, 1968.
"The Gil Melle Quartet" is credited on the labels but not the sleeve. "The Jazz Electronauts" are credited on the back of the sleeve but nowhere else on the release.
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Recorded in NYC on February 8, 1968.
"The Gil Melle Quartet" is credited on the labels but not the sleeve. "The Jazz Electronauts" are credited on the back of the sleeve but nowhere else on the release.
Other Versions (5)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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Recently Edited | Tome VI (LP, Album) | Verve Records | V6-8744 | US | 1968 | ||
New Submission | Tome VI (LP, Album, Mono, Promo) | Verve Records | V6-8744 | US | 1968 | ||
New Submission | Tome VI (LP, Album, Deep Groove Label) | Verve Records, Verve Records | V6-8744, V6/8744 | US | 1968 | ||
New Submission | Tome VI (LP, Album) | Verve Records, Verve Records | V6-8744, V6/8744 | US | 1968 | ||
Recently Edited | Tome VI (CD, Album, Reissue) | Verve Records, Verve Records | PROA-53, V6-8744 | Japan | 2006 |
Reviews
This release is very perculiar as it mix Leftfield Avant-garde Electronica with improvisational sounding Hardbop Jazz, it even has Smooth Jazz moments. Quiet ahead of its time, Future Jazz made in 1968! Recommended.