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Gilbert John Mellé (31 December 1931 – 28 October 2004) was an American artist, jazz musician and film composer. [1] [2] Life and career. In the 1950s, Mellé created the cover art for albums by Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. [3] .
Real Name: Gilbert John Mellé. Profile: born 31st December 1931, New York, New York, USA. died 28th October 2004, Malibu, California, USA (heart attack) Gil Melle was a jazz saxophonist and respected visual artist, best known as a cutting-edge creator of electronically generated music.
Patterns in Jazz is an album by American jazz saxophonist Gil Mellé recorded on April 1, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year. [1] The quintet features trombonist Eddie Bert and rhythm section Joe Cinderella, Oscar Pettiford and Ed Thigpen .
At the age of 19, he signed to Blue Note, becoming the first white musician on the label’s roster. At Blue Note, he released five 10″ records before recording his first full-length 12″ LP, “Patterns in Jazz,” in 1956. In addition to recording and performing jazz, Melle continued with his artwork, and his paintings and sculptures were ...
Nov 3, 2004 · Gil Mellé, legendary jazz innovator and composer of more than 125 film scores, died Thursday at the age of 72. The cause of death is apparent heart failure. Mellé, a Malibu resident since 1974,...
Oct 28, 2017 · by Stephen Thomas Erlewine. A true renaissance man, Gil Melle began his career as a post-bop baritone saxophonist who also composed and painted, later branching out into a wide variety of artistic and scientific fields.
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