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Gilbert John Mellé: Born December 31, 1931 New York City, U.S. Died: October 28, 2004 (aged 72) Malibu, California: Genres: Jazz, electronic, experimental, Third stream: Occupation(s) Composer, musician, sound engineer: Instrument(s) Synthesizer, tenor, baritone, and soprano saxophone: Years active: 1953-2004
He also began working with electronic music, building his own synthesizers, including (arguably) the first drum machine, and performing with the first all-electronic jazz band, the Electronauts, at the tenth Monterey Jazz Festival. In 1967, he returned to recording with “Tome VI,” an all-electronic jazz album released on Verve.
Oct 28, 2017 · He also began working with electronic music, building his own synthesizers, including (arguably) the first drum machine, and performing with the first all-electronic jazz band, the Electronauts, at the tenth Monterey Jazz Festival. In 1967, he returned to recording with Tome VI, an all-electronic jazz album released on Verve. He continued to ...
Jan 25, 2010 · As a result, he was first to perform electronic music at the 1968 Monterey Jazz Festival, first to compose an electronic film score for the Andromeda Strain (1971), first to compose an electronic TV score for Rod Serling's Night Gallery (1970-71) and was one of the first to record an all-electronic jazz album, TOME VI, for Verve (1968).
Sep 4, 2014 · As a film and television composer, Melle was one of the first to use electronic instruments (which he built himself), either alone or as an added voice among the string, wind, brass, and percussion sections of the orchestra.
He also began working with electronic music, building his own synthesizers, including (arguably) the first drum machine, and performing with the first all-electronic jazz band, the Electronauts, at the tenth Monterey Jazz Festival. In 1967, he returned to recording with Tome VI, an all-electronic jazz album released on Verve.
Apr 7, 2023 · The place to start with Mellé are his 1950s recordings for Blue Note. As a foootnote, his first —New Faces, New Sounds: Quintet/Sextet, a 10-inch album—was the first to be recorded on tape at Rudy Van Gelder's studio in Hackensack, N.J.
