Excellent Japanese LP that combines 2 of Gil
Melle's rare 10" LPs for Blue Note: New Faces – New Sounds and The Gil
Melle Quintet. The first LP features 2 different groups, and has
Melle's haunting tenor playing amidst other bop-era modernists like Eddie Bert, Tal Farlow, George Wallington, and Max Roach. Tracks on this session include "The Gears", "October", "Cyclotron", and "Venus". The Quintet LP features
Melle on tenor and baritone, playing with Tal Farlow and Urbie Green – and it includes the tracks "Timepiece", "S
pellbound", and "Transition". Both sets are amazing, and the music is out-of-this world – with a sound that's unlike anything Blue Note ever did again, and which transcends any sort of traditional descriptions of jazz from the time. Very nice, and just about the only way you'll find this material on LP!
(Japanese King pressing, with obi – K18P 9275.)