Gil Melle (December 31, 1931 - October 28, 2004) was an artist, jazz musician and film composer. In the 1950s, Melle's paintings and sculptures were shown in New York galleries and he created the cover art for albums by Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. Melle played the tenor and baritone saxophone with George Wallington, Max Roach, Tal Farlow, Oscar Pettiford, Ed Thigpen, Kenny Dorham and Zoot Sims. Wikipedia
A recording artist, song writer, jazz musician and composer, Gil Melle launched his career in the sixties, first he displayed his talent for art work and also was a regular jazz performer in Greenwich Village in Manhattan. After relocating to Los Angeles www.imdb.com/name/nm0006195/
Gil Melle, the baritone saxophonist, composer, painter, and all around Renaissance man, died yesterday of a heart attack at his home in Malibu, California. www.allaboutjazz.com/php/news.php?id=4565
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