Tome VI

Tome VI
Studio album by Gil Mellé
Released 1968
Recorded February 8, 1968
Studio NYC
Genre Jazz
Length 37:25
Label Verve
V6-8744
Producer Peter Faith
Gil Mellé chronology
Quadrama
(1957)Quadrama1957		 Tome VI
(1968)		 Waterbirds
(1970)Waterbirds1970

Tome VI is an album by composer and bandleader Gil Mellé and the Jazz Electronauts recorded in 1968 and released on the Verve label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Richard S. Ginell stated "After several years of experimentation, Melle came up with what he portentously called "the first album of electronic jazz." More to the point for jazz listeners, Melle revamped his quartet to keep up with the cutting edge of jazz, playing soprano sax and adopting several mannerisms of modal and free styles while reserving the electronic effects mostly for somewhat free interludes in between the jazz workouts. ... This LP was a technical breakthrough of sorts, for the electronic instruments were being played live at a time when electronic music could only be heard on pre-recorded tape. Aesthetically, it is merely a curiosity".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gil Mellé,

  1. "Blue Quasar" – 15:15
  2. "Elgin Marble" – 4:15
  3. "Man with the Flashlight" – 11:40
  4. "Jog Falls Spinning Song" – 6:15

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Verve Records discography accessed August 3, 2017
  2. 1 2 Ginell, Richard S.. Tome VI – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
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