''Quadrama'' is an album by saxophonist and composer

Gil Mellé Gilbert John Mellé (31 December 1931 – 28 October 2004) was an American artist, jazz musician and film composer. Life and career In the 1950s, Mellé created the cover art for albums by Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins. Me ...

recorded in 1957 and released on the

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Reception

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awarded the album 2 stars.Allmusic Review
May 22, 2013

Track listing

''All compositions by Gil Mellé except as indicated'' # "Rush Hour in Hong Kong" - 6:49 # "Jacqueline" - 5:16 # "

It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington with lyrics by Irving Mills. It is now accepted as a jazz standard, and jazz historian Gunther Schuller characterized it as "now legendary" and "a pro ...

" ( Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) - 6:15 # "

In a Sentimental Mood "In a Sentimental Mood" is a jazz composition by Duke Ellington. He composed the piece in 1935 and recorded it with his orchestra during the same year. Lyrics were written by Manny Kurtz; Ellington's manager Irving Mills gave himself a perc ...

" (Ellington, Mills, Manny Kurtz) - 4:45 # "Walter Ego" - 3:20 # "Full House" - 5:15 # "Quadrama" - 3:35

Personnel

- baritone saxophone * Joe Cinderella -

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* George Duvivier - bass * Shadow Wilson - drums

Production

*Bob Weinstock - supervisor *

Rudy Van Gelder Rudolph Van Gelder (November 2, 1924 – August 25, 2016) was an American recording engineer who specialized in jazz. Over more than half a century, he recorded several thousand sessions, with musicians including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Theloni ...

- engineer

References

{{Authority control Gil Mellé albums 1957 albums Prestige Records albums Albums produced by Bob Weinstock Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio Albums recorded in a home studio