Gil's Guests

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars and stated "Baritonist Gil Melle's recordings are usually a bit unusual and this CD reissue is no exception... The charts are unpredictable and often dramatic, looking ahead toward a musical future that never occurred".[2]

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

All compositions by Gil Mellé

1. "Soudan" - 6:21
2. "Tomorrow" - 6:10
3. "Block Island" - 4:57
4. "Sixpence" - 5:52
5. "Still Life" - 8:10
6. "Ghengis" - 3:46
7. "Funk for Star People" - 6:37 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Golden Age" - 6:46 Bonus track on CD reissue
9. "Herbie" - 4:21 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey on August 10 (tracks 1-3) and August 24 (tracks 4-6), 1956 and January 18, 1957 (tracks 7-9).

• Gil Mellé - baritone saxophone
• Joe Cinderella - guitar (tracks 1–6)
• Vinnie Burke - bass (tracks 1–6)
• Ed Thigpen - drums (tracks 1–6)
• Hal McKusick - alto saxophone (tracks 1–6), flute (tracks 1–3)
• Art Farmer - trumpet (tracks 1–3)
• Kenny Dorham - trumpet (tracks 4–6)
• Julius Watkins - french horn (tracks 1–3)
• Don Butterfield - tuba (tracks 4–6)
• Phil Woods - alto saxophone (tracks 7–9)
• Seldon Powell - tenor saxophone (tracks 7–9)
• Donald Byrd - trumpet (tracks 7–9)
• Teddy Charles - vibraphone (tracks 7–9)
• George Duvivier - bass (tracks 7–9)
• Shadow Wilson - drums (tracks 7–9)