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Gil Mellé

American artist, jazz musician and film composer (1931-2004)
Person human Q1382704

Facts

24 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
December 31, 1931
Date of death
October 28, 2004
Place of birth
Jersey City
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
composer, jazz musician, saxophonist, film score composer, sculptor, recording artist, audio engineer, instrumentalist[11][12][13]
Field of work
film score[14]
Genre
jazz, electronic music, experimental music, third stream, avant-garde music, stage and screen[16][17][18][19][20][21]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[32]
Birth name
Gilbert John Mellé[33]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[37]
Discography
Gil Mellé discography[23]
End of work period
2004[36]
Family name
Mellé[25]
Given name
Gilbert John[26]
Instrument
saxophone, synthesizer, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone[28][29][30][31]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
Name in native language
Gil Mellé[34]
P14750
70E9-A7B7-3F79-9740-1181[38]
Record label
Blue Note[22]
Start of work period
1953[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Gilbert John Mellé en Gil Mellé de Gil Melle es Gil Melle fa گیل ملی fi Gil Mellé fr Gil Melle ja ギル・メレ ru Джил Мелле
🔖 Identifiers · 35
ISNI
0000000059395167
VIAF cluster ID
71592904
Library of Congress authority ID
no98017168
GND ID
1247496988
Allcinema person ID
4531
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
14032618j
CANTIC ID
981058509615706706
CONOR.SI ID
251455331
Danish National Filmography person ID
182347
Deezer artist ID
284893
Discogs artist ID
227155
Europeana entity
agent/base/58515
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Film.ru person ID
dzhil-melle
Freebase ID
/m/01pm1_t
Grove Music Online ID
J639200
IMDb ID
nm0006195
IdRef ID
129607509
KINENOTE person ID
7270
Kinobox person ID
88768
LdiF person ID
49922
MusicBrainz artist ID
6cde5a82-1473-41df-bee5-27e80e223420
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
160150
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000003396
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987010649232005171
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1512636
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
072130245
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100148848
Prabook ID
2311956
Related category
Category:Films scored by Gil Mellé
SBN author ID
UBOV834972
TMDB person ID
65513
Tidal artist ID
3843819
Universal Music France artist ID
30124384729
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJg8D6K3bKX4X939QHYpT3
ČSFD person ID
95766

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Compositions 15
Columbo, The Andromeda Strain, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Sentinel, The Ultimate Warrior, Borderline, Embryo, The Organization +7 more
Occupation 8
composer, audio engineer, sculptor, instrumentalist, saxophonist, film score composer, jazz musician, recording artist
Genre 5
jazz, electronic music, experimental music, avant-garde music, third stream
Instrument 4
saxophone, synthesizer, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Field of work 1
film score
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:performer of 1
The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions
Place of birth 1
Jersey City
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Record label 1
Blue Note
Related category 1
Category:Films scored by Gil Mellé
Sex or gender 1
male
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films scored by Gil Mellé
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Summary

Gil Mellé was born on December 31, 1931[1], in Jersey City[2]. He died on October 28, 2004[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a composer[5], jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], film score composer[8], and sculptor[9].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[39]

  • Country: US[40]

  • Began / founded: 1931-12-31[41]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2004-10-28[42]

  • Genre(s): jazz[43]

  • Community tags: jazz[44]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6cde5a82-1473-41df-bee5-27e80e223420[45]

FAQs

Where was Gil Mellé born?

Gil Mellé was born in Jersey City[2].

Where did Gil Mellé die?

Gil Mellé died in Los Angeles[4].

What did Gil Mellé do for work?

Gil Mellé worked as a composer[5], jazz musician[6], saxophonist[7], film score composer[8], and sculptor[9].

Related Entities

Blue Note Columbo Los Angeles United States

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  23. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . jazztimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
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  37. [37] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [39] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 284893
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  2. 2d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 3843819
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  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Jersey City
    Record label → —
    Citizenship → —
    Family name → Mellé
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