Gilbert John Mellé (December 31, 1931 – October 28, 2004) was an American jazz musician, film score composer, and artist.
[1][2] In the 1950s, Mellé created the cover art for albums by Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, and Sonny Rollins.
[3] Mellé led a number of sessions recorded for the Blue Note and Prestige labels between 1952 and 1957.
[3] He also appeared at the first Newport Jazz Festival, leading a band that also contained Joe Cinderella, Vinnie Burke, and Ed Thigpen.
[3] As a film and TV composer, Mellé was one of the first to use self-built electronic instruments, either alone or as an added voice among the string, wind, brass, and percussion sections of the orchestra.