Meilana McLean Gillard is a Tenor-Saxophonist, Vocalist, and Composer residing in Derry, Northern Ireland. She is praised by critics for her passionate and fiery story-telling improvisations and her robust tone which has been said to recall modern masters Joe Lovano and Branford Marsalis as well as legacy-masters such as Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, and Dexter Gordon. She has also been praised for her composition and arranging skills that range from traditional to completely experimental.
Credits
(c) Meilana Gillard 2017-perpetual
Lyte Records LR039
Meilana Gillard; Tenor Saxophone & Composer
Neil O Loclainn: Bass
David Lyttle: Drums
Recorded at Grouse Lodge Studios on November 14 & 15 2016.
Recorded and Mixed by Alex Borwick
Mastered by Don Grossinger of Don Grossinger Mastering
Artwork by Meilana Gillard
Photography by Michael Barkley
Liner Notes by Tim Price
All compositions written by Meilana Gillard with the exception of 'As Time Goes By' which was composed by Herman Hupfeld. 'A Day in El Medano' is a contafact of the Dizzy Gillespie and Juan Tizol composition 'A Night In Tunisia'.