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Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan
Born: Apr 6, 1927 in New York, NY
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Died: Jan 20, 1996 in Darien, CT
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Cool/West Coast Jazz, Post Bop, Straight Ahead, Traditional Jazz/Swing, Brazil, Pop, Rock, Vocal, Big Band
Biography: The most famous and probably greatest jazz baritonist of all time, Gerry Mulligan was a giant. A flexible soloist who was always ready to jam with anyone from Dixielanders to the most advanced boppers, Mulligan brought a somewhat revolutionary light sound to his potentially awkward and brutal horn and ...Read full biography
Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster
Released: 1959
Label: Verve Records
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The swing and bop start right here on this legendary 1959 session between baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and tenor man Ben Webster. The opening track, Billy Strayhorn's "Chelsea Bridge," is lush and ...Read full review
Concert Jazz Band Live At The Village Vanguard [Verve]
Released: 2002
Label: Verve
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It is puzzling to understand why so many of the Verve recordings by Gerry Mulligan & the Concert Jazz Band languish out of print, but this historic 1960 engagement at the Village Vanguard was finally reissued ...Read full review
More Gerry Mulligan albums: Main Albums (109), Compilations (86), DVD/Video (10)
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