Gerry Mulligan
The sensuous blending of textures is as much the hallmark of Gerry Mulligan's compositional style as an understated lyricism is the signature of his work on baritone sax. Both talents were fully displayed in his breakthough appearance on the celebrated BIRTH OF THE COOL of 1949, an album for which the 21-year-old provided more than half of its innovative compositions. After the 1950s, Mulligan's laid-back style was overshadowed by new developments in jazz and the burgeoning of rock in the '60s and '70s. But his touring and recording schedule continued apace, and he enjoyed fruitful collaborations with an older generation of musicians who had an instinctive affinity for his style.
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Albums
- (2007) The Complete Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster Sessions
- (2006) Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet
- (2006) Mulligan Plays Mulligan
- (2005) Jeru
- (2005) Blues In Time
- (2004) Best Of Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker
- (2004) California Concerts - Volume 2
- (2004) The Original Quartet With Chet Baker
- (2002) Concert Jazz Band Live At The Village Vanguard
- (1994) Jazz Masters 36: Gerry Mulligan
- (1992) Re-Birth Of The Cool
- (1990) Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster
- (1990) At Storyville
- (1959) What Is There To Say?
Top Tracks
- Body And Soul
- Blues In Time
- Darn That Dream
- My Funny Valentine
- The Lady Is a Tramp
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