Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and arranger Gerry Mulligan was born on April 6, 1927 in Queens, New York. His father’s engineer job led to the band moving quite frequently. While attending high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he founded a school big band and wrote the musical arrangements. At the age of 16, he was approached by a local radio station to write arrangements for their house band. This led to him dropping out of school and pursuing a career as a musician. After a few high-profile gigs, he returned to New York and, in 1948, he was recruited into Miles Davis’ nine-piece band. While the band performed and recorded infrequently, the tracks were compiled on the Miles Davis album Birth of the Cool. In 1950, he released the album Mulligan Plays Mulligan, his first album as a leader. Relocating to Los Angeles, California in 1952, Gerry Mulligan began writing arrangements for Stan Kenton. During his spare time, he began performing at a small jazz club called The Haig. A young trumpeter by the name of Chet Baker began sitting in with Gerry Mulligan, inspiring him to form a piano-less quartet. Recruiting bassist Bob Whitlock and drummer Chico Hamilton, the Gerry Mulligan quartet became the talk of the town. They released their self-titled debut 10” in 1952. They then recorded a collaboration album with saxophonist Lee Konitz on the album Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet, released in 1953. Another 10” self-titled release of quartet recordings was issued in 1953, making it a pretty busy first year for the band. However, Mulligan was arrested on drug charges later in the year and spent six months in jail, bringing the early quartet to an end. By the time Gerry Mulligan was released from jail and ready to play with his band again, Chet Baker had already built an audience of his own and was unable to rejoin the quartet. With a fluid line-up, the Gerry Mulligan Quartet continued to record and tour throughout the 1950s and into the early 1960s. Gerry Mulligan revived the name of the quartet on occasion but had more success on his own and his collaborations with other artists including Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and many more. Gerry Mulligan died on January 10, 1996 after suffering complications following routine surgery.
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Untold Moments
Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Various Artists
Jazz - Editado por Love Vision el 28 abr. 2017
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Lets Have A Drink
Jazz - Editado por classics & more el 10 abr. 2017
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Living For The Moment
Jazz - Editado por Records el 19 oct. 2016
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Eternal Youth
Jazz - Editado por Sandmann & Walther el 16 mar. 2016
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A Delicate Dance
Jazz - Editado por ADD Fam. & Friends el 3 may. 2014
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What Is There To Say?
Jazz - Editado por Music Manager el 1 ene. 1959
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Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1 -Super Bit Jazz Classics Edition (Hq remastered 2023)
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Recordings el 28 jun. 2023
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Pleyel Concert, Vol. 2 (Hq remastered 2023)
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Recordings el 30 jul. 2023
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Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1 -Super Bit Jazz Classics Edition (Hq remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Recordings el 5 ago. 2022
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Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 2 -Super Bit Jazz Classics Edition (Hq remastered 2023)
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Recordings el 27 jun. 2023
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Complete Studio Recordings (Hq remastered 2023)
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Recordings el 27 jun. 2023
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Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan (HD Remastered)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Annie Ross
Jazz vocal - Editado por Reborn recordings el 1 ene. 1959
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Complete Studio Recordings (HD Remastered)
Jazz vocal - Editado por Reborn recordings el 5 abr. 2019
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Recorded in Boston at Storyville
Jazz - Editado por Milestones Records el 22 ene. 2019
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