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The Gerry Mulligan Quartet was not only a groundbreaking pianoless group, featuring baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and trumpeter Chet Baker with a bassist and drummer, but the band also helped to launch Dick Bock's Pacific Jazz label. The 19 tracks on this reissue collect the first five studio sessions of the group for the label plus four live tracks recorded at the Haig, a tiny West Coast nightclub where they catapulted to fame. Their unique approach to music came to be labeled as "cool" or West Coast jazz, relying on intricate improvisations, with Mulligan's inventive, lyrical baritone being well complemented by Baker, an unschooled player who possessed a gift for playing by ear. Bassists Bobby Whitlock and Carson Smith, along with drummers Chico Hamilton or Larry Bunker, round out the group. There are numerous highlights within this volume, though Mulligan's loping "Walking Shoes" (which he returned to throughout the remaining four-plus decades of his career), along with the group's peppy rendition of "Bernie's Tune," are particularly noteworthy. Like earlier editions of these sessions, this 2002 CD reissue did not remain in print very long and has already turned into a high-priced collectible. No matter which edition of this music is sought, it is well worth acquiring.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
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BERNARD MILLER, ComposerLyricist - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Whitlock, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Tom Whitlock, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Composer, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Tom Whitlock, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Composer, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Joe Young, ComposerLyricist - Bernice Petkere, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Whitlock, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
S.K. Russell, Composer - Alberto Dominquez, Composer - Tom Whitlock, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Charles, Composer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
Tom Whitlock, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Composer, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Composer, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Billy Whitlock, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1952 Capitol Records, LLC
Tom Whitlock, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer - Johnny Burke, Composer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Blue Note Records
Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Delange, Composer
℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
Duke Ellington, Composer - Richard Bock, Producer - Don George, Composer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - JOHNNY HODGES, Composer - HARRY JAMES, Composer
℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
Ned Washington, Composer - HOAGY CARMICHAEL, Composer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
Vincent Youmans, ComposerLyricist - Irving Caesar, ComposerLyricist - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
Mercedes Valdes, Composer - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1996 Capitol Records, LLC
Walter Donaldson, Composer - Gus Kahn, Author - Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
Malcolm Addey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Cuscuna, Producer - Ron McMaster, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Jimmy Van Heusen, Composer - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Delange, Author
℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Composer, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Bunker, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
Mercedes Valdes, Composer - Richard Bock, Producer - Chet Baker, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Carson Smith, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Gerry Mulligan Quartet, MainArtist - Gerry Mulligan, Baritone Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chico Hamilton, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1953 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
The Gerry Mulligan Quartet was not only a groundbreaking pianoless group, featuring baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and trumpeter Chet Baker with a bassist and drummer, but the band also helped to launch Dick Bock's Pacific Jazz label. The 19 tracks on this reissue collect the first five studio sessions of the group for the label plus four live tracks recorded at the Haig, a tiny West Coast nightclub where they catapulted to fame. Their unique approach to music came to be labeled as "cool" or West Coast jazz, relying on intricate improvisations, with Mulligan's inventive, lyrical baritone being well complemented by Baker, an unschooled player who possessed a gift for playing by ear. Bassists Bobby Whitlock and Carson Smith, along with drummers Chico Hamilton or Larry Bunker, round out the group. There are numerous highlights within this volume, though Mulligan's loping "Walking Shoes" (which he returned to throughout the remaining four-plus decades of his career), along with the group's peppy rendition of "Bernie's Tune," are particularly noteworthy. Like earlier editions of these sessions, this 2002 CD reissue did not remain in print very long and has already turned into a high-priced collectible. No matter which edition of this music is sought, it is well worth acquiring.
© Ken Dryden /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:49
- Main artists: Gerry Mulligan Quartet
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: EMI MUSIC JAPAN INC.
- Genre: Jazz
© 1952 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
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