Gerry Mulligan's
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Gerry Mulligan |
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Name: Gerry Mulligan
| Nee: |
Gerald Joseph Mulligan |
| Born: |
6 Apr 1927 |
| Died: |
20 Jan 1996 |
| Origin: |
New York, United States |
| Instruments: |
Sax (Baritone), Piano |
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| Gerry Mulligan started playing the piano first then the alto saxophone before taking up the baritone saxophone a few years later. He then moved on to concentrating on arranging. His arrangements were used by Gene Krupa and Claude Thornhill, occasionally he played in their reed sections. He met and began a musical assocuation with fellow arranger Gil Evans when he was writing for Thornhill.
In 1948 in New York, Gerry Mulligan joined Miles Davis writing and playing for him now exclusively on baritone. In 1952 ans association with Chet Baker brought him widespread popularity. The quartet which was unusal as it didn't have a piano Baker quit in 1953 and Gerry Mulligan subsequently led other quartets the notable one being with Bob Brookmeyer in the mid 1950's. Gerry Mulligan concentrated his work with quartets but occasionally formed larger groups as in his Concert Jazz Band in the 1960's. He also had periods working with Leaders and musicians including Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond, Stan Getz, Johnny Hodges, Zoot Sims and Thelonious Monk. |
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