Gerry Mulligan

Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz—Mulligan was also a significant arranger working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. His piano-less quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz groups. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. Several of his compositions including "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers", have become standards.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1927 (New York City), Died January 19, 1996 (Darien)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone saxophone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	102148	4/2/1957	My sweetie went away	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102149	4/2/1957	Am I blue?	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102150	4/3/1957	See here Miss Bromley	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102151	4/3/1957	Poor Dr. Millmoss	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102152	4/3/1957	All too soon	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102153	4/4/1957	Minor matters	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102154	4/4/1957	Latined fractured	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102155	4/4/1957	Blues from Neither Coast	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	L 8058	12/16/1954	Mulliganesque	John Graas	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	L 8059	12/16/1954	6/4 and even	John Graas	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	L 8060	12/16/1954	My buddy-1	John Graas	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mulligan, Gerry," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/332937.

Mulligan, Gerry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/332937.

"Mulligan, Gerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.