Gerry Mulligan was one of the most versatile figures in modern jazz. A musician who made his original reputation as an arranger and composer of big band scores that were characterized by intricate inner parts, careful balancing of timbres, low dynamics and light swing. Mulligan, the composer/arranger, was obviously influenced by the sounds he heard at a young age when he stated, "When I was a kid, growing up, there was a lot of music on radio, and I loved the bands. There was a lot of variety among the bands. They ran the gamut. And for a kid growing up it was an exciting time. The bands were important. The leaders were famous, respected. I liked the music from the time I was little, everything, classical, jazz, show music, whatever I could hear". Mulliganâ??s desire to be a musician was apparent from an early age, Mulligan stated; "It was conditioned in me from childhood to have a band to write for bands, to play for bands. I have a feeling that no matter what era I lived in, a hundred years ago or a hundred years from now, Iâ??d always be interested in orchestration. Itâ??s one of those things thatâ??s a mystery to anybody who doesnâ??t have an ear or talent for orchestration: why does some kid come along and know how itâ??s done? And when I was a kid I knew how it was done and I wanted to do it. I really wanted to go to music school and study composition but I never got the chance. My family thought I was crazy, that I was being cute and showing off". Heâ??ll come to his senses and someday will want to become something real!" But of course, I never did. I never came to my senses. To me the music was real". Gerry Mulligan was the only baritone saxophonist in the history of jazz, who won a popular following on that instrument. He studied piano, clarinet and tenor sax, but the baritone sax best expressed his warmth, humour and, unerring ear for sensuous fabrics of sounds. The fact that Mulligan was the worldâ??s leading baritone saxophonist, who made his own, various stylistic contributions to jazz development, has never been allowed to interfere with his curiosity about other musicians and his enjoyment of adventuring with them. Mulligan was generous with his talent and hungry to play. He frequently turned up at jam sessions and recorded with numerous peers from all generations, from Jack Teagarden, Art Hodges and Pete Johnson to Duke Ellington, Teddy Wilson and Billie Holiday. From Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster and Lionel Hampton to Stan Getz, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie and Astor Piazolla. From Louis Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, and Lester Young to Clark Terry, Hampton Hawes and Charlie Parker. Mulligan played with everyone. He once stated : "They were nice people. I was lucky. Thatâ??s what I wanted - to have the opportunity to play with those people and be accepted by them as a musician and a friend". He knew the greats and became one himself.
Disc 1
1. Roundhouse 3:312. Ide's Side 3:18
3. Bweebida Bobbida 2:57
4. Kaper 3:08
5. Funhouse 3:12
6. Mullenium 4:03
7. Mulligan Too 17:33
8. Bernie's Tune 2:50
9. Lullaby Of The Leaves 3:12
10. Line For Lyons 2:31
11. Carioca 2:25
12. My Funny Valentine 2:53
13. Bark For Barksdale 3:12
14. Nights At The Turntable 2:51
15. Frenesi 3:08
16. Aren't You Glad You're You? 2:50
17. Walkin' Shoes 3:10
18. Soft Shoe 2:37
19. Freeway 2:45
20. Limelight 2:44
21. The Lady Is A Tramp 3:10
Disc 2
1. Turnstile 2:552. Moonlight In Vermont 4:05
3. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 3:05
4. These Foolish Things 3:25
5. Too Marvellous For Words 3:41
6. Lady Be Good 2:29
7. Loverman 3:04
8. Sextet 2:59
9. Broadway 2:55
10. Almost Like Being In Love 2:56
11. I'll Remember April 4:14
12. All The Things You Are 3:55
13. A Ballad 2:51
14. Westwood Walk 2:32
15. Walkin' Shoes 3:35
16. Rocker 2:26
17. Takin' A Chance On Love 2:48
18. Flash 3:02
19. Simbah 2:56
20. Ontet 3:12
21. Cherry 2:54
22. Carson City Stage 2:29
23. Makin' Whoopee 3:26
24. Motel 2:34
Disc 3
1. Festive Minor 4:092. My Old Flame 3:10
3. Love Me Or Leave Me 2:41
4. Jeru 2:28
5. Swing House 2:53
6. I May Be Wrong 2:49
7. I'm Beginning To See The Light 3:33
8. Darn That Dream 3:48
9. The Nearness Of You 2:50
10. Tea For Two 2:45
11. Half Nelson 3:01
12. Lady Bird 4:26
13. Speak Low 2:07
14. Varsity Drag 2:23
15. Love Me Or Leave Me 3:14
16. Swing House 3:24
17. Bernie's Tune 4:29
18. Walkin' Shoes 4:49
19. The Nearness Of You 4:32
20. Motel / Utter Chaos 5:47
21. Love Me Or Leave Me 5:18
Disc 4
1. Soft Shoe 4:292. Bark For Barksdale 5:22
3. My Funny Valentine 4:48
4. Turnstile/Utter Chaos 7:22
5. Five Brothers 4:39
6. Gold Rush 6:27
7. Makin' Whoopee 3:34
8. The Lady Is A Tramp 3:42
9. Laura 4:25
10. Lullaby Of The Leaves 3:38
11. Limelight 4:55
12. Come Out, Wherever You Are 3:59
13. Laura 4:13
14. Line For Lyons 4:20
15. Moonlight In Vermont 3:15
16. Bark For Barksdale/Utter Chaos 5:52 DISCOGRAPHY
P1481 DISC ONE - WALKINâ?? SHOES
Gerry Mulligan and his Orchestra : Jerry Lloyd, Nick Travis, tp; Ollie Wilson, v-tb; Allen Eager, ts; Gerry Mulligan, Max McElroy, bs; George Wallington, p; Phil Leshin, b; Walter Bolden, d; Gail Madden, maraccs (-1)
New York, New York, September 21 or 27, 1951
171-D ROUNDHOUSE
172-C IDEâ??S SIDE
173-3 BWEEBIDA BOBBIDA (-1)
174-A KAPER
Omit Jerry Lloyd, Nick Travis and Ollie Wilson
Same date as above
175-A FUNHOUSE
176-A MULLENIUM
Omit Jerry Lloyd, Nick Travis, Ollie Wilson and Max McElroy
177-A MULLIGAN TOO
Gerry Mulligan Quartet : Chet Baker, tp; Gerry Mulligan, bs; Bob Whitlock, b; Chico Hamilton, d.
Los Angeles, August 16, 1952
206 BERNIEâ??S TUNE
209 LULLABY OF THE LEAVES
Same personnel as above, but Carson Smith, b; replaces Bob Whitlock.
Los Angeles, September 2, 1952
9258 LINE FOR LYONS
9261 CARIOCA
9266 MY FUNNY VALENTINE
9271 BARK FOR BARKSDALE
Same personnel as above, but Bob Whitlock, b; replaces Carson Smith.
Los Angeles, October 15, 1952
218 NIGHTS AT THE TURNTABLE
219 FRENESI
220 ARENâ??T YOU GLAD YOUâ??RE YOU ?
221 WALKINâ?? SHOES
222 SOFT SHOE
223 FREEWAY
Same personnel as above, but Carson Smith, b, replaces Bob Whitlock
Los Angeles, January 3, 1953
1315 LIMELIGHT
1316 THE LADY IS A TRAMP
PROPERBOX 96 GERRY MULLIGAN - JERU
DISCOGRAPHY
P1482 DISC TWO - WESTWOOD WALK
Gerry Mulligan Quartet : Chet Baker, tp; Gerry Mulligan, bs; Carson Smith, b; Chico Hamilton, d.
Los Angeles, January 3, 1953
1326 LIMELIGHT
1327 MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT
Chet Baker, tp; Lee Konitz, as; Gerry Mulligan, bs, Joe Mondragon, b; Larry Bunker, d.
Phil Turetskyâ??s bungalow, Los Angeles January or February 1953
235 I CANâ??T BELIEVE THAT YOUâ??RE IN LOVE WITH ME
LADY BE GOOD
Chet Baker, tp; Lee Konitz, as; Gerry Mulligan, bs; Carson Smith, b; Larry Bunker, d.
Los Angeles, January or February 1953
BROADWAY
ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE
SEXTET
Chet Baker, tp; Lee Konitz, as; Gerry Mulligan, bs; Carson Smith, b; Larry Bunker, d.
The Haig Club, Los Angeles, January or February 1953
TOO MARVELLOUS FOR WORDS
LOVERMAN
Iâ??LL REMEMBER APRIL
THESE FOOLISH THINGS
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE
Gerry Mulligan Tentette : Chet Baker, Pete Candoli, tp; Bob Enevoldsen, v-tb; John Graas, Fr-h; Ray Siegel, tu; Bud Shank, as; Don Davidson, bs; Gerry Mulligan, bs, p; Joe Mondragon, b; Chico Hamilton, d.
Los Angeles, January 29, 1953
11084 A BALLAD
11114 WESTWOOD WALK
11117 WALKINâ?? SHOES
11118 ROCKER
Same personnel as above, but Larry Bunker, d, replaces Chico Hamilton; Gerry Mulligan, bs (-1), p (-2)
Los Angeles, January 31, 1953
11121 TALKINâ?? A CHANCE ON LOVE (-1, -2)
11122 FLASH (-2)
11127 SIMBAH (-1)
11128 ONTET (-2)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet : Chet Baker, tp; Gerry Mulligan, bs; Carson Smith, b; Larry Bunker, d.
Los Angeles, February 24, 1953
239 CHERRY
240 CARSON CITY STAGE
241 MAKINâ?? WHOOPEE
242 MOTEL
PROPERBOX 96 GERRY MULLIGAN â?? JERU
DISCOGRAPHY
P1483 DISC THREE - SWING HOUSE
Gerry Mulligan Quartet : Chet Baker, tp; Gerry Mulligan, bs; Carson Smith, b; Larry Bunker, d.
Los Angeles, March 27, 1953
FESTIVE MINOR
MY OLD FLAME
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, April 27, 1953
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
JERU
SWING HOUSE
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, April 29-30, 1953
I MAY BE WRONG
Iâ??M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT
DARN THAT DREAM
THE NEARNESS OF YOU
TEA FOR TWO
Same personnel as above
Los Angeles, May 7, 1953
HALF NELSON
LADY BIRD
SPEAK LOW
VARSITY DRAG
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
SWING HOUSE
Gerry Mulligan Quartet : Bob Brookmeyer, v-tb; Gerry Mulligan, bs; Red Mitchell, b; Frank Isola, d.
Salle Pleyel, Paris, June 1, 1954
U 8181 BERNIEâ??S TUNE
U 8182 WALKINâ?? SHOES
THE NEARNESS OF YOU
MOTEL
LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME
PROPERBOX 96 GERRY MULLIGAN â?? JERU
DISCOGRAPHY
P1484 DISC FOUR - PARIS CONCERTS
Gerry Mulligan Quartet : Bob Brookmeyer, v-tb; Gerry Mulligan, bs; Red Mitchell, b; Frank Isola, d.
Sally Pleyel, Paris, June 1, 1954
SOFT SHOE
BARK FOR BARKSDALE
MY FUNNY VALENTINE
TURNSTILE/UTTER CHAOS
Same personnel as above
Salle Pleyel, Paris, June 3, 1954
FIVE BROTHERS
GOLD RUSH
` MAKINâ?? WHOOPEE
THE LADY IS A TRAMP
LAURA
Same personnel as above
Salle Pleyel, Paris, June 5, 1954
LULLABY OF THE LEAVES
LIMELIGHT
Same personnel as above
Salle Pleyel, Paris, June 7, 1954
COME OUT, WHEREVER YOU ARE
LAURA
LINE FOR LYONS
MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT
BARK FOR BARKSDALE/UTTER CHAOS
