Gerry Mulligan '63

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Gerry Mulligan '63
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Studio album by Gerry Mulligan
Released 1963
Recorded December 18, 19 & 21, 1962
Webster Hall, NYC
Genre Jazz
Label Verve V/V6 8515
Producer Jim Davis
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Gerry Mulligan '63 (subtitled The Concert Jazz Band) is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in late 1962 which were released on the Verve label. [1] [2] [3]

Gerry Mulligan American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer

Gerald Joseph Mulligan was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though Mulligan is 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 – he was also a significant arranger, working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. Mulligan's pianoless 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, such as "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers", have become jazz standards.

Verve Records American record label

Verve Records, also known as The Verve Music Group, founded in 1956 by Norman Granz, is home to the world's largest jazz catalogue and includes recordings by artists such as Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Stan Getz and Billie Holiday, among others. It absorbed the catalogues of Granz's earlier labels, Clef Records, founded in 1946, Norgran Records, founded in 1953, and material previously licensed to Mercury Records.

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The Allmusic review states "this is a high-quality if rather brief program. Trumpeter Clark Terry and guitarist Jim Hall co-star with Mulligan in the solo department. It is a pity that this orchestra could not prosper; all five of its recordings are worth getting". [5]

Track listing

  1. "Little Rock Getaway" (Carl Sigman, Joe Sullivan) - 3:01
  2. "Ballad" (Gerry Mulligan) - 4:11
  3. "Big City Life" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 5:19
  4. "Big City Blues" (Brookmeyer) - 5:39
  5. "My Kinda Love" (Louis Alter, Jo Trent) - 3:55
  6. "Pretty Little Gypsy" (Gary McFarland) - 3:35
  7. "Bridgehampton South" (McFarland) - 5:09
  8. "Bridgehampton Strut" (McFarland) - 3:55

Personnel

Baritone saxophone member of the saxophone family, smaller than the bass, contrabass and subcontrabass saxophones. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use, and uses a mouthpiece, reed, and ligature that are larger than the tenor, alto and soprano saxophones.

The baritone saxophone or "bari sax" is one of the larger members of the saxophone family, only being smaller than the bass, contrabass and subcontrabass saxophones. It is the lowest-pitched saxophone in common use. The baritone saxophone uses a mouthpiece, reed, and ligature in order to produce sound. It is larger than the tenor, alto and soprano saxophones, which are the other commonly found members of the family. The baritone saxophone is commonly used in classical music such as concert band, chamber music, military bands, jazz. It also is occasionally employed in marching bands, though less frequently than other saxophones due to its size and weight.

Clarinet type of woodwind instrument

The clarinet is a family of woodwind instruments. It has a single-reed mouthpiece, a straight, cylindrical tube with an almost cylindrical bore, and a flared bell. A person who plays a clarinet is called a clarinetist.

Arrangement musical composition in altered form

In music, an arrangement is a musical reconceptualization of a previously composed work. It may differ from the original work by means of reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or development of the formal structure. Arranging differs from orchestration in that the latter process is limited to the assignment of notes to instruments for performance by an orchestra, concert band, or other musical ensemble. Arranging "involves adding compositional techniques, such as new thematic material for introductions, transitions, or modulations, and endings.. .. Arranging is the art of giving an existing melody musical variety".

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References

  1. ↑ Verve Records Catalog: 8500 series accessed February 29, 2016
  2. ↑ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 29, 2016
  3. ↑ Dugelay, G & Hallqvist, K. Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived April 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . accessed February 29, 2016
  4. ↑ Gerry Mulligan (1963) – Listing at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ Yanow, Scott. Gerry Mulligan '63: The Concert Jazz Band – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved February 29, 2016.
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