Gerald Joseph Mulligan,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 ensembles. 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.
The Steamer is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz,recorded in 1956 and first released on the Verve label.
Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster,also simply called Meets Ben Webster,is a 1960 album featuring the November 3 - December 2 studio sessions of American jazz musicians Gerry Mulligan and Ben Webster. In a 2003 review,All That Jazz described this album as the most significant of Gerry Mulligan's work partnering other legendary figures of jazz. The album,as a "classic album from two giants",is featured in NPR's "Basic Jazz Record Library". Originally released on the Verve label,the album was reissued by the label many times (as well as by Mobile Fidelity) before being re-released in an expanded edition called Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (Complete) by Verve in 1997.
Conception is a compilation album issued by Prestige Records in 1956 as PRLP 7013,featuring Miles Davis on a number of tracks. The album,compiled from earlier 10 inch LPs,or as 78rpm singles,also features musicians such as Lee Konitz,Sonny Rollins,Stan Getz,Gerry Mulligan,and Zoot Sims. The cover was designed by Bob Parent. In particular,the entirety of the 10"LP Lee Konitz:The New Sounds makes up all of side 1.
Jazz Giants '58 is a 1958 album produced by Norman Granz featuring Stan Getz,Gerry Mulligan and Harry "Sweets" Edison,accompanied by Louis Bellson and the Oscar Peterson trio.
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio is a 1958 studio album by Stan Getz,accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Trio.
Stan Getz &Bill Evans is an album by jazz saxophonist Stan Getz and pianist Bill Evans recorded in 1964 for the Verve label,but not released until 1973.
West Coast Live is a live album by trumpeter Chet Baker and saxophonist Stan Getz which was recorded in California in 1953 but not released until 1997,on the Pacific Jazz label.
The Soft Swing is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz and recorded in 1957 and first released on the Verve label. According to the liner notes by Stewart Clay on a 2016 CD re-release,it was the only studio session in which Getz collaborated with Mose Allison,although some Mutual broadcasts from the Village Vanguard and the Red Hill Inn are included as bonus tracks of the re-release. "Although none of Allison's compositions are played here",wrote jazz critic Alun Morgan about The Soft Swing,"Mose's George Wallington-like solos add piquancy to the occasion. Such an instance can be heard on the broadcast track that closes our CD [the 2016 Phono re-release],on which Stan Getz sits out,which is 'Ain't You a Mess'."
The Gerry Mulligan Songbook is an album by American jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in late 1957 and released on the World Pacific label.
The Concert Jazz Band is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1960 which were released on the Verve label.
Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band on Tour is a live album recorded by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in California,Berlin and Milan 1960 which were released on the Verve label. In the CD era it has been superseded by The Complete Santa Monica Concert
Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard is a live album by jazz saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded at the Village Vanguard in late 1960 which were released on the Verve label.
Two of a Mind is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonists Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1962 which were released on the RCA Victor label. The album is the second of two albums Mulligan and Desmond recorded in a pianoless quartet setting. The first,recorded in 1957,was Blues in Time.
California Concerts is a live album by saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded at the Stockton High School and Hoover High School in California in late 1954 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. The original LP was the first 12 inch LP to be released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1955. The Gerry Mulligan feature track "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" with Bob Brookmeyer on piano was first released on the compilation LP The Genius of Gerry Mulligan in 1960. Although the tracks were recorded at a high school,recording took place on weekends and in the evening. Chet Baker was originally chosen to be the trumpet player of the session,but was jailed for his ongoing heroin addiction,so trumpeter Jon Eardley took Baker’s place sounding very similar to Baker.
Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet is a compilation album by saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan's Quartet with Lee Konitz featuring performances recorded in early-1953. The records on the album were originally released on 10-inch LPs Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet and Lee Konitz and the Gerry Mulligan Quartet on Pacific Jazz Records along with previously unreleased tracks and alternate takes.
Stan Getz Plays is an album by jazz saxophonist Stan Getz,recorded in 1952 released on the Norgran label in 1955. The album features tracks that were previously released on two 10-inch LPs on Clef Records.
Stan Getz at Large is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz which was released on the Verve label as a 2LP set in 1960 Since both albums ran slightly over 40 minutes an exact 2CD replica with the shown cover art was created without bonus tracks,which were added to a later edition.
What the World Needs Now:Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz which was released on the Verve label in 1968.
Stan Getz Quartets is an album by saxophonist Stan Getz recorded at sessions in 1949 and 1950 and first released as an LP on the Prestige label in 1955.
