Gerry Mulligan

Artist:  Gerry Mulligan
Birth Name:  Gerald Joseph Mulligan
Born:  April 6, 1927.  Queens Village, Queens, New York, USA
Died:  January 20, 1996 (Aged 68).  Darien, Connecticut, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band, Standards, Progressive Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Vocal Pop, Saxophone Jazz
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Baritone Saxophone

Gerry Mulligan was an American Jazz Saxophonist, Clarinetist, Musician, Composer and Arranger.  He was as one of the leading Jazz Baritone Saxophonists in the era of Cool Jazz.  He was also a significant arranger, working with Miles Davis, Stan Kenton and others.  He played with Chet Baker who is still one of the best Cool Jazz Group.  He was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments and several of his compositions, such as "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers", have become Jazz Standards.

Artist:   National Jazz Ensemble
Title:  National Jazz Ensemble Featuring Gerry Mulligan  (2016)
Genre:  Jazz, Cool Jazz, Post Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Modern Big Band, Standards, Progressive Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Saxophone Jazz 
Label:  Dot Time Records
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Back At The Barn  (7:16)
 2.  Walkin' Shoes  (6:50)
 3.  Israel  (5:54)
 4.  Evidence  (7:31)
 5.  Bird Tapestry  (10:22)
 6.  Creole Love Call  (2:33)
 7.  Thruway  (3:18)
 8.  Idol Gossip  (4:31)
 9.  Ballade  (4:36)

Personnel:

Conductor and Music Director:  Chuck Israels
Reeds:  Arnie Lawrence, Lawrence Feldman, Greg Herbert, Dennis Anderson, Kenny Berger
Trumpets:  Jimmy Maxwell, Waymon Reed, Mike Lawrence, David Berger
Trombones:  Jimmy Knepper, Rod Levitt, Sam Burtis
Rhythm Section:  Steve Brown, Bill Dobbins, Steve Gilmore, Bill Goodwin
Vocal:  Margot Hanson

Guest Soloist:  Gerry Mulligan

National Jazz Ensemble Featuring Gerry Mulligan is the legends series by Chuck Israel and The National Jazz Ensemble (NJE) performance of the February 2, 1977 concert at the New School in NYC, featuring Gerry Mulligan, was released on December 2, 2016 by Dot Time Records.