Released 1961 Release date 1961 Genre Jazz | Length 40:51 Label Universal Music LLC | |
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Recorded December 11, 1960
Village Vanguard, NYC Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard
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Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard is a live album recorded by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded at the Village Vanguard in late 1960 which were released on the Verve label.
Contents
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars stating "Of all the recordings made by Gerry Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band in the 1960s, this is the definitive one. ...This music is essential". On All About Jazz Joel Roberts noted "What sets this ensemble apart isn't so much the compositions (though they're a fine mix of standards and originals) or even the star quality of the soloists (though Mulligan, Clark Terry, Bob Brookmeyer and others provide some memorable solo moments). The key is the cohesiveness of the band as a unit and the crisp, tight arrangements and orchestrations by Mulligan, Brookmeyer and Al Cohn... Mulligan was no avant gardist, but he knew how to push the limits while working within a straight-ahead context, and he knew how to make a band swing".
Track listing
- "Blueport" (Art Farmer) - 11:07
- "Body and Soul" (Johnny Green, Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour) - 5:45
- "Black Nightgown" (Johnny Mandel) - 4:10
- "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 5:35
- "Lady Chatterley's Mother" (Al Cohn) - 6:14
- "Let My People Be" (Gerry Mulligan) - 8:00
Personnel
Songs
1BlueportGerry Mulligan11:07
2Body And SoulGerry Mulligan5:45
3Black NightgownGerry Mulligan4:10