If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em!

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating "Many jazz musicians were frustrated with the public's focus on rock & roll and pop music in general at the time this recording was made. So Mulligan, like many other jazzmen, decided to take a few of the hits and recast them in a jazz setting. ...of borderline interest to serious fans of Gerry Mulligan, due to the uneven material and a supporting cast that is not up to the level one expects on the baritone saxophonist's records".

Track listing

1. "King of the Road" (Roger Miller) - 2:32
2. "Engine, Engine No. 9" (Miller) - 3:53
3. "Hush, Hush, Sweet Charlotte" (Frank De Vol, Mack David) - 4:02
4. "I Know a Place" (Tony Hatch) - 3:25
5. "Can't Buy Me Love" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:34
6. "A Hard Day's Night" (Lennon, McCartney) - 3:51
7. "If I Fell" (Lennon, McCartney) - 3:12
8. "Downtown" (Hatch) - 2:30
9. "Mr. Tambourine Man" (Bob Dylan) - 3:17
10. "If You Can't Beat 'em, Join 'em" (Gerry Mulligan) - 3:30

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