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Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet

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Released
  
1955

Artist
  
Gerry Mulligan

Label
  
Documents

Length
  
44:18

Release date
  
1955

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 21, and October 22 & 31, 1955 New York City

Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955)
  
Mainstream of Jazz (1956)

Similar
  
Gerry Mulligan albums, Jazz albums

Gerry mulligan sextet 1955 full album


Prresenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet is an album led by American jazz baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan featuring tracks recorded in 1955 and released on the EmArcy label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars calling it "Fun swinging music that is still quite accessible".

Track listing

All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated

  1. "Mud Bug" (Jerry Lloyd) - 5:03
  2. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules LeMare) - 2:40
  3. "Apple Core" - 5:23
  4. "Nights on the Turntable" - 4:33
  5. "Broadway" (Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 6:31
  6. "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 5:18
  7. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:00
  8. "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 6:37
  • Recorded in New York City on September 21, (tracks 1 & 8), Ococber 22 (tracks 2 & 3) and October 31 (tracks 4-7), 1955

    • Personnel

  • Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone
  • Jon Eardley - trumpet
  • Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone, piano
  • Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone
  • Peck Morrison - bass
  • Dave Bailey - drums

    • Songs

    1Mud Bug5:09
    2Sweet and Lovely5:08
    3Apple Core5:28

    References

    Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet Wikipedia
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