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Released
  
1962

The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1962)
  
Jeru (1962)

Release date
  
1962

Label
  
Compulsion

Length
  
34:50

Artist
  
Gerry Mulligan

Producer
  
Jim Davis

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
February 25 and May 14 & 15, 1962 Village Vanguard and Nola Penthouse Studio, NYC

Similar
  
At the Village Vanguard, What Is There to Say?, Gerry Mulligan Meets Be, Night Lights, Mulligan Meets Monk

The Gerry Mulligan Quartet is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1962 (with one track from a live recording at the Village Vanguard) which were released on the Verve label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "The interplay between Mulligan and Brookmeyer rekindles the magic of their work together a half dozen years earlier".

Track listing

All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated

  1. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) - 5:01
  2. "Piano Train" - 6:07
  3. "Lost in the Stars" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) - 5:33
  4. "I Believe in You" (Frank Loesser) - 4:36
  5. "Love in New Orleans" - 5:43
  6. "I Know, Don't Know How" - 7:50
  • Recorded at the Village Vanguard on February 25, 1962 (track 6) and Nola Penthouse Studio, NYC on May 14 & 15, 1962 (tracks 1-5)

    • Personnel

  • Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone
  • Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone, piano
  • Bill Crow - bass
  • Gus Johnson - drums

    • Songs

    1I'm Getting Sentimental Over You5:09
    2Piano Train6:14
    3Lost in the Stars5:58

    References

    The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1962 album) Wikipedia
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