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Product Identifiers

ProducerDick Bock^Michael Cuscuna

Record LabelBlun, Blue Note Records

UPC0077779548125

eBay Product ID (ePID)16070890009

Product Key Features

Release Year1991

FormatCD

GenreSoul-Jazz & Boogaloo

ArtistGerry Mulligan

Release TitleBest of

Dimensions

Item Height0.40 in

Item Weight0.20 lb

Item Length5.60 in

Item Width4.90 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Number of Tracks15

TracksFestive Minor, Nights at the Turntable, Freeway, Soft Shoe, Walking Shoes, Makin' Whoopee, Carson City Stage, My Old Flame, Love Me or Leave Me, Swinghouse, Jeru, Darn That Dream, I'm Beginning to See the Light, My Funny Valentine [Live], Festive Minor

NotesThe impact of Gerry Mulligan's piano-less quartet on the jazz world in 1953 was instant and far-reaching. No-one had ever heard anything like it before. Baritone saxophone, trumpet, bass and drums seemed such an unlikely combination, yet the effect was enchanting-light, supple, tuneful, witty. Chet Baker, hitherto unrecorded and totally unknown, became a star overnight, hailed as the new Bix Beiderbecke on account of his clear tone and lyrical turn of phrase. The quartet's music was that rare kind of jazz which appeals to everyone, all kinds of jazz fans and a broad section of the general public as well. This attractive compilation brings together a mixture of singles and album tracks recorded by Mulligan and Baker during their 'golden year' between August '52 and May '53, adding an intriguing 'Festive Minor' from their '57 reunion. With the exception of a glorious live version of torch song 'My Funny Valentine', which clocks in at over 5 minutes, most of the material here is of single duration, around or under the 3 minute mark. The combination of Baker's silvery trumpet tones against Mulligan's rich register baritone, is a winning one, especially on 'Love me or Leave me' and 'Soft Shoe'