Gerry Mulligan Presents a Concert in Jazz

Gerry Mulligan Presents a Concert in Jazz
Gerry Mulligan Presents a Concert in Jazz
Studio album by Gerry Mulligan
Released	1961
Recorded	July 10 & 11, 1961 ; Webster Hall, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	33:10
Label	Verve V/V6 8415
Producer	Jim Davies
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Gerry Mulligan Presents a Concert in Jazz is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1961 which were released on the Verve label.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating: "Gerry Mulligan's third LP to feature his Concert Jazz Band is one of his best efforts, because the concert repertoire recorded during this pair of 1961 studio sessions was written specifically for his group".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated

"All About Rosie" (George Russell) - 9:38
"Weep" (Gary McFarland) - 5:57
"I Know, Don't Know How" - 5:18
"Chuggin'" (McFarland) - 4:42
"Summer's Over" - 4:29
"Israel" (John Carisi) - 3:06

Personnel

Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone, piano - track 4
Don Ferrara, Doc Severinsen, Nick Travis - trumpet
Willie Dennis - trombone
Alan Raph - bass trombone
Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone, arranger
Bob Donovan - alto saxophone, flute
Gene Quill - alto saxophone, clarinet
Jim Reider - tenor saxophone
Gene Allen - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
Bill Crow - bass
Mel Lewis - drums
George Russell (track 1), Gary McFarland (tracks 2 & 4), Johnny Carisi (track 6) - arranger

References

^ Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed February 29, 2016
^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 29, 2016
^ Dugelay, G & Hallqvist, K. Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived April 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine accessed February 29, 2016
^ ^a ^b Dryden, Ken. Presents a Concert in Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

[Verve_discography-1] Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed February 29, 2016

[2] Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 29, 2016

[3] Dugelay, G & Hallqvist, K. Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived April 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine accessed February 29, 2016

[Allmusic-4] Dryden, Ken. Presents a Concert in Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

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Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release. Some of the titles have been shortened.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953) Paris Concert (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1954) California Concerts (1954) Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955) Mainstream of Jazz (1956) At Storyville (1956) The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport (split album, 1957) Jazz Giants '58 (with Harry Edison, Stan Getz, 1958) Mulligan Meets Monk (with Thelonious Monk, 1957) Blues in Time (with Paul Desmond, 1957) Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz Jazz Concerto Grosso (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1957) The Gerry Mulligan Songbook (1957) Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! (1957–58) What Is There to Say? (1958–59) Meets Johnny Hodges (1959) Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (1959) The Concert Jazz Band (1960) The Concert Jazz Band on Tour (1960) The Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard (1960) Holliday with Mulligan (with Judy Holliday, 1961) Presents a Concert in Jazz (1961) The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1962) Jeru (1962) Two of a Mind (with Paul Desmond, 1962) Spring Is Sprung (1962) Gerry Mulligan '63 (1962) Night Lights (1963) Butterfly with Hiccups (1963–64) If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em! (1965) Feelin' Good (1965) Something Borrowed - Something Blue (1966) Summit (with Astor Piazzolla, 1974) Walk on the Water (1980)
With Chet Baker	Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1 (1952) Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 2 (1953) Gene Norman Presents the Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet (1953) Reunion (1957) Carnegie Hall Concert (1974)
With Dave Brubeck	Live at the Berlin Philharmonie (1970) The Last Set at Newport (1971) We're All Together Again for the First Time (1972)
With others	Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis, 1949–50) 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe (Barry Manilow, 1984) Pelé (Sérgio Mendes & Pelé, 1977) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) The Classic Concert Live (with Mel Tormé & George Shearing, 1982)
Soundtracks	The Sound of Jazz (1957) I Want to Live! (1958) The Subterraneans (1960) The Hot Rock (Quincy Jones, 1971)

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