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Gerry Mulligan

Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz—Mulligan was also a significant arranger, working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. His pianoless quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz groups. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. Several of his compositions, such as "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers", have become standards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerry Mulligan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Apr 6, 1927 In New York City, New York, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
12
First Appeared:
In the movie Gerry Mulligan Quartet: In Sweden
Latest Project:
Movie Elis & Tom: It Had to be You 2023-09-21
Known For
Poster of Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
Poster of Follow That Music
Poster of Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond & The Dave Brubeck Trio: Live in Berlin
Poster of Gerry Mulligan Quartet: In Sweden
Filmography
Movie Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond & The Dave Brubeck Trio: Live in Berlin Baritone Sax 2025
Movie Gerry Mulligan Quartet: In Sweden Baritone Saxophone 2025
Movie Elis & Tom: It Had to be You Self (archive footage) 2023-09-21
Movie Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova Self (archive footage) 2005-01-01
Series The Dick Cavett Show Self - Guest 1968-06-06
Series The Mike Douglas Show Self 1961-12-11
Movie Jazz on a Summer's Day Self 1960-03-28
Movie The Subterraneans Joshua Hoskins 1960-06-23
Movie The Rat Race Gerry 1960-07-10
Movie Bells Are Ringing Ella's bind date 1960-06-23
Movie I Want to Live! Jazz Combo Member 1958-11-18
Movie Follow That Music Band Member (uncredited) 1947-01-31