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Gerry Mulligan - The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings Of The Gerry Mulligan Quartet With Chet Baker (1996) 4CD Lossless
Artist:Gerry Mulligan Title Of Album The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings Year Of Release: 1952-57/1996 Label (Catalog#) Pacific Jazz [CDP 7243 8 38263 2 2] Country: USA Genre:Jazz, Cool Jazz Quality: FLAC (tracks+cue,log) Total Time: 04:39:08 Total Size: 1.29Gb(+3%)(covers)
Baritonist Gerry Mulligan's pianoless quartet of 1952-1953 with trumpeter Chet Baker was one of the most popular groups of the period and an influential force on West Coast Jazz. Mulligan's interplay with Baker looked back toward the collective improvisation of Dixieland but utilized up-to-date harmonies. This four-CD set overlaps with a previous (and now out-of-print) five-LP Mosaic box. In addition to all of the Pacific Jazz (as opposed to Fantasy and GNP/Crescendo) recordings of the Mulligan Quartet (including the hit version of "My Funny Valentine"), this box has a few slightly earlier titles that find Mulligan gradually forming the group (even utilizing pianist Jimmie Rowles on two songs), tunes from live sessions in which altoist Lee Konitz made the band a quintet, the 1957 Mulligan-Baker set called Reunion, and an Annie Ross date from the same period (leaving out the numbers that have Art Farmer in Baker's place). Despite both musicians remaining active for over 30 years, Mulligan and Baker only teamed up again on one occasion, for a 1970s Carnegie Hall concert released by CTI. The consistently delightful music on this box (much of which is classic) is highly recommended for all jazz collections.by Scott Yanow
Tracks: -------- Disc: 1 The Original Sessions 1 Get Happy 2 'S Wonderful 3 Godchild 4 Dinah 5 She Didn't Say Yes, She Didn't Say No 6 Bernie's Tune 7 Lullaby Of The Leaves 8 Utter Chaos #1 9 Aren't You Glad You're You 10 Frenesi 11 Nights At The Turntable 12 Freeway 13 Soft Shoe 14 Walkin' Shoes 15 Aren't You Glad You're You 16 Get Happy 17 Poinciana 18 Godchild 19 Makin' Whoopee 20 Cherry 21 Motel 22 Carson City Stage
Disc: 2 The Original Sessions 1 My Old Flame 2 All The Things You Are 3 Love Me Or Leave Me (Alternate Take) 4 Love Me Or Leave Me 5 Swinghouse (10' LP Take) 6 Swinghouse (12: LP Take) 7 Jeru 8 Utter Chaos #2 9 Darn That Dream 10 Darn That Dream (Alternate Take) 11 I May Be Wrong (12' LP Take) 12 I May Be Wrong (10' LP Take) 13 I'm Beginning To See The Light (10' LP Take) 14 I'm Beginning To See The Light (12: LP Take) 15 The Nearness Of You 16 Tea For Two 17 Five Brothers 18 I Can't Get Started 19 Ide's Side 20 Funhouse 21 My Funny Valentine
Disc: 3 The Reunion 1 People Will Say We're In Love 2 Reunion 3 When Your Lover Has Gone 4 Stardust 5 My Heart Belongs To Daddy 6 Jersey Bounce 7 The Surrey With The Fringe On Top 8 Ornithology 9 Travelin' Light 10 Travelin' Light (Alternate Take) 11 The Song Is You 12 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You 13 Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (Alternate Take) 14 I Got Rhythm 15 All The Things You Are 16 Festive Minor
Disc: 4 The Collaborations 1 Too Marvelous For Words 2 Lover Man 3 I'll Remember April 4 These Foolish Things 5 All The Things You Are 6 Bernie's Tune 7 Almost Like Being In Love 8 Sextet 9 Broadway 10 I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me 11 Lady Be Good 12 Lady Be Good (Alternate Take) 13 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 14 This Time The Dream's On Me 15 Let There Be Love 16 How About You? 17 I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans 18 This Is Always (Alternate Version) 19 My Old Flame 20 It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing 21 The Lady's In Love With You 22 I've Grown Accustomed To YOur Face (Alternate... 23 You Turned The Tables On Me ============================== Disc 1 #1-3 : recorded at Phil Turetsky's House, LA, June 10, 1952 #4-5 : recorded at Phil Turetsky's House, LA, July 9, 1952 #6-8 : recorded at Phil Turetsky's House, LA, August 16, 1952 #9-14 : recorded at Gold Star Studios, LA, October 15 and 16, 1952 #15-18 : recorded live at The Haig, LA, probably early January, 1953 #19-22 : recorded at Gold Star Studios, LA, February 24, 1953
Disc 2 #1-8 : recorded at Radio Recorders, LA, April 27, 1953 #9-16 : recorded at Radio Recorders, LA, April 29 and/or 30, 1953 #17-21 : recorded live at The Haig, LA, May 20, 1953
Disc 3 Recorded at an unknown studio, NYC, December 3, 11 and 17, 1957
Disc 4 #1-6 : recorded live at The Haig, LA, probably late January, 1953 #7-9 : recorded at unknown radio, LA, late January, 1953 #10-12 : recorded at Phil Turesky's house, LA, late January, 1953 #13-23 : recorded at an unknown studio, NYC, December 11 and/or 17, 1957
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