Gerry Mulligan: The best part about playing the piano is that you don’t have to lug around a saxophone

Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk Condensed

Gerry Mulligan (1927–1996), master of the baritone saxophone, was one of the most versatile figures of modern jazz. He wrote his first arrangements and jazz compositions when he was still in his teens, and was part of the cool jazz scene in the 1940s; especially noteworthy were his pianoless groups in which his intricate and carefully balanced composing and arranging brought improvisation to new heights. He occasionally played the piano.

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