Album CD 12 CM LP Bd Jazz Par Cerminaro

Présentation

Une biographie de Gerry Mulligan, écrite par Claude Carrière, illustrée par Cerminaro, accompagnée de 2 compact discs.
À lui seul, le quartette qu’il dirigea en 1952-53, et qui établit également la gloire de Chet Baker, vaudrait que Gerry Mulligan eût une place importante au Panthéon du jazz. Cependant, ce saxophoniste nous donna en mille circonstances d’autres raisons de l’admirer et d’aimer sa production musicale. On se souvient notamment de son quartette avec le tromboniste Bob Brookmeyer, de son sextette avec le ténor Zoot Sims, de son superbe Concert Jazz Band, et de son enthousiasme à susciter ou à vivre des rencontres avec des artistes de tous styles, de Ben Webster à Paul Desmond, d’Astor Piazzola à Billie Holiday. Ce dandy à la silhouette d’éternel étudiant, ardent soliste aussi bien que chef d’orchestre perfectionniste (qui ne s’attirait pas que des amis...) a donné au jazz une oeuvre abondante et multiforme qui impose le respect.
GERRY MULLIGAN.

CD 1 - THE SOLOIST, THE COMBOS

1 BERNIE’S TUNE (Miller)
16 Aug. 1952. THE GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET: Chet Baker (tp); Gerry Mulligan (bar, arr); Bob Whitlock (b); Chico Hamilton (d).

2 MAKIN’ WHOOPEE (Kahn, Donaldson)
24 Feb. 1953. THE GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET: Chet Baker (tp); Gerry Mulligan (bar, arr); Carson Smith (b); Larry Bunker (d).

3 CARSON CITY STAGE (Smith)
24 Feb. 1953. Same as 2.

4 MOTEL (Mulligan)
24 Feb. 1953. Same as 2.

5 SOFT SHOE (Mulligan)
15-16 Oct. 1952. THE GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET: Chet Baker (tp); Gerry Mulligan (bar, arr); Bob Whitlock (b); Chico Hamilton (d).

6 FRENESI (Dominguez)
15-16 Oct. 1952. Same as 5.

7 SWINGHOUSE (Mulligan)
27 April 1953. Same as 2.

8 DARN THAT DREAM (Van Heusen, DeLange)
29-30 April 1953. Same as 2.

9 LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME (Kahn, Donaldson)
27 April 1953. Same as 2.

10 SEXTET (Mulligan)
Late Jan. 1953. LEE KONITZ AND THE GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET: Chet Baker (tp); Lee Konitz (as); Gerry Mulligan (bar, arr); Carson Smith (b); Larry Bunker (d).

11 I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YOU’RE IN LOVE WITH ME (McHugh, Baskill)
Late Jan. 1953. Same as 10.

12 I KNOW, DON’T KNOW HOW (Mulligan)
14 Dec. 1954. THE GERRY MULLIGAN SEXTET: John Eardley (tp); Bob Brookmeyer (vtb); Zoot Sims (ts); Gerry Mulligan (bar, arr); Red Mitchell (b); Larry Bunker (d).

13 POLKA DOTS AND MOONBEAMS (Van Heusen, Burke)
14 Dec. 1954. Same as 12, except Brookmeyer plays piano.

14 THE LADY IS A TRAMP (Rodgers, Hart)
3 June 1954. THE GERRY MULLIGAN QUARTET: Bob Brookmeyer (vtb); Gerry Mulligan (bar, arr); Red Mitchell (b); Frank Isola (d).

15 LAURA (Raksin)
3 June 1954. Same as 14.

16 LULLABY OF THE LEAVES (Petkere, Young)
5 June 1954. Same as 14.

17 LINE FOR LYONS (Mulligan)
7 June 1954. Same as 14.

18 MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT (Suessdorf, Blackburn)
7 June 1954. Same as 14.

19 BARK FOR BARKSDALE (Mulligan)
7 June 1954. Same as 14.

20 UTTER CHAOS (Mulligan)
7 June 1954. Same as 14.




CD 2 - THE COMPOSER AND ARRANGER

1 JERU (Mulligan)
21 Jan. 1949. MILES DAVIS AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Miles Davis (tp); Kai Winding (tb); Junior Collins (frhn); Lee Konitz (as); Gerry Mulligan (bar, arr); Bil Barber (tu); Al Haig (p); Joe Shulman (b); Max Roach (d).

2 GODCHILD (Wallington)
21 Jan. 1949. Same as 1.

3 VENUS DE MILO (Mulligan)
22 April 1949. MILES DAVIS AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Miles Davis (tp); J.J. Johnson (tb); Sandy Siegelstein (frhn); Lee Konitz (as); Gerry Mulligan (p, arr); Bil Barber (tu); John Lewis (p); Nelson Boyd (b); Kenny Clarke (d).

4 WESTWOOD WALK (Mulligan)
29 Jan. 1953. THE GERRY MULLIGAN TENTETTE: Chet Baker, Pete Candoli (tp); Bob Enevoldsen (vtb); John Graas (frhn); Bud Shank (as); Gerry Mulligan (bar, arr); Don Davidson (bar); Ray Siegel (tu); Joe Mondragon (b); Chico Hamilton (d).

5 WALKIN’ SHOES (Mulligan)
29 Jan. 1953. Same as 4.

6 A BALLAD (Mulligan)
29 Jan. 1953. Same as 4.

7 ROCKER (Mulligan)
29 Jan. 1953. Same as 4.

8 TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE (Duke, Latouche, Ferrer)
31 Jan. 1953. Same as 4, except Larry Bunker (d) replaces Chico Hamilton and Gerry Mulligan plays bar and piano.

9 FLASH (Mulligan)
31 Jan. 1953. Same as 8.

10 ONTET (Mulligan)
31 Jan. 1953. Same as 8.

11 SIMBAH (Mulligan)
31 Jan. 1953. Same as 8.

12 DISC JOCKEY JUMP (Mulligan)
22 Jan. 1947. GENE KRUPA AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Ray Triscari, Al Porcino, Ed Badgley, Don Fagerquist (tp); Clay Hervey, Dick Taylor, Emil Mazanec, Jack Zimmerman (tb); Harry Terrill, Charlie Kennedy (as); Buddy Wise, Mitch Melnick (ts); Jack Schwartz (bar); Buddy Neal (p); Bob Lesher (g); Bob Strahl (b); Gene Krupa (d); Gerry Mulligan (comp, arr).
Solos: Kennedy, Taylor, Wise, Fagerquist, Krupa.

13 SOMETIMES I’M HAPPY (Youmans, Caesar)
April 1948. CLAUDE THORNHILL AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Johnny Vohs, Emil Terry, Bob Peck (tp); Allan Langstaff, Johnny Torick (tb); Sandy Siegelstein, Al Antonucci (frhn); Danny Polo, Lee Konitz (cl, as); Mickey Folus, Jerry Sanfino (cl, ts); Gerry Mulligan (bar); Bill Barber (tu); Claude Thornhill (p); Joe Derise (g); Richard “Iggy“ Shevack (b); Billy Exiner (d).
Solos: Konitz, prob. Torick.

14 ELEVATION (Mulligan)
13 April 1949. ELLIOT LAWRENCE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: John Dee, Joe Techner, Jimmy Padget, Bill Danzizen (tp); Vince Forrest, Sy Berger, Chuck Harris (tb); Joe Soldo, Louis Giamo (as); Phil Urso, Bruno Rondinelli (ts); Merle Bredwell (bar); Bob Karsh (p); Tom O’Neil (b); Howie Mann (d); Gerry Mulligan (comp, arr).
Solos: Urso, Berger, O’Neil, Techner.

15 BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA (Arlen, Koehler)
10 Oct. 1949. ELLIOT LAWRENCE AND HIS ORCHESTRA: John Dee, Joe Techner, Jimmy Padget, Bill Danzizen (tp); Frank Hunter, Sy Berger, Gene Hessler (tb); Joe Soldo (as); Gerry Mulligan (as, bar, arr); Phil Urso, Bruno Rondinelli (ts); Merle Bredwell (bar); Elliot Lawrence (p); Tom O’Neil (b); Howie Mann (d); Gerry Mulligan (arr).
Solos: Berger, Lawrence, Techner, Mulligan, Urso.

16 JERU (Mulligan)
28 April 1953. CLAUDE THORNHILL AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Dale Pearce, Dick Sherman, Sonny Rich (tp); Owen Masingill, Billy Ver Plank (tb); Sandy Siegelstein, Al Antonucci (frhn); Gene Quill, Med Flory (as); Ralph Aldridge (cl, ts); Ray Norman, Dave Figg (ts); Dick Zubak (bar); Bill Barber (tu); Claude Thornhill (p); Barry Galbraith (g); Bob Pertersen (b); Winston Welch (d); Al Epstein (cga); Gerry Mulligan (comp, arr).
Solos: Norman, Sherman, Norman, Quill, Aldridge.

17 FIVE BROTHERS (Mulligan)
29 April 1953. Same as 16.
Solos: Quill, Norman.

18 YOUNG BLOOD (Mulligan)
10 Sep. 1952. STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Conte Candoli, Buddy Childers, Maynard Ferguson, Don Dennis, Ruben McFall (tp); Bob Fitzpatrick, Keith Moon, Frank Rosolino, Bill Russo (tb); George Roberts (btb); Lee Konitz, Vinnie Dean (as); Richie Kamuca, Bill Holman (ts); Bob Gioga (bar); Stan Kenton (p); Sal Salvador (g); Don Bagley (b); Stan Levey (d); Gerry Mulligan (comp, arr).
Solos: Candoli, Kamuca, Konitz, Ferguson.

19 SWINGHOUSE (Mulligan)
15 Sep. 1952. Same as 18.
Solos: Rosolino, Konitz, Kamuca, Candoli.

20 LIMELIGHT (Mulligan)
20 July 1955. STAN KENTON AND HIS ORCHESTRA: Al Porcino, Ed Leddy, Sam Noto, Stu Williamson, Bob Clark (tp); Bob Fitzpatrick, Carl Fontana, Gus Chappell, Kent Larsen (tb); Don Kelly (btb); Lennie Niehaus, Charlie Mariano (as); Bill Perkins, Dave Van Kriedt (ts); Don Davidson (bar); Stan Kenton (p); Ralph Blaze (g); Max Bennett (b); Mel Lewis (d); Gerry Mulligan (comp, arr).
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