Gerry Mulligan
- Acting
- April 6, 1927 · New York City, New York, USA
- January 20, 1996
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Elis & Tom: It Had to be You · Self
- Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond & The Dave Brubeck Trio: Live in Berlin · Self
- Gerry Mulligan Quartet: In Sweden · Self
- Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova · Self
- I'm Not Rappaport · Music
- Insalata Mista · Music
- La Menace · Music
- The Dick Cavett Show · Self
- Luv · Music
- Help! My Snowman's Burning Down · Music
- The Mike Douglas Show · Self
- The Rat Race · Gerry
- Bells Are Ringing · Ella's Blind Date
- The Subterraneans · Joshua Hoskins
- Jazz on a Summer's Day · Self
- I Want to Live! · Jazz Combo Member
- Follow That Music · Band Member (uncredited)