The Gerry Mulligan / Chet Baker Collection 1952-53 - Gerry Mulligan / Chet Baker - Music - ACROBAT - 0824046333928 - June 5, 2020
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Gerry Mulligan / Chet Baker
The Gerry Mulligan / Chet Baker Collection 1952-53

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Gerry Mulligan, who was primarily known as a baritone saxophonist, but was an expert exponent of other saxophones, clarinet and piano as well as being a highly-respected arranger, was one of the giants of post-war modern jazz and was one of the leading lights in the "cool jazz" movement focused on the USA's West Coast. In 1952 he began a legendary collaboration with the young lyrical trumpeter Chet Baker, newly-arrived on the jazz scene after an Army career, with the primary era of their professional relationship ending in 1953 when Mulligan was jailed on narcotics charges. This great-value 46-track 2-CD set comprises most of the recordings they made together during this time as part of Gerry Mulligan's quartet (Baker also featured in Mulligan's Tentette line-up and a quintet that included Lee Konitz), initially comprising informal 'live' recordings at The Haig jazz club in Los Angeles and at the house of recording engineer Phil Turetsky, and later at the Black Hawk club in San Francisco as well as more formal studio environments. After the first session, which involved pianist Jimmy Rowles and bassist Joe Mondragon, Mulligan developed an innovative piano-less line-up, using bass and drums to make up the quartets, with the pairings being Bobby Whitlock (bass) and and Chico Hamilton (drums), and Carson Smith (bass) and Larry Bunker (drums). It offers fascinating insights into the the way Mulligan and Baker developed an intuitive rapport, and an absorbing collection of landmark modern jazz performances.

.. BAKER COLLECTION 1952-53

Media Music     CD   (Compact Disc)
Number of discs 2
Released June 5, 2020
EAN/UPC 0824046333928
Label ACROBAT ADDCD3339
Genre Jazz
Dimensions 130 × 143 × 11 mm   ·   112 g

Track list

  1. 1.   CD  

    1. Haig & Haig (Dinah)
    2. She Didn't Say Yes, She Didn't Say No
    3. Bernie's Tune
    4. Lullaby of the Leaves
    5. Line for Lyons
    6. Carioca
    7. My Funny Valentine
    8. Bark for Barksdale
    9. Nights at the Turntable
    10. Frenesi
    11. Freeway
    12. Soft Shoe
    13. Walkin' Shoes
    14. Aren't You Glad You're You
    15. Get Happy
    16. Poinciana
    17. Godchild
    18. Limelight
    19. The Lady is a Tramp
    20. Turnstile
    21. Moonlight in Vermont
    22. Carson City Stage
    23. Cherry

  2. 2.   CD  

    1. Motel
    2. Makin' Whoopee
    3. My Old Flame
    4. Love Me or Leave Me
    5. Swing House
    6. Jeru
    7. Utter Chaos
    8. Darn That Dream
    9. I May Be Wrong
    10. I'm Beginning to See the Light
    11. The Nearness of You
    12. Tea for Two
    13. Half Nelson
    14. Lady Bird
    15. Speak Low
    16. Varsity Drag
    17. Love Me or Leave Me
    18. Swing House
    19. Five Brothers
    20. I Can't Get Started
    21. Ide's Side
    22. Fun House
    23. My Funny Valentine

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