GERRY MULLIGAN

GERRY MULLIGAN CONCERT BAND
Live At The Village Vanguard
Blueport

This is pretty much my favorite of the Mulligan Concert Band recordings due in large part to this tune, Blueport. The highlight of the recording comes about half way through when Mulligan and Clark Terry exchange fours and Mel Lewis demonstrates why he was always, in my opinion,the greatest of big band drummers, exhibiting taste and being totally in tune with Terry’s and Mulligan’s solos.

Gerry Mulligan
Arranger, Composer, Piano, Primary Artist, Sax (Baritone), Saxophone
Bob Brookmeyer
Arranger, Guest Artist, Trombone (Valve)
Bill Crow
Bass
Gene Quill
Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Mel Lewis
Drums, Guest Artist
Clark Terry
Guest Artist, Trumpet
Bob Donovan
Sax (Alto)
Jimmy Reider
Sax (Tenor)
Willie Dennis
Trombone
Allen Ralph
Trombone
Don Ferrara
Trumpet
Nick Travis
Trumpet