name

Gerry Mulligan, Saxophone

dates

b. April 26, 1927; d. January 20, 1996

birth place

New York, NY

description

One of the important baritonists in jazz history, he was one of the key players on the historic Birth Of The Cool recording session, and became a potent composer-arranger as well.

hot disc

The Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Chet Baker

more info

http://sandbox.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/mulligan.html