Night Lights (Gerry Mulligan album)
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | September 12 and October 3, 1963 Nola Penthouse Studios in NYC | |||
| Genre | Cool jazz, latin jazz | |||
| Length | 33:49 | |||
| Label | Philips PMH 600-108 | |||
| Producer | Hal Mooney | |||
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Night Lights is an album by American jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1963 and first released on the Philips label.[1][2]
Reception
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating: "This is a rather relaxed recording featuring baritonist Gerry Mulligan and some of his top alumni... The emphasis is on ballads and nothing too innovative occurs, but the results are pleasing and laid-back".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated
- "Night Lights" - 4:53
- "Morning of the Carnival" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) - 5:27
- "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard) - 5:34
- "Prelude in E Minor" (Frédéric Chopin) - 4:11
- "Festival Minor" - 6:45
- "Tell Me When" - 4:06
Personnel
- Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone, piano (track 1 only)
- Art Farmer - flugelhorn
- Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
- Jim Hall - guitar
- Bill Crow - bass
- Dave Bailey - drums
References
- ^ Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived April 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine accessed February 22, 2016
- ^ Philips Records Discography accessed February 22, 2016
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Night Lights – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
