Paris Concert (Gerry Mulligan album)

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Paris Concert (also released in France as 3e Salon du Jazz, Paris, 1954, À Pleyel) is a live album by saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded at the Salle Pleyel in Paris in 1954 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. In 1966 Pacific Jazz released an album with the same title but with a slightly different track listing and edited versions of previously released tracks.

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Allmusic

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it "Cool jazz at its best, played with plenty of wit and creativity.".

Track listing

All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated

1. "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 3:54
2. "Five Brothers" - 4:40
3. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) - 4:10
4. "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 5:10
5. "Utter Chaos" - 0:43
6. "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 4:23
7. "Walkin' Shoes" - 5:05
8. "Moonlight in Vermont" (Karl Suessdorf, John Blackburn) - 3:11
9. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:36
10. "Utter Chaos" - 0:49

• Recorded at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, France on June 1, 1954 (tracks 6 & 7), June 3, 1954 (tracks 2, 9 & 10) and June 7, 1954 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5 & 8).

1966 Release

1. "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" (Styne, Cahn) - 2:35
2. "Five Brothers" - 3:40
3. "Makin' Whoopee" (Donaldson, Kahn) - 2:36
4. "Laura" (Raskin, Mercer) - 4:05
5. "Love Me or Leave Me" (Donaldson, Kahn) 4:42
6. "Bernie's Tune" (Miller, Leiber, Stoller) - 4:01
7. "Walkin' Shoes" - 4:35
8. "Soft Shoe" - 3:52
9. "Moonlight in Vermont" (Suessdorf, Blackburn) - 3:09
10. "Motel" - 3:35

• Recorded at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, France on June 1, 1954 (tracks 6, 7 & 10), June 3, 1954 (tracks 2, 3 & 8) and June 7, 1954 (tracks 1, 4 5 & 9).

Personnel

• Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone
• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone
• Red Mitchell - bass
• Frank Isola - drums