The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1962 album)

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The Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Studio album / Live album by
Released1962
RecordedFebruary 25 and May 14 & 15, 1962
StudioVillage Vanguard and Nola Penthouse Studio, NYC
GenreJazz
Length34:50
LabelVerve V/V6 8466
ProducerJim Davis
Gerry Mulligan chronology
Gerry Mulligan Presents a Concert in Jazz
(1961)
The Gerry Mulligan Quartet
(1962)
Jeru
(1962)

The Gerry Mulligan Quartet is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1962 (with one track from a live recording at the Village Vanguard) which were released on the Verve label.[1][2][3]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "The interplay between Mulligan and Brookmeyer rekindles the magic of their work together a half dozen years earlier".[4]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated

  1. "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) - 5:01
  2. "Piano Train" - 6:07
  3. "Lost in the Stars" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) - 5:33
  4. "I Believe in You" (Frank Loesser) - 4:36
  5. "Love in New Orleans" - 5:43
  6. "I Know, Don't Know How" - 7:50
  • Recorded at the Village Vanguard on February 25, 1962 (track 6) and Nola Penthouse Studio, NYC on May 14 & 15, 1962 (tracks 1-5)

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed February 29, 2016
  2. ^ Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 29, 2016
  3. ^ Dugelay, G & Hallqvist, K. Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 29, 2016
  4. ^ a b Dryden, Ken. The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Verve) – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.