Mulligan, Gerry- The Concert Jazz Band (180 Gram Vinyl)

· LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC LPS.

· 180 GRAM VINYL-AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

· NEW COVERS BY LEGENDARY JAZZ PHOTOGRAPHERS

· INCLUDES 2 BONUS TRACKS

Instrumentation was always important to Gerry Mulligan (1927-1996), who was one of the first to exclude the piano from the jazz rhythm section (although he played it sometimes). Mulligan continually experimented with new formats for his music, which was perhaps best exemplified by his work with his Concert Jazz Band.

PERSONNEL:

• GERRY MULLIGAN, baritone sax & conductor, plus:

• DON FERRARA, CONTE CANDOLI, NICK TRAVIS, trumpet
• BOB BROOKMEYER, valve trombone
• WAYNE ANDRE, trombone
• ALAN RAPH, bass trombone
• ZOOT SIMS, tenor sax
• GENE QUILL, clarinet & alto sax
• DICK MELDONIAN, alto sax
• GENE ALLEN, baritone sax & bass clarinet
• BUDDY CLARK, bass
• MEL LEWIS, drums, vocals & piano

• On B4: DANNY STILES & PHIL SUNKEL (tp) replace Candoli & Travis;
• JIM REIDER (ts) replaces Sims; BILL TAKAS (b) & DAVE BAILEY (d) replace Clark & Lewis.

New York, May 21 (B4), July 25 & 27 (A1-A4 & B1-B3), 1960.

SIDE A:

• 1. SWEET AND SLOW
• 2. BWEEBIDA BOBBIDA
• 3. MANOIR DE MES RÊVES (DJANGO’S CASTLE)
• 4. YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME
• 5. SWEET AND SLOW [fi rst version] (*)

SIDE B:

• 1. OUT OF THIS WORLD
• 2. MY FUNNY VALENTINE
• 3. BROADWAY
• 4. I’M GONNA GO FISHIN’
• 5. OUT OF THIS WORLD [first version] (*)