Artist: Gerry Mulligan
Album: Modern Sounds
Genre: Cool, West Coast Jazz
Label: Capitol Records/EMI Music
Released: 2008
Quality: FLAC (tracks+.cue)
Tracklist:
- Shorty Rogers And His Giants – Modern Sounds
- Popo (3:03)
- Didi (2:26)
- Four Mothers (2:48)
- Over The Rainbow (3:00)
- Apropos (2:39)
- Sam And The Lady (3:07)
Gerry Mulligan And His Ten-Tette – Gerry Mulligan And His Ten-Tette - Westwood Walk (2:34)
- A Ballad (2:53)
- Walkin' Shoes (3:38)
- Rocker (2:28)
- Takin' A Chance On Love (2:52)
- Flash (3:05)
- Simbah (2:58)
- Ontet (3:16)
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- Personnel on tracks 1-6:
- Shorty Rogers - tp
- John Graas - frhn
- Gene Englund - tu
- Art Pepper - as
- Jimmy Giuffre - ts
- Hampton Hawes - p
- Don Bagley - b
- Shelly Manne - d
Personnel on tracks 7-14: - Chet Baker, Pete Candoli - tp
- Bob Enevoldsen - btb
- John Graas - frhn
- Ray Siegel - tu
- Bud Shank - as
- Gerry Mulligan - bars, p; Don Davidson - bars
- Joe Mondragon - b
- Chico Hamilton (7-10), Larry Bunker (11-14) - d
Mention the style “cool jazz” to a music fan and most likely their first thought will be of Chet Baker or Dave Brubeck. All well and good, but there was a cat who came before them who actually laid the groundwork for the style. That was Gerry Mulligan, the baritone saxophonist, arranger, and composer whose original piano-less quartet introduced Baker to the world, and who was also present at the early Miles Davis BIRTH OF THE COOL sessions. Mulligan's baritone playing itself featured a big, burly sound that managed to be dexterous and supple too. On this '50s-era reissue, MODERN SOUNDS, Mulligan leads his larger group Ten-Tette through sharp, witty arrangements and relaxed swing (credit drummer Chico Hamilton), along with concise solos (Baker, Bud Shank) and timeless cool.
Review by Mark Keresman