http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5762&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rssWith his “white sidewalls” crewcut and short-sleeved shirts, Gerry Mulligan was a ‘50s icon. Mulligan's “pianoless” quartet with Chet Baker caused an immediate sensation in 1952 and put West Coast Jazz on the map. Mulligan had already been working on his trademark relaxed, Cool Jazz sound with his arrangements for Claude Thornhill and Miles Davis. Besides his writing skills, Mulligan's mastery of the baritone sax had much to do with his success. In most hands, the deep, throaty instrument can sound like a baby tuba, but Mulligan treated the beast like the kind of tenor sax that Ben Webster played. He employed that fluid style with his equally influential quartets, tentets, and big bands. He died in 1996, still at the height of his powers, after complications from minor knee surgery (he was an avid runner). Undeniably, one of the true giants of jazz. - Nick DedinaCool/West Coast Jazzen720Thu, 7 Jan 2010 15:52:42 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5762&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss With his “white sidewalls” crewcut and short-sleeved shirts, Gerry Mulligan was a ‘50s icon. Mulligan's “pianoless” quartet with Chet Baker caused an immediate sensation in 1952 and put West Coast Jazz on the map. Mulligan had already been working on his trademark relaxed, Cool Jazz sound with his arrangements for Claude Thornhill and Miles Davis. Besides his writing skills, Mulligan's mastery of the baritone sax had much to do with his success. In most hands, the deep, throaty instrument can sound like a baby tuba, but Mulligan treated the beast like the kind of tenor sax that Ben Webster played. He employed that fluid style with his equally influential quartets, tentets, and big bands. He died in 1996, still at the height of his powers, after complications from minor knee surgery (he was an avid runner). Undeniably, one of the true giants of jazz. - Nick Dedina http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1015943&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Tue, 14 Jul 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gerry Mulligan on Rhapsody Online 1015943 tra.1015943 Gerry Mulligan art.5762 0.99 The Original Quartet With Chet Baker alb.182231 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/8/9/389852_170x170.jpg 1998-07-14 00:00:00.0 1998-07-14 00:00:00.0 true She Didn't Say Yes, She Didn't Say No tra.1015943 152000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1015943&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1015943&variant=data&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1015971&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Tue, 14 Jul 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gerry Mulligan on Rhapsody Online 1015971 tra.1015971 Gerry Mulligan art.5762 0.99 The Original Quartet With Chet 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00:00:00.0 1998-07-14 00:00:00.0 true Tea For Two tra.1015959 166000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1015959&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1015959&variant=data&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9943322&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Tue, 4 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Gerry Mulligan on Rhapsody Online 9943322 tra.9943322 Gerry Mulligan art.5762 0.0 Blues In Time alb.9940808 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/0/1/9/1689102_170x170.jpg 2009-06-09 00:00:00.0 2005-10-04 00:00:00.0 true Blues In Time tra.9943322 542000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9943322&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9943322&variant=data&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.607846&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3020225&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3020225&variant=data&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1016331&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Tue, 26 Nov 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gerry Mulligan on Rhapsody Online 1016331 tra.1016331 Gerry Mulligan art.5762 0.99 The Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet & Quartet alb.301127 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/8/8/408848_170x170.jpg 1996-11-26 00:00:00.0 1996-11-26 00:00:00.0 true A Ballad tra.1016331 175000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1016331&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1016331&variant=data&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.607855&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Tue, 26 Nov 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gerry Mulligan on Rhapsody Online 607855 tra.607855 Gerry Mulligan art.5762 0.99 The Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet & Quartet alb.301127 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/8/8/408848_170x170.jpg 1996-11-26 00:00:00.0 1996-11-26 00:00:00.0 true Lady Bird tra.607855 268000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.607855&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.607855&variant=data&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.607853&variant=play&rws=%2Fgerry-mulligan%2Ftop-tracks.rss Cool/West Coast Jazz Tue, 26 Nov 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Gerry Mulligan on Rhapsody Online 607853 tra.607853 Gerry Mulligan art.5762 0.99 The Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet & Quartet alb.301127 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/4/8/8/408848_170x170.jpg 1996-11-26 00:00:00.0 1996-11-26 00:00:00.0 true Speak Low tra.607853 129000 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