Tracklist

CD 1: The Quartet
CD 2: The Quartet
CD 3: The Tentette and Konitz Sessions
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1A Ballad
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1953-01-29)
baritone saxophone:
Don Davidson (on 1953-01-29) and Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-29)
baritone saxophone and piano and piano:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-29)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1953-01-29)
French horn:
John Graas (on 1953-01-29)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-01-29) and Pete Candoli (on 1953-01-29)
tuba:
Ray Siegel (on 1953-01-29)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1953-01-29)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-01-29)
recording of:
A Ballad (on 1953-01-29)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
The Gerry Mulligan Tentette2:55
2Westwood Walk
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1953-01-29)
baritone saxophone:
Don Davidson (on 1953-01-29) and Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-29)
baritone saxophone and piano and piano:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-29)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1953-01-29)
French horn:
John Graas (on 1953-01-29)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-01-29) and Pete Candoli (on 1953-01-29)
tuba:
Ray Siegel (on 1953-01-29)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1953-01-29)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-01-29)
recording of:
Westwood Walk (on 1953-01-29)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
The Gerry Mulligan Tentette2:36
3Walkin’ Shoes
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1953-01-29)
baritone saxophone:
Don Davidson (on 1953-01-29) and Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-29)
baritone saxophone and piano and piano:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-29)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1953-01-29)
French horn:
John Graas (on 1953-01-29)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-01-29) and Pete Candoli (on 1953-01-29)
tuba:
Ray Siegel (on 1953-01-29)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1953-01-29)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-01-29)
recording of:
Walkin’ Shoes (on 1953-01-29)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
The Gerry Mulligan Tentette3:41
4Rocker
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1953-01-29)
baritone saxophone:
Don Davidson (on 1953-01-29) and Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-29)
baritone saxophone and piano and piano:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-29)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-01-29)
drums (drum set):
Chico Hamilton (on 1953-01-29)
French horn:
John Graas (on 1953-01-29)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-01-29) and Pete Candoli (on 1953-01-29)
tuba:
Ray Siegel (on 1953-01-29)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1953-01-29)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-01-29)
recording of:
Rocker (on 1953-01-29)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
The Gerry Mulligan Tentette2:28
5Takin’ a Chance on Love
producer:
Gene Norman
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1953-01-31)
baritone saxophone:
Don Davidson (on 1953-01-31) and Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-31)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-01-31)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1953-01-31)
French horn:
John Graas (on 1953-01-31)
piano:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-31)
trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1953-01-31) and Ray Siegel (on 1953-01-31)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-01-31) and Pete Candoli (on 1953-01-31)
tuba:
Ray Siegel (on 1953-01-31)
valve trombone and vibraphone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1953-01-31)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-01-31)
instrumental recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love (on 1953-01-31)
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
The Gerry Mulligan Tentette2:52
6Flash
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1953-01-31)
baritone saxophone:
Don Davidson (on 1953-01-31) and Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-31)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-01-31)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1953-01-31)
French horn:
John Graas (on 1953-01-31)
piano:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-31)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-01-31) and Pete Candoli (on 1953-01-31)
tuba:
Ray Siegel (on 1953-01-31)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1953-01-31)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-01-31)
recording of:
Flash (on 1953-01-31)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
The Gerry Mulligan Tentette3:06
7Simbah
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1953-01-31)
baritone saxophone:
Don Davidson (on 1953-01-31) and Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-31)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-01-31)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1953-01-31)
French horn:
John Graas (on 1953-01-31)
piano:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-31)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-01-31) and Pete Candoli (on 1953-01-31)
tuba:
Ray Siegel (on 1953-01-31)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1953-01-31)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-01-31)
recording of:
Simbah (on 1953-01-31)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
The Gerry Mulligan Tentette3:00
8Ontet
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1953-01-31)
baritone saxophone:
Don Davidson (on 1953-01-31) and Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-31)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1953-01-31)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (on 1953-01-31)
French horn:
John Graas (on 1953-01-31)
piano:
Gerry Mulligan (on 1953-01-31)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (on 1953-01-31) and Pete Candoli (on 1953-01-31)
tuba:
Ray Siegel (on 1953-01-31)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1953-01-31)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-01-31)
recording of:
Ontet (on 1953-01-31)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
The Gerry Mulligan Tentette3:18
9Too Marvelous for Words
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-01)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (in 1953-01)
double bass:
Carson Smith (in 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1953-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1953-01)
recorded at:
The Haig in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953-01)
live instrumental recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words (in 1953-01)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Gerry Mulligan Quartet3:40
10Lover Man
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-01)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (in 1953-01)
double bass:
Carson Smith (in 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1953-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1953-01)
recorded at:
The Haig in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953-01)
live instrumental recording of:
Lover Man (in 1953-01)
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (songwriter, "Lover Man") (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet3:04
11I’ll Remember April
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-01)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (in 1953-01)
double bass:
Carson Smith (in 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1953-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1953-01)
recorded at:
The Haig in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953-01)
live instrumental recording of:
I’ll Remember April (in 1953-01)
lyricist:
Patricia Johnston and Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Hub Music Co Inc, Leeds Music, MCA Music Ltd., Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet4:14
12These Foolish Things
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-01)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (in 1953-01)
double bass:
Carson Smith (in 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1953-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1953-01)
recorded at:
The Haig in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953-01)
live instrumental recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (in 1953-01)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
Gerry Mulligan Quartet3:25
13All the Things You Are
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-01)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (in 1953-01)
double bass:
Carson Smith (in 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1953-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1953-01)
recorded at:
The Haig in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953-01)
live instrumental recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (in 1953-01)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet3:57
14Bernie’s Tune
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-01)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (in 1953-01)
double bass:
Carson Smith (in 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1953-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1953-01)
recorded at:
The Haig in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953-01)
live instrumental recording of:
Bernie’s Tune (in 1953-01)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
composer:
Bernie Miller (jazz composer)
publisher:
Atlantic Music Corp. (BMI)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet3:34
15Almost Like Being in Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953-01)
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-01)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (in 1953-01)
double bass:
Carson Smith (in 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1953-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1953-01)
instrumental recording of:
Almost Like Being in Love (from “Brigadoon”) (in 1953-01)
lyricist:
Alan Jay Lerner
composer:
Frederick Loewe
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Co. (London) Ltd., Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label), WC Music Corp., フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
part of:
Brigadoon (complete musical)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet2:59
16Sextet
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953-01)
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-01)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (in 1953-01)
double bass:
Carson Smith (in 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1953-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1953-01)
recording of:
Sextet (in 1953-01)
composer:
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan Quartet3:00
17Broadway
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953-01)
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-01)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (in 1953-01)
double bass:
Carson Smith (in 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1953-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1953-01)
instrumental recording of:
Broadway (in 1953-01)
writer:
Bill Bird (US composer mostly known for co-writing "Broadway" in 1940), Teddy McRae and William Henri Woode
publisher:
Rayven Music
Gerry Mulligan Quartet2:58
18I Can’t Believe That You're in Love With Me
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-01)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (in 1953-01)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1953-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1953-01)
recorded at:
Phil Turetsky’s House in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953-01)
instrumental recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (in 1953-01)
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Gerry Mulligan Quartet3:09
19Lady Be Good (master take)
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-01)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (in 1953-01)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1953-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1953-01)
recorded at:
Phil Turetsky’s House in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953-01)
instrumental recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (in 1953-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet2:31
20Lady Be Good (alternate take)
alto saxophone:
Lee Konitz (jazz saxophonist) (in 1953-01)
baritone saxophone:
Gerry Mulligan (in 1953-01)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1953-01)
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker (in 1953-01)
trumpet:
Chet Baker (American jazz trumpeter and vocalist) (in 1953-01)
recorded at:
Phil Turetsky’s House in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1953-01)
instrumental recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good! (in 1953-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
Gerry Mulligan Quartet1:53