Presenting_the_Gerry_Mulligan_Sextet

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Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet

1955 studio album by Gerry Mulligan

Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet is an album led by American jazz baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan featuring tracks recorded in 1955 and released on the EmArcy label.[1]

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Reception

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Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, calling it "Fun swinging music that is still quite accessible".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated

  1. "Mud Bug" (Jerry Lloyd) - 5:03
  2. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Harry Tobias, Jules LeMare) - 2:40
  3. "Apple Core" - 5:23
  4. "Nights on the Turntable" - 4:33
  5. "Broadway" (Billy Byrd, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) - 6:31
  6. "Everything Happens to Me" (Matt Dennis, Tom Adair) - 5:18
  7. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 5:00
  8. "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 6:37
  • Recorded in New York City on September 21, (tracks 1 & 8), October 22 (tracks 2 & 3) and October 31 (tracks 4-7), 1955

Personnel

References

  1. [1]
    EmArcy Records discography accessed October 2, 2012
  2. [2]
    Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 2, 2012
  3. [3]
    Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
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