The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1962 album)

The Gerry Mulligan Quartet is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1962 (with one track from a live recording at the Village Vanguard) which were released on the Verve label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "The interplay between Mulligan and Brookmeyer rekindles the magic of their work together a half dozen years earlier".

Track listing

All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated

"I'm Getting Sentimental Over You" (George Bassman, Ned Washington) - 5:01
"Piano Train" - 6:07
"Lost in the Stars" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson) - 5:33
"I Believe in You" (Frank Loesser) - 4:36
"Love in New Orleans" - 5:43
"I Know, Don't Know How" - 7:50

Recorded at the Village Vanguard on February 25, 1962 (track 6) and Nola Penthouse Studio, NYC on May 14 & 15, 1962 (tracks 1-5)

Personnel

Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone
Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone, piano track 2
Bill Crow - bass
Gus Johnson - drums

References

Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed February 29, 2016
Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 29, 2016
Dugelay, G & Hallqvist, K. Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 29, 2016
^ Dryden, Ken. The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (Verve) – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.

v t e Gerry Mulligan
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release. Some of the titles have been shortened.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953) Paris Concert (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1954) California Concerts (1954) Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955) Mainstream of Jazz (1956) At Storyville (1956) The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport (split album, 1957) Jazz Giants '58 (with Harry Edison, Stan Getz, 1958) Mulligan Meets Monk (with Thelonious Monk, 1957) Blues in Time (with Paul Desmond, 1957) Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz Jazz Concerto Grosso (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1957) The Gerry Mulligan Songbook (1957) Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! (1957–58) What Is There to Say? (1958–59) Meets Johnny Hodges (1959) Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (1959) The Concert Jazz Band (1960) The Concert Jazz Band on Tour (1960) The Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard (1960) Holliday with Mulligan (with Judy Holliday, 1961) Presents a Concert in Jazz (1961) The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1962) Jeru (1962) Two of a Mind (with Paul Desmond, 1962) Spring Is Sprung (1962) Gerry Mulligan '63 (1962) Night Lights (1963) Butterfly with Hiccups (1963–64) If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em! (1965) Feelin' Good (1965) Something Borrowed - Something Blue (1966) Summit (with Astor Piazzolla, 1974) Walk on the Water (1980)
With Chet Baker	Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1 (1952) Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 2 (1953) Gene Norman Presents the Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet (1953) Reunion (1957) Carnegie Hall Concert (1974)
With Dave Brubeck	Live at the Berlin Philharmonie (1970) The Last Set at Newport (1971) We're All Together Again for the First Time (1972)
With others	Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis, 1949–50) 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe (Barry Manilow, 1984) Pelé (Sérgio Mendes & Pelé, 1977) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) The Classic Concert Live (with Mel Tormé & George Shearing, 1982)
Soundtracks	The Sound of Jazz (1957) I Want to Live! (1958) The Subterraneans (1960) The Hot Rock (Quincy Jones, 1971)

v t e Bob Brookmeyer
Albums	Bob Brookmeyer Quartet (1954) Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others (1955) The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer (1954–55) Brookmeyer (1956) Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer (1956) Tonite's Music Today (and Zoot Sims, 1956) Whooeeee (and Zoot Sims, 1956) The Street Swingers (and Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney, 1957) Traditionalism Revisited (1957) Kansas City Revisited (1958) Stretching Out (1958) Portrait of the Artist (1959) The Ivory Hunters (and Bill Evans, 1959) Jazz Is a Kick (1960) The Blues Hot and Cold (1960) 7 x Wilder (1961) Trombone Jazz Samba (1962) Samba Para Dos (and Lalo Schifrin, 1963) Back Again (1978) New Works Celebration (New Art Orchestra, 1997) Island (2002)
Co-led and with Clark Terry	Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Brookmeyer, 1961) Tonight (1964) The Power of Positive Swinging (1965) Gingerbread Men (1966) Tijuana Jazz (Gary McFarland and Clark Terry, 1965)

Bob Brookmeyer

Albums

Bob Brookmeyer Quartet (1954)
Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer and Some Others (1955)
The Dual Role of Bob Brookmeyer (1954–55)
Brookmeyer (1956)
Jimmy Raney featuring Bob Brookmeyer (1956)
Tonite's Music Today (and Zoot Sims, 1956)
Whooeeee (and Zoot Sims, 1956)
The Street Swingers (and Jim Hall, Jimmy Raney, 1957)
Traditionalism Revisited (1957)
Kansas City Revisited (1958)
Stretching Out (1958)
Portrait of the Artist (1959)
The Ivory Hunters (and Bill Evans, 1959)
Jazz Is a Kick (1960)
The Blues Hot and Cold (1960)
7 x Wilder (1961)
Trombone Jazz Samba (1962)
Samba Para Dos (and Lalo Schifrin, 1963)
Back Again (1978)
New Works Celebration (New Art Orchestra, 1997)
Island (2002)

Co-led
and with Clark
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Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments (Brookmeyer, 1961)
Tonight (1964)
The Power of Positive Swinging (1965)
Gingerbread Men (1966)
Tijuana Jazz (Gary McFarland and Clark Terry, 1965)

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