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The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions
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The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions
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by Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Clark Terry, Willie Dennis, and Gene Quill
Sales Rank: 527587
Price:$99.00
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4-CD set that documents the recorded legacy of this remarkable, short-lived ensemble.
Produced for release by Michael Cuscuna, the set contains the Concert Band's 5 Verve albums with 11 unissued performances, all remixed by Ellen Fitton & remastered in 24-bit by Malcolm Addey from the original tapes.
In many ways, Mulligan's Concert Jazz Band rec's from 1960 to 1962 were the culmination of ideas that began forming in the late 1940s when he was writing for big bands, & for the Birth of the Cool sessions led by Miles Davis. He loved the richness of big band instrumentation. But not the heaviness. He liked the fleeter feel of the Davis-led sessions, but the nonet might have been a little confining. And besides, Mulligan couldn't call it his.
As a leader, Mulligan began searching for the ideal environment for his musical ideas. Finally, in 1960, with Bob Brookmeyer, Mulligan began to build out the Concert Jazz Band; 6 brass, 4 reeds, plus Mulligan on baritone sax w/ drums & bass providing the rhythm. It was all he needed to provide the wallop you get when a big band is really cooking, without the loss of spontaneity. For the Concert Jazz Band, Mulligan & Brookmeyer (virtually a co-leader & principal writer) brought together musicians who could make things up on the spot w/in a written-out chart. He employed writers who got it & musicians who could hack it.
The first album Gerry Mulligan - The Concert Jazz Band was begun in May 1960 w/ one set of personnel. Only I'm Gonna Go Fishin' was used on the album, but we've discovered four more pieces by that original lune-up.
That fall, the Concert Jazz Band toured the USA & Europe. Mulligan selected the best from a series of live recordings for the album On Tour. Three more performances, originally selected for the album but eliminated because of time constraints, are included here.
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The Complete Verve Gerry Mulligan Concert Band Sessions
by Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Clark Terry, Willie Dennis, and Gene Quill
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