Gerry Mulligan

Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz—Mulligan was also a significant arranger working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. His piano-less quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz ensembles. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. Several of his compositions, including "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers", have become standards.

Birth and Death Data: Born April 6, 1927 (New York City (most populous city in the United States)), Died January 19, 1996 (Darien (town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1954 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone saxophone

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	102148	4/2/1957	My sweetie went away	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102149	4/2/1957	Am I blue?	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102150	4/3/1957	See here Miss Bromley	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102151	4/3/1957	Poor Dr. Millmoss	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102152	4/3/1957	All too soon	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102153	4/4/1957	Minor matters	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102154	4/4/1957	Latined fractured	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	102155	4/4/1957	Blues from Neither Coast	Manny Albam and the Jazz Greats of our Time	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	L 8058	12/16/1954	Mulliganesque	John Graas	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	L 8059	12/16/1954	6/4 and even	John Graas	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone
Decca	L 8060	12/16/1954	My buddy-1	John Graas	instrumentalist, baritone saxophone

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Mulligan, Gerry," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/332937.

Mulligan, Gerry. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/332937.

"Mulligan, Gerry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.