In 1977, a long-lost Gerry Mulligan big-band session from 1957 was released for the first time.
The four selections featured the baritonist's arrangements for a 15-piece group that included such notables as altoist Lee Konitz, Zoot Sims, and Charlie Rouse on tenors, and valve trombonist Bob Brookmeyer.
To fill out the LP, two of Mulligan's vintage arrangements for the Gene Krupa Orchestra ("How High the Moon" and the hit "Disc Jockey Jump") from 1946-1947, and a pair of charts for Elliot Lawrence's big band ("Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" and "Elevation") were reissued.
On those titles, Mulligan only plays one solo; he is not even on the Krupa recordings, since he was much better-known as an arranger than as a player at the time.
In 1998, all of the music from the album (which was titled The Arranger) was reissued on this CD, along with two alternates from the 1957 set and a newly discovered alternate take of "Disc Jockey Jump." The music overall (even the early titles) definitely has the good humor and swinging flavor of usually found in Mulligan's music, and even if it is not quite as essential as his most significant work, this CD is easily recommended to the baritonist's fans.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | All the Things You AreOscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern | Gerry Mulligan | Play | 05:42 | 13 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | MulleniumGerry Mulligan | Gerry Mulligan | Play | 07:32 | 17 MB | 48 MB |
| 3 | ElevationElliot Lawrence, Gerry Mulligan | Gerry Mulligan | Play | 02:36 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 4 | Between the Devil and the Deep Blue SeaHarold Arlen, Ted Koehler | Gerry Mulligan | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 5 | Thruway (Take 6) | Gerry Mulligan | Play | 08:27 | 19 MB | 53 MB |
| 6 | Motel (Take 5 ) | Gerry Mulligan | Play | 06:23 | 14 MB | 43 MB |
| 7 | Thruway (Take 7) | Gerry Mulligan | Play | 08:52 | 20 MB | 57 MB |
| 8 | Motel (Take 4) | Gerry Mulligan | Play | 06:19 | 14 MB | 43 MB |
| 9 | Disc Jocky Jump | Gerry Mulligan | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 15 MB |
| 10 | How Hiegh The Moon | Gerry Mulligan | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 17 MB |
| 11 | Disc Jocky Jump (Alternate Take 1) | Gerry Mulligan | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 58 mins | 134 MB | |||||
| 58 mins | 355 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gene Allen | Sax (Baritone) |
| 2 | Tony Anelli | Trumpet |
| 3 | Harold Arlen | Composer |
| 4 | Ed Badgley | Trumpet |
| 5 | Dave Bailey | Drums |
| 6 | Joe Benjamin | Bass |
| 7 | Sy Berger | Trombone |
| 8 | Bob Brookmeyer | Trombone (Valve) |
| 9 | Harold Chapman | Engineer |
| 10 | Warren Covington | Trombone |
| 11 | Michael Cuscuna | Compilation Producer, Liner Notes |
| 12 | Jim Dahl | Trombone |
| 13 | John Dee | Trumpet |
| 14 | Don Fagerquist | Trumpet |
| 15 | Don Ferrara | Trumpet |
| 16 | Vince Forrest | Trombone |
| 17 | Howard Fritzson | Art Direction |
| 18 | Louis Giamo | Sax (Alto) |
| 19 | Nancy Hamilton | Composer |
| 20 | Oscar Hammerstein II | Composer |
| 21 | Chuck Harris | Trombone |
| 22 | Gene Hessler | Trombone |
| 23 | Don Hunstein | Photography |
| 24 | Frank Hunter | Trombone |
| 25 | Charlie Kennedy | Sax (Alto) |
| 26 | Jerome Kern | Composer |
| 27 | Bill Kirchner | Arranger, Liner Notes |
| 28 | Ted Koehler | Composer |
| 29 | Lee Konitz | Sax (Alto) |
| 30 | Gene Krupa | Drums, Leader |
| 31 | Gene Krupa & His Orchestra | Orchestra |
| 32 | Elliot Lawrence | Composer, Leader, Orchestra, Piano |
| 33 | Bob Lesher | Guitar |
| 34 | Morgan Lewis | Composer |
| 35 | Jerry Lloyd | Trumpet |
| 36 | Randall Martin | Design |
| 37 | Hal McKusick | Sax (Alto) |
| 38 | Gerry Mulligan | Arranger, Composer, Orchestra, Piano, Primary Artist, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone) |
| 39 | Teddy Napoleon | Piano |
| 40 | Buddy Neil | Piano |
| 41 | Al Porcino | Trumpet |
| 42 | Frank Rehak | Trombone |
| 43 | Ken Robertson | Disc Transfers |
| 44 | Red Rodney | Trumpet |
| 45 | Seth Rothstein | Project Director |
| 46 | Charlie Rouse | Sax (Tenor) |
| 47 | Jack Schwartz | Sax (Baritone) |
| 48 | Ben Seaman | Trombone |
| 49 | Zoot Sims | Sax (Tenor) |
| 50 | Joe Soldo | Sax (Alto) |
| 51 | Bob Strahl | Bass |
| 52 | Phil Sunkel | Trumpet |
| 53 | Dick Taylor | Trombone |
| 54 | Joe Techner | Trumpet |
| 55 | Harry Terrill | Sax (Alto) |
| 56 | Mike Triscari | Guitar |
| 57 | Ray Triscari | Trumpet |
| 58 | Phil Urso | Sax (Tenor) |
| 59 | Charlie Ventura | Sax (Tenor) |
| 60 | Mark Wilder | Digital Mastering, Tape Transfer |
| 61 | Buddy Wise | Sax (Tenor) |
| 62 | Jack Zimmerman | Trombone |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |