You saxy thing...Saxophones have always been seen as one of the 'in' instruments - maybe it's the shape and playing position, maybe it's the sound, from sleazy to funky, boppy to rootin' tootin' - but whatever...
Selmer 'Mk VI' alto and tenor saxophones, produced over a twenty year period from 1954, have assumed legendary status - with rumours, 'inside knowledge' and strongly-held opinions adding to the myths that...
The Orchestral or French Horn (really a misnomer)is normally just referred to as the Horn. Most modern horns are double instruments pitched in F/Bb. See below. They are actually much longer in their basic...
The last 5 tracks are previously unreleased songs from the original sessions.Personnel: Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Ben Webster (tenor saxophone); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Leroy Vinnegar (bass); Mel Lewis (drums). Recorded November 3 and...
For many people, the 1952-1957 incarnation of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet that featured trumpeter Chet Baker alongside Mulligan's baritone sax is the group that defines not only Mulligan's career, but almost the entirety of West Coast "cool" jazz...
Personnel: Joe Temperley (soprano & baritone saxophones, bass clarinet); Wycliffe Gordon (trombone); Eric Reed (piano); Rodney Whitaker (bass); Herlin Riley (drums).Recorded at Sound On Sound Studios, New York, New York on October 2-3, 1998. Includes...
Personnel: Gerry Mulligan (baritone saxophone); Phil Woods (alto saxophone); Mel Torme (saxophone); Wallace Roney (trumpet); John Clark (French horn); Dave Bargeron (trombone); John "Bill" Barber (tuba); John Lewis (piano); Dean Johnson (bass); Ron...