Gerry Mulligan

as a baritone saxophonist. Mulligan’s skills were developed at an early age, when

he was seventeen he wrote for Jonny Warrington’s radio band. Even before

settling on the baritone sax, he played the piano and other various reed

instruments. He also wrote arrangements for influential musicians such as Claude

Thornhill and Stan Kenton (Down Beat 1).

Mulligan became known for his work as an arranger, writer, and soloist on

the Miles Davis Album The Birth of Cool. Some of Mulligan’s Compositions

included on this album are Godchild and Jeru (Klinkowitz 233). His influential

involvement with this album helped to launch his career.

After his success he then moved to Los Angeles where Mulligan, along

with trumpeter Chet Baker, formed the first piano-less quartet (Down Beat1) This

was unheard of at the time, and was definitely a shock to the jazz community

(Williams 29). The event that attributed to this unusual quartet happened at a gig

one night when the piano player, Jimmy Rawles didn’t show up. Due to the fact

that the group was forced to play without him, Mulligan came to the realization

that he could carry the band without the

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