Mulligan, Gerry

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Biographical Note

1927, Apr. 6 Born, Gerald Joseph Mulligan, Queens, New York 1934 Began studying piano and clarinet 1941 Mulligan family moved to Reading, Pennsylvania Studied saxophone and clarinet with Sammy Correnti who also encouraged him to study arranging 1943 Mulligan family moved to Philadelphia Contacted Johnny Warrington, director of WCAU-CBS radio orchestra, and began working as an arranger Dropped out of high school and began arranging for Tommy Tucker and pianist Elliot Lawrence 1946 Mulligan's arrangements of "How High the Moon" and "Disc Jockey Jump" are recorded with Gene Krupa, marking Mulligan's first appearance on a recording 1947 Arranged for and performed with the orchestras of Woody Herman and Claude Thornhill Began studies with arranger Gil Evans 1949 1950 Created arrangements for and performed on the Birth of the Cool sessions with Miles Davis The album included original Mulligan compositions "Jeru," (a nickname Davis gave to Mulligan), "Venus de Milo," and "Rocker” 1951 Tentet was formed Mulligan Plays Mulligan, his first recording as a leader, was released containing seven of his original compositions 1952 The first recording of the pianoless Gerry Mulligan Quartet was released. The 78rpm recording Lullaby of the Leaves, with "Bernie's Tune," featured Mulligan, Chet Baker (trumpet), Bob Whitlock (bass), and Chico Hamilton (drums) Wrote and arranged "Young Blood" for Stan Kenton's band 1957 Mulligan Meets Monk was recorded with pianist Thelonious Monk, Wilbur Ware (bass), and Shadow Wilson (drums) 1960 Concert Jazz Band was formed Band appeared at Village Vanguard in New York and featured pianoless rhythm section, five reeds (including Mulligan), and six brass 1965 Mulligan, playing baritone saxophone and clarinet, recorded Feelin' Good with a quintet and ten-piece string section 1968 1972 Toured frequently with Dave Brubeck Appeared as soloist on Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra’s recording of Brubeck’s oratorio, The Light in the Wilderness 1971 1972 Recorded and released The Age of Steam 1974 Met future wife Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti Recorded Summit with Astor Piazzolla in Milan 1976 Married Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti 1977 Composed score for the French film La Menace 1978 Re-formed Concert Jazz Band for the Newport Jazz Festival Performed at President Jimmy Carter's festival, "Jazz at the White House" 1980 Recorded Walk on the Water 1981 Walk on the Water won Grammy Award for "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance by a Big Band" 1982 Played solo soprano saxophone in Ravel's Bolero with the New York Philharmonic, at Zubin Mehta's invitation 1983 Little Big Horn released on the GRP recording label 1984 Commissioned composer Harry Freedman to write The Sax Chronicles, a work in which Mulligan's melodies were arranged in the styles of Bach, Brahms, and Mozart Completed Entente for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra, his first composition for symphony orchestra and solo saxophone 1987 Symphonic Dreams, the first recording of Mulligan with a symphony orchestra, was released 1988 Named a "Duke Ellington Fellow" by Yale University 1989 Recorded Lonesome Boulevard 1991 Assembled Gerry Mulligan Tentet for Re-Birth of the Cool 1992 Performed on National Mall in Washington, D.C. in ceremonies celebrating the inauguration of President Bill Clinton 1994 Elected into the Down Beat Hall of Fame 1995 Dragonfly was released Performed at benefit concert with the Tibetan Monks of the Sera Je Monastery in India and Ornella Vanoni at the Teatro Nazionale in Milan, Italy, where he improvised with thirteen monks playing traditional instruments Won Down Beat International Critics and Readers Poll for Baritone Saxophonist of the Year 1996, Jan. 20 Died at his home in Darien, Connecticut 1996, Oct. 19 Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra performed a concert, "Jeru: The Music of Gerry Mulligan," at Lincoln Center 1997 The Gerry Mulligan All-Star Tribute Band, with soloists Bob Brookmeyer, Lee Konitz, and Randy Brecker, gave a concert series at the Blue Note in New York 1999 The Library of Congress Music Division opened an exhibition of materials from the Gerry Mulligan Collection in the James Madison Memorial Building 2004 The Gerry Mulligan Collection, featuring his oral autobiography, was launched as part of the Library of Congress' "Performing Arts Encyclopedia" initiative

From the guide to the Gerry Mulligan Collection, circa 1940-1994, (Music Division Library of Congress)
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