Gerry Mulligan Musical artist

Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though Mulligan is primarily known as one of the leading baritone saxophonists in jazz history – playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz – he was also a notable arranger, working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. Mulligan's pianoless quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the more important cool jazz groups. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Jeru
Birth date	April 06, 1927
Birth place	New York City , Queens , Queens Village Queens , United States
Date of death	January 20, 1996
Place of death	Connecticut , Darien , United States

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Musical artist

Career started	1946
Career ended	1996
associated musical artist	Dave Brubeck Miles Davis Paul Desmond Chet Baker Stan Getz Zoot Sims Stan Kenton Ben Webster Duke Ellington Lee Konitz Bob Brookmeyer Claude Thornhill Gil Evans Billy Taylor
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Jazz Third stream Cool jazz
instrument	Clarinet Piano Baritone saxophone