Gerry Mulligan
Birthday
1927/04/06
Day of death
1996/01/19 (68 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
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Biography
Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz—Mulligan was also a significant arranger, working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. His pianoless quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of...Read more
Acting
(1958) I Want to Live!
as Jazz Combo Member
(1960) Bells Are Ringing
as Ella's Blind Date
(1960) The Subterraneans
as Joshua Hoskins
(1960) The Rat Race
as Gerry
(2023) Elis & Tom: It Had to be You
as Self (archive footage)
(1947) Follow That Music
as Band Member (uncredited)
Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond & The Dave Brubeck Trio: Live in Berlin
as Baritone Sax
(1960) Jazz on a Summer's Day
as Self
Gerry Mulligan Quartet: In Sweden
as Baritone Saxophone
(2005) Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
as Self (archive footage)
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest