| First Name |
Gerry
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| Last Name |
Mulligan
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| Full Name at Birth |
Gerald Joseph Mulligan
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| Alternative Name |
Jeru
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| Birthday |
6th April, 1927
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| Birthplace |
Queens Village, NY
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| Died |
20th January, 1996
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| Place of Death |
Darien, Connecticut
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| Cause of Death |
Surgical complications (from)
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| Buried |
Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown
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| Build |
Average
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aries
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Roman Catholic
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
West Philadelphia Catholic High School for Boys
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, composer, arranger
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| Occupation |
Jazz Musician
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| Claim to Fame |
Greatest jazz baritonist of all time
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Jazz, Cool Jazz, Third Stream
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| Music Genre |
Jazz, Cool, Piano
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| Year(s) Active |
1946–1996
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| Music Style |
Cool, Post-Bop, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz, Vocal, Bop, Modern Big Band, Mainstream Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Standards, Classical
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| Music Mood |
Sophisticated, Amiable/Good-Natured, Refined/Mannered, Wry, Earnest, Literate, Stylish, Exuberant, Earthy, Confident, Witty, Rousing, Playful, Sentimental, Passionate, Street-Smart, Freewheeling, Complex, Rambunctious, Searching, Elaborate
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| Instrument |
Piano, Arranger, Composer, Leader, Sax (Baritone)
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| Instrument (text) |
Baritone saxophone, Clarinet, Piano
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| Associated Acts |
Gil Evans, Miles Davis, Chet Baker, Lee Konitz, Paul Desmond, Billy Taylor, Ben Webster, Duke Ellington, Stan Getz, Dave Brubeck, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Claude Thornhill, Stan Kenton, Astor Piazzolla, Pino Presti, Tullio De Piscopo, Enrico Intra
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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 the best cool jazz groups. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. Several of his compositions, such as "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers", have become standards.
