Gerry Mulligan - Mosaic Select 21 3cd (1957) (eac-flac-cover)

Gerry Mulligan - Mosaic Select 21 3cd (1957)

jazz | 3cd | eac-flac-cue-log-cover | 1400MB

Mosaic Limited Edition | rar +5% recovery

AMG:
Gerry Mulligan was certainly busy in December 1957. During a two-week period, the baritonist recorded a reunion album with trumpeter Chet Baker, documented a set of his songs with an octet that featured five top saxophonists, recorded a very obscure set with a sextet that included four strings, and cut most of an album in which his quartet teamed up with singer Annie Ross. This limited-edition three-CD set contains all of the music plus alternate takes and the last part of the Ross album, which was recorded nine months later with trumpeter Art Farmer in Baker's spot. The reunion with Baker, one of only two times when Mulligan and the trumpeter got back together (the other was a 1970s concert), has some of the old magic of the famous 1951-1952 pianoless quartet. Surprisingly, Baker sounds reluctant to play behind Mulligan's solos, but the baritonist happily harmonizes behind the trumpeter. The saxophone date features Mulligan's songs arranged by Bill Holman and featuring Allen Eager (in his last high-quality date), Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, and Lee Konitz in excellent form. It is surprising that the Mulligan with strings set did not come out for decades, for the nine songs (which have Mulligan joined by violin, cello, guitar, bass, and drums) are given spirited and swinging treatments. Annie Ross Sings a Song of Mulligan was one of the singer's finest albums away from Lambert, Hendricks & Ross and she mixes in perfectly with the two versions of Mulligan's quartet. Collectors who do not already own most of this music are well advised to acquire this perfectly conceived reissue, a month in the life of the great Gerry Mulligan.

Tracks:
CD1 - Reunion; When Your Lover Has Gone; Star Dust; My Heart Belongs To Daddy; Jersey Bounce; Surrey With The Fringe On Top; Ornithology; Trav'lin' Light; People Will Say Were In Love; Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You; The Song Is You; Festive Minor; I Got Rhythm; Trav'lin' Light (alternate take); Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You (alternate take); All The Things You Are.

CD2 - Four And One Moore; Crazy Day; Turnstile; Sextet; Disc Jockey Jump (full version); Venus De Milo; Revelation; Crazy Day (mono take); Turnstile (mono take); May- Reh; The Preacher; Good Bait; Bags' Groove.

CD3 - Lullaby In Rhythm; Body And Soul; Out Of Nowhere; I'll Remember April; I Can't Get Started; I Feel Pretty; How About You?; I've Grown Accustomed To His Face; This Time The Dream's On Me; Let There Be Love; All Of You; Give Me The Simple Life; This Is Always; Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea; It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing (unedited version); The Lady's In Love With You; My Old Flame; I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans; You Turned The Tables On Me; This Is Always (first version); I've Grown Accustomed To His Face (first version).

Personnel:
Chet Baker, Art Farmer: trumpet; Lee Konitz: alto saxophone; Allan Eager, alto and tenor saxophone; Zoot Sims, alto and tenor saxophone; Al Cohn, tenor and baritone saxophone; Gerry Mulligan, baritone saxophone; Freddie Green, Paul Palmieri, guitar; Dick Wetmore, violin; Calo Scott, cello; Henry Grimes, Vinnie Burke, Bill Crow, bass; Dave Bailey, drums; Annie Ross, vocal; Bill Holman, arranger.

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