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Gerry Mulligan
Title: Gerry Mulligan
Category: Literature / Novels
Details: Words: 1045 | Pages: 4.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Gerry Mulligan
Gerry Mulligan was known for his outstanding writing skills along with his talent
as a baritone saxophonist. Mulligan’s skills were developed at an early age, when
he was seventeen he wrote for Jonny Warrington’s radio band. Even before
settling on the baritone sax, he played the piano and other various reed
instruments. He also wrote arrangements for influential musicians such as Claude
Thornhill and Stan Kenton (Down Beat 1).
Mulligan became known for his …showed first 75 words of 1045 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1045 total…instruments don’t get loud or screeching like they did in earlier forms of
jazz. The drums also played in a softer tone by use of brushes rather than sticks.
This created a swishing like sound that helped to create the over all less intense
feel to cool jazz. It was because of this less intense feel to cool jazz that its
popularity grew so rapidly. Today is still listened to by people world wide.
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