Gerry Mulligan Professions : Saxophonist Born : April 6, 1927 Died : January 20, 1996 Browse All Authors Top 35 quotes by Gerry Mulligan What I came back to is that jazz is a music to be played and not to be intellectualized on. Gerry Mulligan jazz-music jazz music Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately. Gerry Mulligan mulligans wit melody People talk about innovations and evolutions and that kind of thing; I don't understand about that nonsense. It's like, all instruments are there to use all the time Gerry Mulligan innovation use people It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way. Gerry Mulligan jazz band way Life on the road is murder. It's as though life begins and ends when you have your horn in your mouth. Gerry Mulligan jazz music mouths Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays. Gerry Mulligan play writing song In a way, I started out to be a baritone player. Gerry Mulligan mulligans player way The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine. Gerry Mulligan starting-over symphony play This life of being a transient human being has gotten to a point when it's very hard to bear Gerry Mulligan mulligans hard-life bears You can make a saxophone into an electric organ; you can do everything with it Gerry Mulligan mulligans electric saxophone Eliminating the piano means that I've always worked closer with the bass than most players. Gerry Mulligan piano player mean When we've finished the current tour I'm going to go back to Italy and see if I can do some more writing. Gerry Mulligan individualism currents writing When [Billy] Strayhorn came on the scene, he just blew us away. Gerry Mulligan scene A very talented player and all around excellent musician. I love hearing his records on radio! Gerry Mulligan records musician player The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing Gerry Mulligan orchestra symphony kind New York is still where I live most of the time. Gerry Mulligan mulligans stills new-york The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra Gerry Mulligan saxophone orchestra solo So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone Gerry Mulligan baritones mulligans saved The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing Gerry Mulligan baritones mulligans function I've always wanted a C trumpet on top, to have that same kind of facility without shouting. Gerry Mulligan mulligans trumpets kind Similar Authors Branford Marsalis saxophonist Benny Carter saxophonist Bennie Wallace saxophonist Don Byas saxophonist Dewey Redman saxophonist Dave Koz saxophonist All Authors
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