EmArcy session · in the studio

September 21, 1955

Gerry Mulligan Sextet

This day's music is on 2 records: Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet, Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity Recordings

In the room

Gerry Mulligan – baritone sax
Jon Eardley – trumpet
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Zoot Sims – tenor sax
Peck Morrison – bass
Dave Bailey – drums

The takes

4 of these 6 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.

What the numbers mean

Mercury numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
12044-1	Bernie's Tune	MG-36056
12045-7	Mud Bug	MG-36056, MG-36087
12046-1	Blues	Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy (J) 195J-35
12047-1	The Lady Is A Tramp	Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy (J) 195J-35
12048-3	Duke Ellington Medley: Moon Mist / In A Sentimental Mood	Meant for MG-36159, which never came out
12049-1	Demanton	Not issued at the time · later on EmArcy (J) 195J-35

6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Gerry Mulligan Sextet – Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet (EmArcy MG-36056)

MG-36056 · 1955Presenting The Gerry Mulligan SextetGerry Mulligan Sextet

Various Artists – Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity Recordings (EmArcy MG-36087)

MG-36087 · 1956Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity RecordingsVarious Artists

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

The whole band 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	MG-36088	The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof	Various Artists	1956	Gerry Mulligan, Jon Eardley, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Peck Morrison, Dave Bailey
	MG-36101	Mainstream Of Jazz	Gerry Mulligan	1956	Gerry Mulligan, Jon Eardley, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Peck Morrison, Dave Bailey

5 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	PJ-8	The Genius Of Gerry Mulligan	Gerry Mulligan Trio	1960	Gerry Mulligan, Jon Eardley, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Dave Bailey

4 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PJ-1201	California Concerts	Gerry Mulligan	1955	Gerry Mulligan, Jon Eardley, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
MGV-8388	The Concert Jazz Band	Gerry Mulligan	1960	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Dave Bailey
PJ-20	Choice	Zoot Sims	1961	Gerry Mulligan, Jon Eardley, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
V-8567	The Essential Gerry Mulligan	The Gerry Mulligan Quartet At Newport	1963	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Dave Bailey

3 of them 9 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PJ-1228	Gerry Mulligan Quartet Recorded In Boston At Storyville	Gerry Mulligan Quartet	1957	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Dave Bailey
MGV-8235	The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet With Bob Brookmeyer At Newport	The Teddy Wilson Trio With Gerry Mulligan At Newport	1957	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Dave Bailey
PJ-1237	The Gerry Mulligan Songbook Vol. 1	Gerry Mulligan And The Sax Section	1958	Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims, Dave Bailey
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims, Dave Bailey
V-8438	Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band On Tour/Guest Soloist: Zoot Sims	Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band	1962	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims, Dave Bailey
V-8543	Samba Para Dos	Lalo Schifrin, Bob Brookmeyer	1963	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Dave Bailey
V-8559	The Oscar Peterson Trio And The Gerry Mulligan Quartet At Newport	The Teddy Wilson Trio With Gerry Mulligan At Newport	1963	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Dave Bailey
LM-82004	Butterfly With Hiccups	Gerry Mulligan	1965	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Dave Bailey

2 of them 37 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PR 7641	Chubby Jackson And His All Star Band · not on the site yet	Chubby Jackson And His All Star Band	1950	Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims
BCP-1033	Happy Minor	Red Mitchell	1955	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
PJ-1210	Paris Concert	Gerry Mulligan Quartet	1956	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer
PRLP 7013	Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1956	Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims
PRLP 7022	The Brothers	Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore	1956	Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims
PRLP 7033	Jon Eardley 7	The Jon Eardley Seven	1956	Jon Eardley, Zoot Sims
BCP-2	Jazz Mainstream	Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell	1957	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
PJ-1233	Traditionalism Revisited	Bob Brookmeyer Quintet	1957	Bob Brookmeyer, Dave Bailey
BLP 1566	Swing and Soul	Lou Donaldson	1957	Peck Morrison, Dave Bailey
MGV-8246	The Gerry Mulligan-Paul Desmond Quartet	The Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond Quartet	1957	Gerry Mulligan, Dave Bailey
BCP-82	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One	Various Artists	1958	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
PJ-1241	Reunion With Chet Baker	Gerry Mulligan Quartet	1958	Gerry Mulligan, Dave Bailey
PJ-1247	Drums On Fire!	Art Blakey, Benny Barth, Chico Hamilton, Chatur Lal	1958	Gerry Mulligan, Jon Eardley
BLP 1593	Blues Walk	Lou Donaldson	1958	Peck Morrison, Dave Bailey
BCP-86	We Cut This Album For Bread	Various Artists	1959	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
BCP-89	We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You	Various Artists	1959	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
PJ-1253	Annie Ross Sings A Song With Mulligan!	Annie Ross With Gerry Mulligan Quartet	1959	Gerry Mulligan, Dave Bailey
CL 1307	What Is There To Say?	Gerry Mulligan Quartet	1959	Gerry Mulligan, Dave Bailey
BCP-6032	Salute To Hamp	Teddy Charles And His Sextet	1959	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
BCP-90	A Handful Of Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1960	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
PJ-1289	Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The Swingers	Various Artists	1960	Gerry Mulligan, Dave Bailey
CL 1426	Swinging Guys And Dolls	The Manhattan Jazz All-Stars	1960	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
V-8415	Gerry Mulligan Presents A Concert In Jazz	Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band	1961	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer
CL 1932	Jeru	Gerry Mulligan	1962	Gerry Mulligan, Dave Bailey
V-8442	All The Sad Young Men	Anita O'Day	1962	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
V-8466	The Gerry Mulligan Quartet	The Gerry Mulligan Quartet	1962	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer
NJLP 8280	Good Old Zoot	Zoot Sims	1963	Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims
V-8515	Gerry Mulligan '63	The Concert Jazz Band	1963	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer
A-53	After The Lights Go Down Low And Much More!!!	Freda Payne	1964	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
V-8579	Winners All! Down Beat Jazz Poll	Various Artists	1964	Gerry Mulligan, Dave Bailey
A-9112	Profiles	Gary McFarland	1966	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
PJ-10102	Paris Concert	Gerry Mulligan	1966	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer
V-8677	Encyclopedia Of Jazz (In The Sixties) Volume One: The Blues	Leonard Feather	1967	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
V-8698	Creole Cookin'	Bobby Hackett	1967	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
V-8743	Leonard Feather Presents The Sound Of Feeling And The Sound Of Oliver Nelson	Leonard Feather's Encyclopedia Of Jazz All Stars	1968	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims