Pacific Jazz session · in the studio
November 12, 1954
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Stockton High School, Stockton, CA
- This day's music is on 3 records: California Concerts, The Genius Of Gerry Mulligan, Drums On Fire!
In the room
Gerry Mulligan – baritone sax, piano- Jon Eardley – trumpet
Red Mitchell – bass
Chico Hamilton – drums
The takes
4 of these 10 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
Pacific Jazz numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | Blues Going Up | PJ-1201 |
| – | Little Girl Blue | PJ-1201 |
| – | Piano Blues | PJ-1201 |
| – | Yardbird Suite | PJ-1201 |
| – | Blues For Tiny | PJ-8 |
| – | Soft Shoe | Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz JWC-500 |
| – | Makin' Whoopee | Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46860 2 |
| – | Darn That Dream | Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46860 2 |
| – | Ontet | Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz CDP 7 46860 2 |
| – | Bark For Barksdale | PJ-1247 |
10 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PJ-1201 · 1955California ConcertsGerry Mulligan
PJ-8 · 1960The Genius Of Gerry MulliganGerry Mulligan Trio
PJ-1247 · 1958Drums On Fire!Art Blakey, Benny Barth, Chico Hamilton, Chatur LalTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PJ-20 | Choice | Zoot Sims | 1961 | Gerry Mulligan, Jon Eardley, Red Mitchell, Chico Hamilton |
