Pacific Jazz session · in the studio
December 6, 1956
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
- This day's music is on 2 records: Gerry Mulligan Quartet Recorded In Boston At Storyville, The Genius Of Gerry Mulligan
In the room
Gerry Mulligan – baritone sax, piano- Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone, piano
Bill Crow – bass- Dave Bailey – drums
The takes
7 of these 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Bweebida Bwobbida | PJ-1228 |
| ST-1902 | Birth Of The Blues | PJ-1228 |
| – | Baubles, Bangles And Beads | PJ-1228 |
| – | Rustic Hop | PJ-1228 |
| – | Open Country | PJ-1228 |
| – | Storyville Story | PJ-1228 |
| ST-1901 | That Old Feeling | PJ-1228 |
| – | Bike Up The Strand / Utter Chaos | PJ-1228 |
| – | Blues At The Roots | PJ-8 |
| – | Ide's Side | Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz CDP 7 94472 2 |
| – | I Can't Get Started | Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz CDP 7 94472 2 |
| – | Frenesi | Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz CDP 7 94472 2 |
| – | Flash | Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz CDP 7 94472 2 |
| – | Honeysuckle Rose | Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz CDP 7 94472 2 |
| – | Limelight / Utter Chaos | Not issued at the time · later on Pacific Jazz CDP 7 94472 2 |
| – | Utter Chaos | Not issued at the time · later on Playboy PB #1957 |
16 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
PJ-1228 · 1957Gerry Mulligan Quartet Recorded In Boston At StoryvilleGerry Mulligan Quartet
PJ-8 · 1960The Genius Of Gerry MulliganGerry Mulligan TrioTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG-36088 | The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof | Various Artists | 1956 | Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Crow, Dave Bailey |
 | MG-36101 | Mainstream Of Jazz | Gerry Mulligan | 1956 | Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Crow, Dave Bailey |
 | V-8567 | The Essential Gerry Mulligan | The Gerry Mulligan Quartet At Newport | 1963 | Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Crow, Dave Bailey |
 | LM-82004 | Butterfly With Hiccups | Gerry Mulligan | 1965 | Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Crow, Dave Bailey |
