Verve session · in the studio

July 25 and 27, 1960

Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band

Plaza Sound Studios, NYC

This day's music is on 2 records: The Concert Jazz Band, The Essential Gerry Mulligan

In the room

Gerry Mulligan – baritone sax
Conte Candoli – trumpet
Don Ferrara – trumpet
Nick Travis – trumpet
Wayne Andre – trombone
Alan Raph – bass trombone
Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
Dick Meldonian – alto sax
Gene Quill – alto sax, clarinet
Zoot Sims – tenor sax
Gene Allen – baritone sax, bass clarinet
Buddy Clark – bass
Mel Lewis – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Norman Granz's labels numbered the tunes they recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
26652	Out Of This World (remake)	MGV-8388
26653 \| 63VK636	Django's Castle (remake)	MGV-8388, V-8567
26654	Bweebida Bwobbida (remake)	MGV-8388
26655	Sweet And Slow (remake)	MGV-8388
26749	You Took Advantage Of Me	MGV-8388
26750 \| 63VK635	My Funny Valentine	MGV-8388, V-8567
26751	Broadway	MGV-8388

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

Where it ended up

Gerry Mulligan – The Concert Jazz Band (Verve MGV-8388)

MGV-8388 · 1960The Concert Jazz BandGerry Mulligan

The Gerry Mulligan Quartet At Newport – The Essential Gerry Mulligan (Verve V-8567)

V-8567 · 1963The Essential Gerry MulliganThe Gerry Mulligan Quartet At Newport

Together elsewhere

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

11 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	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, Conte Candoli, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis, Alan Raph, Bob Brookmeyer, Gene Quill, Zoot Sims, Gene Allen, Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis

8 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8415	Gerry Mulligan Presents A Concert In Jazz	Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band	1961	Gerry Mulligan, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis, Alan Raph, Bob Brookmeyer, Gene Quill, Gene Allen, Mel Lewis

7 of them 1 album

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	V-8455	Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments	The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra	1962	Nick Travis, Wayne Andre, Alan Raph, Bob Brookmeyer, Gene Quill, Gene Allen, Mel Lewis

6 of them 2 albums

	No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
	A-19	Jazz Goes To The Movies	Manny Albam And His Orchestra	1962	Nick Travis, Wayne Andre, Alan Raph, Bob Brookmeyer, Gene Quill, Gene Allen
	V-8515	Gerry Mulligan '63	The Concert Jazz Band	1963	Gerry Mulligan, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis, Bob Brookmeyer, Gene Quill, Gene Allen

4 of them 4 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
MG-36101	Mainstream Of Jazz	Gerry Mulligan	1956	Gerry Mulligan, Don Ferrara, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
LP 1320	Portrait Of The Artist	Bob Brookmeyer	1960	Nick Travis, Bob Brookmeyer, Gene Quill, Gene Allen
PJ-20	Choice	Zoot Sims	1961	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Mel Lewis
A-53	After The Lights Go Down Low And Much More!!!	Freda Payne	1964	Nick Travis, Alan Raph, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims

3 of them 22 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, Don Ferrara, Zoot Sims
MGC-644	Bob Brookmeyer Plays Bob Brookmeyer And Some Others	Bob Brookmeyer Quartet	1955	Bob Brookmeyer, Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
BCP-1033	Happy Minor	Red Mitchell	1955	Conte Candoli, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
PJ-1201	California Concerts	Gerry Mulligan	1955	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
MG-36056	Presenting The Gerry Mulligan Sextet	Gerry Mulligan Sextet	1955	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
PRLP 7013	Conception Featuring Stan Getz, Miles Davis, Zoot Sims, Sonny Rollins, Gerry Mulligan, Lee Konitz	Stan Getz Bop Stars	1956	Gerry Mulligan, Don Ferrara, Zoot Sims
MG-36087	Today Is Bargain Day - A Collection Of All Star High Fidelity Recordings	Various Artists	1956	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
MG-36088	The Greatest Stars Of Jazz Under One Roof	Various Artists	1956	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
BCP-2	Jazz Mainstream	Oscar Pettiford/Red Mitchell	1957	Conte Candoli, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
BCP-82	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume One	Various Artists	1958	Conte Candoli, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
BCP-86	We Cut This Album For Bread	Various Artists	1959	Conte Candoli, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
BCP-89	We've Built A Jazz Album ...For You	Various Artists	1959	Conte Candoli, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
BCP-92	No Sour Grapes ...Just Pure Jazz	Various Artists	1959	Conte Candoli, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
PJ-8	The Genius Of Gerry Mulligan	Gerry Mulligan Trio	1960	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
BCP-90	A Handful Of Cool Jazz	Various Artists	1960	Conte Candoli, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
BCP-91	A Lot Of Yarn But A Well Knitted Jazz Album	Various Artists	1960	Conte Candoli, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
LP 1328	Woody Herman's Big New Herd At The Monterey Jazz Festival	Woody Herman's Big New Herd	1960	Conte Candoli, Zoot Sims, Mel Lewis
MGV-8367	Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges	Gerry Mulligan - Johnny Hodges Quintet	1960	Gerry Mulligan, Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
MGV-8385	The Blues-Hot And Cold	The Bob Brookmeyer Quartet	1960	Bob Brookmeyer, Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
A-22	Cabin In The Sky	Curtis Fuller	1962	Wayne Andre, Alan Raph, Bob Brookmeyer
NJLP 8280	Good Old Zoot	Zoot Sims	1963	Gerry Mulligan, Don Ferrara, Zoot Sims
CL 2269	The Reporter	Kenyon Hopkins And His Orchestra	1964	Nick Travis, Wayne Andre, Zoot Sims

2 of them 71 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
PRLP 120	The New Sounds	Gerry Mulligan And Allen Eager	1952	Gerry Mulligan, Nick Travis
PRLP 141	Gerry Mulligan All Stars	Gerry Mulligan New Stars	1953	Gerry Mulligan, Nick Travis
PR 7817	Lars Gullin And His American All Stars · not on the site yet	Lars Gullin And His American All Stars	1953	Conte Candoli, Zoot Sims
PJLP-20	Bud Shank And Bob Brookmeyer	Bud Shank - Bob Brookmeyer Quintet With String Quintet	1955	Bob Brookmeyer, Buddy Clark
PRLP 214	The Dual Role Of Bob Brookmeyer Featuring Jimmy Raney	Bob Brookmeyer Quartet Featuring Jimmy Raney	1955	Bob Brookmeyer, Mel Lewis
BCP-1017	Stan Levey Plays The Composition Of Bill Holman, Bob Cooper And Jimmy Giuffre	Conte Candoli - Stan Levey Sextet	1955	Conte Candoli, Zoot Sims
PRLP 7006	Mulligan Plays Mulligan	Gerry Mulligan New Stars	1955	Gerry Mulligan, Nick Travis
BCP-48	Max Bennett	Max Bennett Septet	1956	Nick Travis, Mel Lewis
PJ-1210	Paris Concert	Gerry Mulligan Quartet	1956	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer
PJ-1213	Strings And Trombones	Bud Shank, Bob Brookmeyer	1956	Bob Brookmeyer, Buddy Clark
LP 1228	Chris Connor	Chris Connor With Ralph Burns' Orchestra	1956	Nick Travis, Zoot Sims
LP 3-219	Elliot Lawrence Plays Tiny Kahn And Johnny Mandel Arrangements	Elliot Lawrence And His Orchestra	1956	Nick Travis, Zoot Sims
PRLP 7022	The Brothers	Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Allen Eager, Brew Moore	1956	Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims
PRLP 7066	The Dual Role Of Bob Brookmeyer With Teddy Charles And Jimmy Raney	Teddy Charles New Direction Quartet Featuring Bob Brookmeyer	1956	Bob Brookmeyer, Mel Lewis
MG-36103	Swingin' With Terry Gibbs	Terry Gibbs And His Orchestra	1956	Nick Travis, Bob Brookmeyer
BCP-9	West Coasting With Conte Candoli/Stan Levey	Conte Candoli - Stan Levey Quartet	1957	Conte Candoli, Zoot Sims
RLP 12-228	Zoot!	The Zoot Sims Quintet	1957	Nick Travis, Zoot Sims
RLP 12-243	Blues For Tomorrow	Various Artists	1957	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
RLP 12-244	Jazz For Lovers	Various Artists	1957	Nick Travis, Zoot Sims
RLP 12-245	Great Ideas Of Western Mann	Herbie Mann's Californians	1957	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
PJ-1228	Gerry Mulligan Quartet Recorded In Boston At Storyville	Gerry Mulligan Quartet	1957	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer
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
MGV-8247	The Magic Flute Of Herbie Mann	Herbie Mann Quintet With Strings	1957	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
V-8784	Herbie Mann Quartet · not on the site yet	Herbie Mann Quartet	1957	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
MG-36117	Coup De Graas	John Graas	1957	Conte Candoli, Buddy Clark
BCP-83	Just For Variety - Bethlehem's Best Volume Two	Various Artists	1958	Conte Candoli, Zoot Sims
RLP 12-272	8 Ways To Jazz: Cole Porter	Various Artists	1958	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
PJ-1237	The Gerry Mulligan Songbook Vol. 1	Gerry Mulligan And The Sax Section	1958	Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims
CL 1247	Benny In Brussels Volume 1	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra	1958	Zoot Sims, Gene Allen
CL 1248	Benny In Brussels Volume 2	Benny Goodman And His Orchestra Featuring Jimmy Rushing	1958	Zoot Sims, Gene Allen
C3544	Coop!	The Music Of Bob Cooper	1958	Conte Candoli, Mel Lewis
BCP-85	Nothing Cheesy About This Jazz - Do You Dig It?	Various Artists	1959	Conte Candoli, Zoot Sims
BCP-87	Double Barrel Jazz - No Blanks Here	Various Artists	1959	Conte Candoli, Zoot Sims
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims
PJ-1261	More Drums On Fire!	Sonny Payne, Mel Lewis, Benny Barth, Armando Peraza, Ray Mosca	1959	Zoot Sims, Mel Lewis
PJ-1263	Swingin' Standards	Buddy Bregman And His Dance Band!	1959	Conte Candoli, Mel Lewis
PJ-1276	Gypsy	Annie Ross	1959	Conte Candoli, Mel Lewis
PJ-1285	A Gasser!	Annie Ross	1959	Zoot Sims, Mel Lewis
BCP-6032	Salute To Hamp	Teddy Charles And His Sextet	1959	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
PJ-3	Jazz Immortal	Clifford Brown	1960	Zoot Sims, Mel Lewis
PJ-1289	Swingin' Like Sixty Vol. 1: The Singers/The Swingers	Various Artists	1960	Zoot Sims, Mel Lewis
CL 1426	Swinging Guys And Dolls	The Manhattan Jazz All-Stars	1960	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
CL 1509	All Over The Place	The Hi-Lo's	1960	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
BCP-6035	Fifteen Star Saxophones	Various Artists	1960	Conte Candoli, Zoot Sims
BCP-6036	Trombone Bandstand	Various Artists	1960	Nick Travis, Mel Lewis
MGV-8343	Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster	Gerry Mulligan - Ben Webster Quintet	1960	Gerry Mulligan, Mel Lewis
RLP 377	African Waltz	Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra	1961	Nick Travis, Bob Brookmeyer
V-8413	7 x Wilder	The Bob Brookmeyer 4	1961	Bob Brookmeyer, Mel Lewis
A-9	Into The Hot	The Gil Evans Orchestra	1962	Bob Brookmeyer, Gene Quill
RLP 416	Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits	Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson	1962	Nick Travis, Bob Brookmeyer
LP 1383	Richard Rodgers' No Strings: An After-Theatre Version	LaVern Baker, Chris Connor, Herbie Mann, Bobby Short	1962	Nick Travis, Gene Quill
V-8442	All The Sad Young Men	Anita O'Day	1962	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
V-8443	The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying"	The Gary McFarland Orchestra	1962	Bob Brookmeyer, Mel Lewis
V-8466	The Gerry Mulligan Quartet	The Gerry Mulligan Quartet	1962	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Gerry Mulligan, Zoot Sims
V-8527	Sound Of Mann	Herbie Mann	1963	Buddy Clark, Mel Lewis
V-8543	Samba Para Dos	Lalo Schifrin, Bob Brookmeyer	1963	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
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
A-100	The Definitive Jazz Scene Volume 2	Various Artists	1964	Nick Travis, Alan Raph
CL 2164	Big Band And Quartet In Concert	Thelonious Monk	1964	Nick Travis, Gene Allen
CL 2416	Misterioso (Recorded On Tour)	Monk	1965	Nick Travis, Gene Allen
LM-82004	Butterfly With Hiccups	Gerry Mulligan	1965	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer
A-9104	Tijuana Jazz	Gary McFarland & Co./Clark Terry	1966	Bob Brookmeyer, Mel Lewis
A-9112	Profiles	Gary McFarland	1966	Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims
PJ-10102	Paris Concert	Gerry Mulligan	1966	Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer
LM-82029	With Respect To Nat	Oscar Peterson	1966	Wayne Andre, Mel Lewis
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-8730	Hip Vibrations	Cal Tjader	1968	Alan Raph, Mel Lewis
V-8731	Jazzhattan Suite	Jazz Interactions Orchestra	1968	Wayne Andre, 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