Verve session · in the studio
December 18, 1961
Gerry Mulligan And The Concert Jazz Band
- This day's music is on 2 records: Gerry Mulligan '63, The Essential Gerry Mulligan
In the room
Gerry Mulligan – baritone sax, piano, leader- Don Ferrara – trumpet
Doc Severinsen – trumpet
Clark Terry – trumpet- Nick Travis – trumpet
- Bob Brookmeyer – trombone
- Willie Dennis – trombone
- Tony Studd – trombone
- Gene Allen – sax
- Eddie Caine – sax
Gene Quill – sax- Jim Reider – sax
Jim Hall – guitar
Bill Crow – bass
Gus Johnson – drums
The takes
2 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 61VK592 | Big City Blues | V-8515 |
| 61VK593 | Pretty Little Gypsy | V-8515 |
| 61VK594 | Little Rock Getaway | V-8515 |
| 61VK595 | Sweet Young Girl (aka Bridgehampton South) | Not issued at the time · later on Verve tape no longer exists |
| 61VK596-5 | Ballad (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Mosaic MD4-221 |
| 61VK596-7 | Ballad | V-8515, V-8567 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
V-8515 · 1963Gerry Mulligan '63The Concert Jazz Band
V-8567 · 1963The Essential Gerry MulliganThe Gerry Mulligan Quartet At NewportTogether elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
10 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, Doc Severinsen, Nick Travis, Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis, Gene Allen, Gene Quill, Jim Reider, Bill Crow |
8 of them 3 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | A-19 | Jazz Goes To The Movies | Manny Albam And His Orchestra | 1962 | Clark Terry, Nick Travis, Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis, Gene Allen, Gene Quill, Jim Hall, Bill Crow |
 | 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, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis, Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis, Gene Allen, Gene Quill, Jim Reider |
 | V-8494 | Big Band Bossa Nova | Stan Getz | 1962 | Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Nick Travis, Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis, Tony Studd, Eddie Caine, Jim Hall |
7 of them 2 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGV-8388 | The Concert Jazz Band | Gerry Mulligan | 1960 | Gerry Mulligan, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis, Bob Brookmeyer, Gene Allen, Gene Quill, Jim Reider |
 | V-8455 | Gloomy Sunday And Other Bright Moments | The Bob Brookmeyer Orchestra | 1962 | Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Nick Travis, Bob Brookmeyer, Gene Allen, Eddie Caine, Gene Quill |
5 of them 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | V-8443 | The Jazz Version "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" | The Gary McFarland Orchestra | 1962 | Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Bob Brookmeyer, Willie Dennis, Jim Hall |
4 of them 6 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG-36101 | Mainstream Of Jazz | Gerry Mulligan | 1956 | Gerry Mulligan, Don Ferrara, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Crow |
 | LP 1320 | Portrait Of The Artist | Bob Brookmeyer | 1960 | Nick Travis, Bob Brookmeyer, Gene Allen, Gene Quill |
 | A-9 | Into The Hot | The Gil Evans Orchestra | 1962 | Doc Severinsen, Clark Terry, Bob Brookmeyer, Gene Quill |
 | V-8466 | The Gerry Mulligan Quartet | The Gerry Mulligan Quartet | 1962 | Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Bill Crow, Gus Johnson |
 | V-8508 | Full Nelson | Oliver Nelson | 1963 | Clark Terry, Willie Dennis, Tony Studd, Jim Hall |
 | LM-82004 | Butterfly With Hiccups | Gerry Mulligan | 1965 | Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer, Jim Hall, Bill Crow |
