Blues In Time (180g)


Artist: Gerry Mulligan

Label: Jazz Track

Price: $18.95

Year: 2009
Format: Vinyl - Audiophile

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This CD is a classic example of what the West Coast Cool sound is all about-- beautifully lyrical and deeply cerebral at the same time. Gerry Mulligan does his best work since his sessions with Chet Baker; Paul Desmond proves that he had as much to do with the success of the Dave Brubeck Quartet as did Brubeck himself. Mulligan and Desmond play off one another brilliantly-- Mulligan's adventures in the lower register and his sense of timing seem to be a tailor made counterpart to lyrical players like Desmond (and the aforementioned Baker), giving them free reign to soar in the upper reaches of the melody. With solid work from the rhythm section of bassist Joe Benjamin and long-time Mulligan collaborator, drummer Dave Bailey, this CD really swings in places. (Not that unusual for Mulligan, but Desmond really seems to be letting go here.) Also worth noting: while they are both excellent musicians (Mulligan's range on baritone sax is tremendous; Desmond's melodic creativity on alto is ethereal), neither really goes out of the way to show off his chops the way some more contemporary saxophonists like James Carter and Joshua Redman often seem compelled to do. Mulligan and Desmond are cool enough to pull off the Cool without stretching, and they know it.

Recorded in August 1957. 180-gram audiophile vinyl.

ARTISTS
Gerry Mulligan (baritone sax); Paul Desmond (alto sax); Joe Benjamin (bass); Dave Bailey (drums)

TRACKS

Blues In Time
Body and Soul
Stand Still
Line For Lyons
Wintersong
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Fall Out

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