Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker - 1996 - Complete Pacific Jazz R

Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker - 1996 - Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings 1952-1957

Baritonist Gerry Mulligan's pianoless quartet of 1952-1953 with trumpeter Chet Baker was one of the most popular groups of the period and an influential force on West Coast Jazz. Mulligan's interplay with Baker looked back toward the collective improvisation of Dixieland but utilized up-to-date harmonies. This four-CD set overlaps with a previous (and now out-of-print) five-LP Mosaic box. In addition to all of the Pacific Jazz (as opposed to Fantasy and GNP/Crescendo) recordings of the Mulligan Quartet (including the hit version of "My Funny Valentine"), this box has a few slightly earlier titles that find Mulligan gradually forming the group (even utilizing pianist Jimmie Rowles on two songs), tunes from live sessions in which altoist Lee Konitz made the band a quintet, the 1957 Mulligan-Baker set called Reunion, and an Annie Ross date from the same period (leaving out the numbers that have Art Farmer in Baker's place). Despite both musicians remaining active for over 30 years, Mulligan and Baker only teamed up again on one occasion, for a 1970s Carnegie Hall concert released by CTI. The consistently delightful music on this box (much of which is classic) is highly recommended for all jazz collections. (AllMusic)

CD 1
01 - Get Happy.flac
02 - 'S Wonderful.flac
03 - Godchild.flac
04 - Dinah.flac
05 - She didn't say yes, She didn't say no.flac
06 - Bernie's Tune.flac
07 - Lullaby of the Leaves.flac
08 - Utter Chaos #1.flac
09 - Aren't You Glad You're You.flac
10 - Frenesi.flac
11 - Nights At The Turntable.flac
12 - Freeway.flac
13 - Soft Shoe.flac
14 - Walkin' Shoes.flac
15 - Aren't You Glad You're You.flac
16 - Get Happy.flac
17 - Poinciana.flac
18 - Godchild.flac
19 - Makin' Whoopee.flac
20 - Cherry.flac
21 - Motel.flac
22 - Carson City Stage.flac
CD 2
01 - My Old Flame.flac
02 - All The Things You Are.flac
03 - Love Me or Leave Me-alt tk.flac
04 - Love Me or Leave Me.flac
05 - Swinghouse-10' LP tk.flac
06 - Swinghouse-12' LP tk.flac
07 - Jeru.flac
08 - Utter Chaos #2.flac
09 - Darn The Dream.flac
10 - Darn The Dream-alt tk.flac
11 - I May Be Wrong-12' LP tk.flac
12 - I May Be Wrong-10' LP tk.flac
13 - I'm Beginning To See The Light-10' LP tk.flac
14 - I'm Beginning To See The Light-12' LP tk.flac
15 - The Nearness Of You.flac
16 - Tea For Two.flac
17 - Five Brothers.flac
18 - I Can't Get Started.flac
19 - Ide's Side.flac
20 - Funhouse.flac
21 - My Funny Valentine.flac
CD 3
01 - People Will Say We're in Love.flac
02 - Reunion.flac
03 - When Your Lover Has Gone.flac
04 - Stardust.flac
05 - My Heart Belongs To Daddy.flac
06 - Jersey Bounce.flac
07 - The Surrey With The Fringe On Top.flac
08 - Ornithology.flac
09 - Travelin' Light.flac
10 - Travelin' Light-alt tk.flac
11 - The Song is You.flac
12 - Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You.flac
13 - Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You-alt tk.flac
14 - I Got Rhythm.flac
15 - All The Things You Are.flac
16 - Festive Minor.flac
CD 4
01 - Too Marvelous For Words.flac
02 - Lover Man.flac
03 - I'll Remember April.flac
04 - These Foolish Things.flac
05 - All The Things You Are.flac
06 - Bernie's Rune.flac
07 - Almost Like Being In Love.flac
08 - Sextet.flac
09 - Broadway.flac
10 - I can't Believe That You're In Love With Me.flac
11 - Lady Be Good.flac
12 - Lady Be Good-alt tk.flac
13 - Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea.flac
14 - This Time The Dream's On Me.flac
15 - Let There Be Love.flac
16 - How About You .flac
17 - I Guess I'll Have To Change My Plans.flac
18 - This Is Always-alt ver.flac
19 - My Old Flame.flac
20 - It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing.flac
21 - The Lady's In Love With You.flac
22 - I've Grown Accustomed To Your Face-alt ver.flac
23 - You Turned The Tables On Me.flac

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