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Bob Brookmeyer
Bob Brookmeyer
American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer
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Zoot Sims
Zoot Sims
American jazz saxophonist
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Dave Bailey
Dave Bailey
American drummer
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Al Cohn
Al Cohn
American saxophonist
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Mel Lewis
Mel Lewis
American musician
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Bill Crow
Bill Crow
American bassist
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Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre
American clarinet and saxophone player
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Kai Winding
Kai Winding
Danish-born American jazz musician and trombonist
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Paul Desmond
Paul Desmond
American recording artist; jazz musician
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Joe Mondragon
Joe Mondragon
Woody Herman Band member
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Gene Quill
Gene Quill
American musician
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Larry Bunker
Larry Bunker
American musician
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Richie Kamuca
Richie Kamuca
American musician
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Stan Levey
Stan Levey
American musician
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Conte Candoli
Conte Candoli
American musician
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Cal Tjader
Cal Tjader
American Latin jazz musician, recording artist
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Herb Geller
Herb Geller
American saxophonist (1928-2013)
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Buddy DeFranco
Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader
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Eddie Bert
Eddie Bert
American musician
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Bill Holman
Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Joe Benjamin
Joe Benjamin
American musician
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Harry Edison
Harry Edison
American trumpeter
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Lee Konitz
Lee Konitz
American jazz musician
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Connie Kay
Connie Kay
American musician
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Frank Rehak
Frank Rehak
American musician
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Teddy Wilson
Teddy Wilson
American pianist (1912-1986)
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Leroy Vinnegar
Leroy Vinnegar
American bassist
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Gary McFarland
Gary McFarland
American jazz musician
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Phil Urso
Phil Urso
American musician, tenor saxophone
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Jimmy Rowles
Jimmy Rowles
American jazz pianist
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Johnny Griffin
Johnny Griffin
American musician
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Frank Rosolino
Frank Rosolino
American jazz trombonist
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Gene Krupa
Gene Krupa
drummer, composer, bandleader
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Nick Travis
Nick Travis
American jazz musician
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Red Mitchell
Red Mitchell
American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet
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Chet Baker
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
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Johnny Hodges
Johnny Hodges
American alto saxophonist
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Ben Webster
Ben Webster
American saxophonist
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Lars Gullin
Lars Gullin
Swedish musician
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Charlie Shavers
Charlie Shavers
jazz trumpeter
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Clark Terry
Clark Terry
American swing and bebop musician
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Frank Socolow
Frank Socolow
American musician
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Specs Powell
Specs Powell
American musician
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J. J. Johnson
J. J. Johnson
American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger (1924-2001)
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Gus Johnson
Gus Johnson
American musician
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Bill Barber
Bill Barber
American musician
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Aaron Sachs
Aaron Sachs
American musician
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Tom Harrell
Tom Harrell
American composer, arranger, jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist
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Phil Woods
Phil Woods
American saxophonist
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Steve Kuhn
Steve Kuhn
American pianist
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Allen Eager
Allen Eager
American musician
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Gary Burton
Gary Burton
American vibraphonist
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Gil Evans
Gil Evans
American pianist
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Art Pepper
Art Pepper
American musician
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Osie Johnson
Osie Johnson
American jazz drummer, arranger and singer
Gerry Mulligan
American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer

Gerry Mulligan

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American jazz baritone saxophonist, arranger and composer
Record Labels
Awards Received
Grammy Award
American Jazz Hall of Fame

Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz—Mulligan was also a significant arranger, working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. His pianoless quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz groups. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. Several of his compositions, such as "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers", have become standards.