''Jeru'' is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader
Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1962 which were released on the
Columbia
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[Watts, R., Callahan, M., Eyries, P. & Edwards, D]
Columbia Main Series, Part 15: CL 1900-1999/CS 8700-8799 (1962-1963)
accessed February 29, 2016[Dugelay, G & Hallqvist, K]
Gerry Mulligan Discography
accessed February 29, 2016
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Mulligan is in fine form and, even if the music on this LP is not all that essential, it is quite enjoyable".
Track listing
# "Capricious" (
Billy Taylor) - 5:47
# "Here I'll Stay" (
Kurt Weill
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,
Alan Jay Lerner
Alan Jay Lerner (August 31, 1918 – June 14, 1986) was an American lyricist and librettist. In collaboration with Frederick Loewe, and later Burton Lane, he created some of the world's most popular and enduring works of musical theatre bot ...
) - 5:00
# "Inside Impromptu" (Taylor) - 5:32
# "You've Come Home" (
Cy Coleman
Cy Coleman (born Seymour Kaufman; June 14, 1929 – November 18, 2004) was an American composer, songwriter, and jazz pianist.
Life and career
Coleman was born Seymour Kaufman in New York City, United States, to Eastern European Jewish parents ...
,
Carolyn Leigh
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) - 5:40
# "
Get Out of Town
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Notable recordings
*Ginny Simms - recorded December 7, 1938 for Vocalion Records (catalog No. 4549).
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" (
Cole Porter
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Born to ...
) - 4:12
# "Blue Boy" (Gerry Mulligan) - 4:38
# "
Lonely Town" (
Leonard Bernstein
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Betty Comden,
Adolph Green) - 5:34
Personnel
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Gerry Mulligan -
baritone saxophone
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Tommy Flanagan -
piano
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Ben Tucker -
bass
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Dave Bailey -
drums
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*Alec Dorsey -
congas
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References
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Gerry Mulligan albums
1962 albums
Columbia Records albums