Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band on Tour explained

Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band on Tour
Type:	Live album
Artist:	Gerry Mulligan
Cover:	Gerry_Mulligan_and_the_Concert_Jazz_Band_on_Tour.jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	October 1 and November 4 & 14, 1960 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, CA, West Berlin, West Germany and Teatro Lirico, Milan, Italy
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:39
Label:	Verve V/V6 8438
Chronology:	Gerry Mulligan
Prev Title:	The Concert Jazz Band
Prev Year:	1960
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Next Year:	1960

Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band on Tour (subtitled Guest Soloist: Zoot Sims) is a live album recorded by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in California, Berlin and Milan 1960 which were released on the Verve label. In the CD era it has been superseded by The Complete Santa Monica Concert ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars calling it a "highly recommended album" and stating "Tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims, who had previously toured with Mulligan's sextet and always swings effortlessly, is featured as a special guest on several of the selections".

Track listing

1. "Go Home" (Ben Webster) - 7:27
2. "Barbara's Theme" (Johnny Mandel) - 5:17
3. "I Want to Live" (Mandel) - 6:57
4. "Red Door" (Zoot Sims, Gerry Mulligan) - 5:32
5. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:41
6. "Apple Core" (Mulligan) - 5:05
7. "Go Home" (Webster) - 5:40

• Recorded at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, CA on October 1, 1960 (tracks 4, 5 & 7), West Berlin in West Germany on November 4, 1960 (track 3) and the Teatro Lirico in Milan, Italy on November 14, 1960 (tracks 1, 2 & 6)

Personnel

• Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone
• Conte Candoli, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis - trumpet
• Willie Dennis - trombone
• Alan Raph - bass trombone
• Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone, piano track 4
• Bob Donovan - alto saxophone
• Gene Quill - alto saxophone, clarinet
• Jim Reider, Zoot Sims (full feature on tracks 5 and 6) - tenor saxophone
• Gene Allen - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
• Buddy Clark - bass
• Mel Lewis - drums
• Bill Holman (tracks 1, 6 & 7), Johnny Mandel (tracks 2 & 3), Gerry Mulligan (track 5) - arranger

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/verve-records/catalog-8400-series/#v-v6-8438 Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series
2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/verve.pdf Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels
3. http://www.gerrymulligan.com/wp-content/uploads/GMD-2011.pdf Gerry Mulligan Discography