| If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em! | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Gerry Mulligan |
| Cover: | If_You_Can't_Beat_'Em,_Join_'Em!.jpg |
| Released: | 1965 |
| Recorded: | July 22, 26, 27 & 28, 1965 |
| Studio: | Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 33:46 |
| Label: | Limelight LS 86021 |
| Producer: | Jack Tracy |
| Chronology: | Gerry Mulligan |
| Prev Title: | Butterfly with Hiccups |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | Feelin' Good |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em! is an album by American jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1965 and first released on the Limelight label.[1] [2]
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Ken Dryen states, "Many jazz musicians were frustrated with the public's focus on rock & roll and pop music in general at the time this recording was made. So Mulligan, like many other jazzmen, decided to take a few of the hits and recast them in a jazz setting. ...of borderline interest to serious fans of Gerry Mulligan, due to the uneven material and a supporting cast that is not up to the level one expects on the baritone saxophonist's records".