Night Lights (Gerry Mulligan album) explained

Night Lights
Type:Album
Artist:Gerry "Jeru" Mulligan
Cover:Night Lights (Gerry Mulligan album).jpg
Released:1963
Recorded:September 12 and October 3, 1962
Studio:Nola Penthouse Studios, New York City
Genre:Cool jazz
Length:31:31
Label:Philips PMH 600-108
Producer:Hal Mooney
Chronology:Gerry Mulligan
Prev Title:Gerry Mulligan '63
Prev Year:1963
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Next Year:1963

Night Lights is an album by American jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1963 and first released on the Philips label. The album's re-release on the Verve Label, includes the bonus track "The Lonely Night (Night Lights 1965 Version) which originally only appeared on Mulligan's 1965 album "Feelin' Good" with vocals by Judy Holliday. [1] [2]

Reception

The Allmusic site awarded the album 3 stars stating: "This is a rather relaxed recording featuring baritonist Gerry Mulligan and some of his top alumni... The emphasis is on ballads and nothing too innovative occurs, but the results are pleasing and laid-back".

Track listing

All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated

  1. "Night Lights" - 4:53
  2. "Morning of the Carnival" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) - 5:27
  3. "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard) - 5:34
  4. "Prelude in E Minor" (Frédéric Chopin) - 4:11
  5. "Festival Minor" - 6:45
  6. "Tell Me When" - 4:06
  7. " The Lonely Night (Night Lights 1965 Instrumental Version) - 2:54 - Bonus track on Verve label re-release.

Personnel

Charts

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Peak
position
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[3] 18

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gerrymulligan.com/wp-content/uploads/GMD-2011.pdf Gerry Mulligan Discography
  2. http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/philips.pdf Philips Records Discography
  3. Web site: Lista prodaje 25. tjedan 2024.. June 10, 2024. . hr. June 29, 2024. June 29, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240629090358/https://www.top-lista.hr/www/lista-prodaje-strano-25-tjedan-2024/. dead.