Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Mulligan Plays Mulligan
| Recorded | Aug 27, 1951 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRLP 7006 |
| Released | 1951 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 304216 |
The record
Two years before the pianoless quartet made his name, Mulligan led a nonet through his own charts, George Wallington's piano still anchoring the harmony. Close voicings and contrapuntal writing already point toward what came next.
Session personnel
- Gerry Mulligan — baritone saxophone
- Max McElroy — baritone saxophone
- Phil Leshin — bass
- Walter Bolden — drums
- George Wallington — piano
- Allen Eager — tenor saxophone
- Ollie Wilson — trombone
- Jerry Hurwitz — trumpet
- Nick Travis — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 26 pressings on file.
| 1956 | Prestige · PRLP 7006 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono earliest on file · deep groove; RVG stamp |
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| 1958 | Prestige · PRLP 7006 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| — | Prestige · PRLP 7006 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Remastered, Mono · deep groove |
| 1979 | Prestige · SMJ-6619(M) — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 1982 | Original Jazz Classics — MONO |
| 1982 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-003 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1982 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-5003 — Cassette, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-003 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1983 | Fantasy · JOR 2067 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Prestige · 0902 045 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Sonderauflage Verlag 2001 |
| 1984 | Prestige · 821 729-1 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1984 | Prestige · 150 095 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono |
| 1984 | Original Jazz Classics · 250 095 — Cassette, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1985 | Prestige · OM 2023 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue |
Follow the players
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