Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Gerry Mulligan Presents A Concert In Jazz
| Recorded | Jul 10-11, 1961 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 13 credited players |
| Discogs | master 388969 |
The record
The Concert Jazz Band digs into a summer of sessions here, Mulligan's charts drawing on years of Tentette writing while Mel Lewis drives the ensemble from the kit. Gene Quill and Gene Allen add reed color throughout.
Session personnel
- Bob Donovan — alto saxophone, flute
- Gene Allen — baritone saxophone, bass clarinet
- Bill Crow — bass
- Alan Raph — bass trombone
- Gene Quill — clarinet, alto saxophone
- Mel Lewis — drums
- Gerry Mulligan — leader, baritone saxophone, piano
- Jim Reider — tenor saxophone
- Willie Dennis — trombone
- Doc Severinsen — trumpet
- Don Ferrara — trumpet
- Nick Travis — trumpet
- Bob Brookmeyer — valve trombone
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 19 pressings on file.
| 1961 | Verve Records · V-8415 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, MGM Custom Pressing, Deep Groove earliest on file · deep groove; laminated sleeve; gatefold |
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| 1961 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V6-8415 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, MGM Pressing |
| 1961 | His Master's Voice · CLP 1549 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V6-8415 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V-8415 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, MGM Custom Pressing · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V6-8415 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| 1961 | His Master's Voice · CSD 1432 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V6-8415 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1979 | Verve Records · MV 2652 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1979 | Verve Records · MV 2652 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1981 | Verve Records · UMV 2652 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Verve Records · 18MJ 9023 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1985 | Verve Records · 20MJ 0045 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
Follow the players
Bob Donovan also plays on
Gene Allen also plays on
Bill Crow also plays on