Paul Desmond-Gerry Mulligan: Two of a Mind.Paul Desmond--Gerry Mulligan mul·li·gan n. A golf shot not tallied against the score, granted in informal play after a poor shot especially from the tee. [Probably from the name Mulligan.] Noun 1. : Two of a Mind Paul Desmond--Gerry Mulligan: Two of a Mind (RCA-Bluebird 9654-2 RB). Here two saxophone players--Paul Desmond, alto, and Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6 1927 – January 20 1996) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer and arranger. Though Mulligan was primarily known as one of the leading baritone saxophonists in jazz history, noted for playing the big instrument with a light , baritone--take lovely standards like "All the Things Your Are" and "Stardust star·dust n. 1. A dreamlike, romantic, or uncritical sense of well-being. 2. A cluster of stars too distant to be seen individually, resembling a dimly luminous cloud of dust. Not in scientific use. 3. " down a long road from the melody. Both soloists, backed by drums and bass, have perfected to full mellowness the techniques of their instruments. They improvise im·pro·vise v. im·pro·vised, im·pro·vis·ing, im·pro·vis·es v.tr. 1. To invent, compose, or perform with little or no preparation. 2. not on the melody but on the chord, so they are in effect composing. This is the jazz the followed jazz, and it moves a long way from its source. But it is fine music which never forgets its obligation to the beat, and bearing no responsibilities for the frenzies that followed. It belongs in any representative jazz library. |
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