Mulligan, Gerry
(1927–1996)
Mulligan, Gerry (6 Apr 1927–19 Jan 1996) Gerald Joseph Mulligan, born in New York City, was a baritone saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He began his career as an arranger, first for Gene Krupa and then with the experimental band of Claude Thornhill, in which he briefly played alto sax. Mulligan combined a very original style of composition and arranging with his playing, but it was in the Miles Davis Birth of the Cool (Capitol #762) seminal album of 1949–1950, with fellow arranger Gil…