Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Listen to gerry meets hamp from gerry mulligans gerry meets hamp for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Gerry mulligan meets johnny hodges gerry mulligan meets. Gerry mulligan is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Most photographs i have seen of johnny he always seems to be playing the buescher alto. Gerry mulligan meets johnny hodgescarmen ortiz gaitan. Gerald joseph gerry mulligan april 6, 1927 january 20, 1996 from queens, ny was an american jazz baritone saxophonist, composer and arranger. Gerry mulligan meets johnny hodges licensed to youtube by the orchard music on behalf of efor, s. Possessor of the most beautiful tone ever heard in jazz, altoist johnny hodges formed his style early on and had little reason to change it through the decades. Gerry mulligan meets johnny hodges is an album recorded by american jazz saxophonists gerry mulligan and johnny hodges featuring performances recorded in 1959 released on.
Jazz, bop, cool jazz, swing gerry mulligan gerry meets. Gerry mulligan highquality music downloads 7digital. Hodges work with duke ellington was a formative influence on the young mulligan when he took the alto chair with claude thornhills band, and remained when he made the. This one, on which mulligan performs with the thenthreeyearold national jazz ensemble, was recorded february 19, 1977, in a soldout auditorium at. Gerry mulligans 1959 studio date with johnny hodges is one of the most satisfying sessions of his various meetings with different saxophonists for verve, yet it was inexplicably the last to be made available on cd. He played lead alto in the saxophone section for many years. As catch can, an album by gerry mulligan on spotify.
Its a relatively simple 32 bar aaba form that lays just about perfectly on the saxophone and gives room for infinite variations. Book 2 for e flat and b flat instruments sheet music. Reed has to be on the soft side of the facing relativeness to be able. Latinautor, cmrra, iricom, exploration group music publishing, ascap, and 5 music rights societies. List of all the songs by gerry mulligan, heard in movies and tv shows. Theres also some fine piano playing by jimmy rowles. Hodges was also featured on soprano saxophone, but refused to play soprano after 1946. Four classic albums gerry mulligan meets johnny hodges. Ryan murphys hollywood netflix series adds jim parsons, dylan mcdermott, samara weaving and 4 more. Probably a white brilhart like charlie parker or maybe a gregory. The 100 greatest jazz songs page 3 of 3 rolling stone india.
Mulligan started on the piano before learning clarinet and the various saxophones. Gerry mulligan, johnny hodges licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of verve. His versatile and surprisingly lithe playing on the baritone was inventive and adventurous whether he was paired up with the likes of thelonious monk, stan getz, johnny hodges, or in this case ben webster. With a handpicked rhythm section consisting of pianist claude williamson, bassist buddy clark, and drummer mel lewis, and three originals contributed by each of the two leaders. Bill waggredferns g erry mulligan was busted for heroin at his north hollywood home by the notorious john ogrady, head of. Gerry mulligan meets ben webster by the time gerry mulligan and ben webster recorded this album, they already had an established working relationship. Gerry mulligan meets johnny hodges is an album recorded by american jazz saxophonists gerry mulligan and johnny hodges featuring performances. The tune they play is whos got rhythm, a composition of gerrys. Lester young and ben webster, baritone sax man gerry mulligan, vic dickenson on trombone, doc cheatham on trombone, mal waldron on. Gerry mulligan meets johnny hodges by johnny hodges.
Gerry mulligan songbook vol 1 lp, vinyl record album. Aware of the oversimplifications and distortions that have arisen in the lore surrounding the quartet, gerry discusses some of the ideas about counterpoint that were in the air at the time he arrived. Musixmatch for spotify and itunes is now available for your computer. Gerry mulligan meets johnny hodges by gerry mulligan. Gerry mulligan s light and airy baritone saxophone represents the cool, and ben websters burred and blustery tenor is the epitome of a very warm swing. Exploration group music publishing, ascap, cmrra, and 1 music rights societies. Gerry mulligan meets ben webster, also simply called meets ben webster, is a 1959 album featuring the november 3 december 2 studio sessions of american jazz. Skip to the main navigation skip to the main content skip to search skip to footer skip to the main content back to the top.
Gerry mulligans 1959 studio date with johnny hodges is one of the most satisfying sessions of his various meetings with different saxophonists for verve, yet. Composer im beginning to see the light, saxophonist and songwriter who was educated in area public schools and then joined dance orchestras as a saxophonist. Gerry mulligan meets johnny hodges 1961 eacflac today. Johnny hodges was famous for playing buescher saxophones aristocrat models and then later on using the le blanc system saxophone for a while. In the words of gerry mulligan, and oral autobiography the gerry mulligan collection at the library of congress, performing arts encyclopedia, the library of congress. He is considered one of the definitive alto saxophone players of the big band era.
On this album he trades licks with ben webster on tenor sax. Any new cd whose cover proclaims featuring gerry mulligan is guaranteed to turn heads, raise antennae and whip up interest. High quality gerry mulligan music downloads from 7digital. Complete song listing of johnny hodges on johnny hodges songs list covid19. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Due to covid19 there will be no upcoming shows mostly due to venues being closed. Best setup with a new horn to get a johnny hodges sound nissan, i dont think you can get all the hodges bends and nuances with any chamber if you use a open tip plus a hard reed. Gerry mulligan meets ben webster gerry mulligan quartet at storyville. This release presents he complete album gerry mulligan meets johnny hodges verve mgv 8367, which was the only collaborative small group recording ever. Gerry mulligan s 1959 studio date with johnny hodges is one of the most satisfying sessions of his various meetings with different saxophonists for verve, yet it was inexplicably the last to be made available on cd. Gerry mulligan was the finest baritone saxophone player in jazz or any other genre of music. Buy the jazz soundtracks by gerry mulligan on blue sounds store. Bb instruments, eb instruments sheet music book by gerry mulligan. Buy johnny hodgess album titled gerry mulligan meets johnny hodges to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover.
Joining ascap in 1945, his other popularsong and instrumental compositions include shady side, whats it. Here are ten essential jazz ballads that every saxophonist should have in their repertoire. Johnny hodges biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Shop four classic albums gerry mulligan meets johnny hodges what is there to say.
Best setup with a new horn to get a johnny hodges sound. In fact, gerry mulligan meets ben webster was just one of many meets albums that mulligan appeared on during this time. The pianoless quartet, which gerry formed in 1952 and with which he recorded for the new pacific jazz label the same year, was an instant success and received glowing if not fully accurate press. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Cornelius johnny hodges was an american alto saxophonist, best known for solo work with duke ellingtons big band. Provided to youtube by universal music group bunny gerry mulligan johnny hodges gerry mulligan meets johnny hodges. Gerald joseph gerry mulligan april 6, 1927 january 20, 1996 was an american jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Although he could stomp with the best swing players and was masterful on the blues, hodgess luscious playing on ballads has never been topped.
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