Actor

Gerry Mulligan

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Movies: 12Series: 2Crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 238745

IMDb ID: nm0612302

Known for: Acting

Born: April 6, 1927

Died: January 20, 1996

Age: 68

Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1958 - 2023

Years active: 66

Average TMDB rating: 6.6

Wikidata: Q156535

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Biography

Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz—Mulligan was also a significant arranger, working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. His pianoless quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz groups. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. Several of his compositions, such as "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers", have become standards.

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