Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Gerry Mulligan Quartet
| Recorded | Feb 25 & May 15, 1962 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1962 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 259206 |
The record
Brookmeyer sets down the valve trombone for piano on this 1962 Verve date, giving Mulligan's baritone a spare, chordless partner that still carries the old pianoless quartet's easy give and take. Crow and Johnson keep the pulse light throughout.
Session personnel
- Gerry Mulligan — baritone saxophone
- Bill Crow — bass
- Gus Johnson — drums
- Bob Brookmeyer — piano
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 27 pressings on file.
| 1953 | Fantasy · 3-6 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Blue Translucent earliest on file |
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| 1955 | Music · EPM 20102 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | Vogue Productions · LDEA-029 — Vinyl, LP, 10" |
| 1957 | Vogue Records · LAE 12050 — Vinyl, LP, Compilation |
| 1957 | Music · LPM 2016 — Vinyl, LP, Mono |
| 1962 | Verve Records — STEREO |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8466 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | Verve Records · EPVV 5226 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8466 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | The Record Society · SRZ.6066 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | The Record Society · 66-6066 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1962 | The Record Society · S-6066 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V-8466 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1962 | Verve Records · V6-8466 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
Follow the players
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Bill Crow also plays on
Gus Johnson also plays on