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Gerry Mulligan contributes six choruses on baritone sax, the second of 3 solos on the recording. Taken at a blazing swing tempo of 269 BPM over the 32-bar AABA in A♭, the improvisation requires fleet execution and decisive melodic choices. This track represents the album at its most generous, giving both Getz and Mulligan the space to construct fully developed improvisational statements that rank among their finest recorded work. Recorded for the album Getz Meets Mulligan in Hi-Fi in 1957, the performance captures Gerry Mulligan at 29 to 30 years old. Gerry Mulligan matches him with six equally substantial baritone saxophone choruses, his playing demonstrating the agility and harmonic sophistication that could make the large horn sound as nimble as any instrument in jazz.
Gerry Mulligan was 29 to 30 years old at the time.
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