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Gerry Mulligan opens the solo sequence with two choruses on baritone sax, the first of 4 solos on the recording. Taken at a medium swing tempo of 128 BPM over the 36-bar AABA' in C, the improvisation unfolds with comfortable, easygoing swing. Gerry Mulligan opens with two lyrical baritone saxophone choruses at 128 beats per minute in C major, his playing combining melodic grace with the rhythmic buoyancy that made him one of the most distinctive voices in jazz. 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 was 29 to 30 years old at the time.
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