Nights at the Turntable

Gerry Mulligan Quartet · 1952 · Thème de Mulligan, quartette

Context

Gerry Mulligan composition recorded in October 1952 for Pacific Jazz. The quartet comprises Mulligan, Chet Baker, Bob Whitlock and Chico Hamilton.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to West Coast, Cool (Birth of the Cool). Among the origins and influences of West Coast: Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's), Cool (Birth of the Cool), Bossa nova, jazz samba.

By the same artist

• Bernie's Tune (1952)
• Walkin' Shoes (1952)
• Frenesí (Gerry Mulligan Quartet) (1952)
• Freeway (1952)
• Soft Shoe (1952)
• Aren't You Glad You're You? (1952)

Sources

• EN: Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1

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