“I wanted to learn how to write music. That's the reason I took up the saxophone, to be in a big band.”

About Gerry Mulligan

Musician • American

Gerry Mulligan was an influential American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and arranger. A principal figure in the 'cool jazz' movement, he is primarily known as one of the leading baritone saxophonists in jazz...