Gerry Mulligan

I've appeared on some other people's albums.

— Gerry Mulligan

When [Billy] Strayhorn came on the scene, he just blew us away.

— Gerry Mulligan

I've always wanted a C trumpet on top, to have that same kind of facility without shouting.

— Gerry Mulligan

When we've finished the current tour I'm going to go back to Italy and see if I can do some more writing.

— Gerry Mulligan

Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays.

— Gerry Mulligan

Only the French, I guess, really use tenor and alto to any great extent in the orchestra

— Gerry Mulligan

Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately.

— Gerry Mulligan

Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs.

— Gerry Mulligan

Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties…

— Gerry Mulligan

So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone

— Gerry Mulligan

Life on the road is murder. It's as though life begins and ends when you have your horn in your mouth.

— Gerry Mulligan

The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra

— Gerry Mulligan

I'm fascinated with the electronic devices that we can mess around with.

— Gerry Mulligan

I would think, of all the saxophones, the baritone would be the most logical instrument if anybody was adding a voice to…

— Gerry Mulligan

I like what I hear other guys doing, but the thing that really attracts me is melodic playing.

— Gerry Mulligan

The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine.

— Gerry Mulligan

What I came back to is that jazz is a music to be played and not to be intellectualized on.

— Gerry Mulligan

The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing

— Gerry Mulligan

A very talented player and all around excellent musician. I love hearing his records on radio!

— Gerry Mulligan

Actually, when I was very young, first starting to play, I think I probably listened more to clarinet players than to saxophones.

— Gerry Mulligan

In a way, I started out to be a baritone player.

— Gerry Mulligan

New York is still where I live most of the time.

— Gerry Mulligan

When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins

— Gerry Mulligan

The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing

— Gerry Mulligan

If you've only got one horn playing, I still want the sense of ensemble.

— Gerry Mulligan