Tuesday 13 April 2010

Mulligan Ten-tette

I was listening today to the Gerry Mulligan Ten-tette, with the slightly weird line-up of 2 trumpets, 2 baritones, alto, trombone, french horn, tuba, bass and drums. That's ten isn't it? Yes. Good arrangements, bit of quirky Mulligan piano, but the thing that sticks out for me is Chet's playing, which is very authoritative and confident. The other trumpet player is Pete Candoli, who was well-known as an immaculate lead player for Woody Herman and many studio bands. Quite a different approach from Chet's, though the two seem to fit together very well in this context.

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