Volume 217: Gerry and Chet

Here’s an album I thought was going to be unplayable when I saw the condition of the cover. I have no idea why the back and front are completely separated. And the bigger surprise is that my dad didn’t put it back together with his usual black electrical tape patchwork.

But I’m glad I didn’t overlook it because of the condition of the cover when I listened to the music it wasn’t covering very well. This was some great jazz that I didn’t mind listening to several times while I was deciding on the songs for this episode.

So get ready to hear a couple of musicians who were around for the birth of the cool in Volume 217: Gerry and Chet.

More information about this album, see the Discogs webpage for it. 

Credits and copyrights

Gerry Mulligan Quartet Featuring Chet Baker – Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Label: Pacific Jazz – PJ-1207
Series: West Coast Artists Series – 1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono
Released: 1955
Genre: Jazz
Style: Cool Jazz

We will hear 7 of the 12 songs on this album.

Frenesi
written by Alberto Domínguez

Lullaby Of The Leaves
written by Joe Young and Bernice Petkere

I'm Beginning To See The Light
written by Duke Ellington, Harry James, Johnny Hodges, and Don George

Jeru
written by Gerry Mulligan

Cherry
written by Don Redman and Ray Gilbert

Tea For Two
written by Don Redman and Ray Gilbert

Makin' Whoopee
written by Gus Kahn, Walter Donaldson

I do not own the rights to this music. ASCAP, BMI licenses provided by third-party platforms for music that is not under Public Domain.

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