Actually, it is a fact that I've been doing more writing than playing in recent years. Gerry Mulligan More Quotes by Gerry Mulligan More Quotes From Gerry Mulligan What I came back to is that jazz is a music to be played and not to be intellectualized on. Gerry Mulligan jazz-musicjazzmusic Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately. Gerry Mulligan mulliganswitmelody People talk about innovations and evolutions and that kind of thing; I don't understand about that nonsense. It's like, all instruments are there to use all the time Gerry Mulligan innovationusepeople It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way. Gerry Mulligan jazzbandway Life on the road is murder. It's as though life begins and ends when you have your horn in your mouth. Gerry Mulligan jazzmusicmouths Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays. Gerry Mulligan playwritingsong In a way, I started out to be a baritone player. Gerry Mulligan mulligansplayerway The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine. Gerry Mulligan starting-oversymphonyplay This life of being a transient human being has gotten to a point when it's very hard to bear Gerry Mulligan mulliganshard-lifebears You can make a saxophone into an electric organ; you can do everything with it Gerry Mulligan mulliganselectricsaxophone Eliminating the piano means that I've always worked closer with the bass than most players. Gerry Mulligan pianoplayermean 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 individualismcurrentswriting When [Billy] Strayhorn came on the scene, he just blew us away. Gerry Mulligan scene A very talented player and all around excellent musician. I love hearing his records on radio! Gerry Mulligan recordsmusicianplayer The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing Gerry Mulligan orchestrasymphonykind New York is still where I live most of the time. Gerry Mulligan mulligansstillsnew-york The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra Gerry Mulligan saxophoneorchestrasolo So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone Gerry Mulligan baritonesmulliganssaved The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing Gerry Mulligan baritonesmulligansfunction I've always wanted a C trumpet on top, to have that same kind of facility without shouting. Gerry Mulligan mulliganstrumpetskind
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