This item used by permission of the photograph | Louise Mulligan sitting on the grass in Valley Forge. And, of course, Birth of the Cool is in the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 1984, Mulligan commissioned Harry Freedman to write The Sax Chronicles, which was an arrangement of some of Mulligan's melodies in pastiche styles. However, over the next couple of years, Davis reformed the nonet on three occasions to record twelve pieces for release as singles by Capitol Records. PICRYL makes the world's public domain media fun to find and easy to use. A close friendship developed between them. June 5th 1982 reception for Gerry and Franca at the home of Nino and Marisa Castellett in Darien, Connecticut. In February 1995, Mulligan spent one week as Artist-in-Residence at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. The festival honors distinguished American composers, and previous winners have included Aaron Copland, Stephen Sondheim, and Leonard Bernstein. Gerry Mullican with wife Franca Mulligan, opening night at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, N.Y. for series of concerts with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta, and the Gerry Mulligan QuartetMore, Gerry and Franca Mulligan playing in their garden, 1979. Used by permission. Mulligan formed his first "Concert Jazz Band" in the spring of 1960. Gerry Mulligan collaborated with Judy Holliday on the musical Happy Birthday, adapted from the play written by Anita Loos, with music by Gerry Mulligan and lyrics by Judy Holliday. His wife is Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti (1982 - 19 January 1996) ( his death), Arlyne Joan Brown (8 May 1953 - 1959) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Jeffie Lee Boyd (January 1953 - 1953) ( annulled) Gerry Mulligan Net Worth His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Throughout 1996, tributes to Gerry Mulligan were performed, including concerts at Long Beach, California, with Bob Brookmeyer, Johnny Mandel, and Bill Holman, and at the Konzerthaus in Vienna, Austria, with Art Farmer, Lee Konitz, and Bob Brookmeyer. In the last week in December 1995, in Stamford, Connecticut, the project commenced with a number of demo singers and a film crew. Gerry Mulligan, byname of Gerald Joseph Mulligan, (born April 6, 1927, Queens Village, Long Island, New York, U.S.died January 20, 1996, Darien, Connecticut), American baritone saxophonist, arranger, and composer noted for his role in popularizing "cool" jazz a delicate, dry, understated approach to jazz style. In June 1984, Mulligan completed and performed his first orchestral commission, Entente for Baritone Saxophone and Orchestra, with the Filarmonia Venetia. photograph | Gerrys father and mother;photograph taken in September, 1932. Transcribed from ms. in 2004. Photograph. PICRYL is an AI-driven search & similarity engine. The concert, televised nationally, was estimated to have been viewed by more than six million people. By this point, he had mastered a melodic and linear playing style, inspired by Lester Young, that he would retain for the rest of his career. Mulligan also appeared as a guest on the Barry Manilow special Big Fun on Swing Street, for CBS. Gerry Mulligan was born on April 6, 1927 in United States (68 years old). Mulligan moved to New York City in January 1946 and joined the arranging staff on Gene Krupa's bebop-tinged band. Later in 1994, Mulligan focused his attention on activities designed to further jazz education. He studied saxophone with Sam Correnti, who encouraged him to begin arranging. Photographer Unknown. Photograph (Form). Mulligan served as the artistic director in 1991 and 1992, and brought the top names in jazz to the Chicago-area festival: Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Wynton Marsalis, and many many others. In 1974, Mulligan collaborated on a musical version of Anita Loos' play Happy Birthday. This item used by permission of the copyright holder. President Clinton wrote a special greeting that was read to the audience by Wynton Marsalis before the performance. Throughout the 1980s, the Concert Jazz Band toured the United States, Europe, and Japan. Upon Mulligan's death, his library and numerous personal effects (including a gold-plated Conn baritone saxophone) were given to the Library of Congress. Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru,[1] was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. (Copyright Notice). Mulligan first studied piano at the age of seven, and then began studying clarinet. Used by permission. In 1975, Mulligan recorded a string album with Italian composer Enrico Intra. Mulligan was again the winner of the Downbeat International Critics and Readers Poll: Baritone Saxophonist of the Year, 1995. But it was Miles Davis who, as Gerry explained it put the theories to work, called the rehearsals, hired the halls, and generally cracked the whip. Miles Davis nicknamed Gerry Jeru, a name Gerry was very fond of. Gift, Franca Rota Mulligan, 1997 and 2005. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. They met while the saxophonist was on tour in Rome. Users should consult the bibliographic information that accompanies each item for specific information. In October, Mulligan performed Entente and The Sax Chronicles with the London Symphony Orchestra. 1974: Met future wife Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti Recorded Summit with Astor Piazzolla in Milan 1976: Married Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti; 1977: Composed score for the French film La Menace; 1978: Re-formed Concert Jazz Band for . With the demands of a large home and four young boys to raise, Mulligan's mother hired an African American nanny named Lily Rose, who became especially fond of the youngest Mulligan. This item used by permission of the copyright holder. Mulligan has acted and performed on screen in such important films as I Want to Live, The Bells are Ringing, The Rat Race, and The Subterraneans. While in Reading, Mulligan began studying clarinet with dance-band musician Sammy Correnti,[4] who also encouraged Mulligan's interest in arranging. There was no refusing. Mulligan's composition "Elevation" and his arrangement of "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" were recorded by Mulligan's old boss, Elliot Lawrence. Terms of Use | Items included here with the permission of the rights holders are indicated as such in the bibliographic record for each item. There may be content that is protected as "works for hire" (copyright may be held by the party that commissioned the original work) and/or under the copyright or neighboring-rights laws of other nations. The finding aid was coded for EAD by Thomas . When youre young and you have a vision, you have an incredible amount of guts, Gerry explained, realizing that Warrington must have been amused by the high school kids display of determination. Read Gary Mulligan's bio and find out more about Gary Mulligan's songs, albums, and chart history. Though the pieces are written for different musical ensembles, they all share Mulligans distinctive melodic approach to arrangement and saxophone improvisation. Both Mulligan and Baker had, like many of their peers, become heroin addicts. Mulligan was the second jazz composer ever to be honored by the festival since it began over twenty years ago. Gerry Mulligan, baritone saxophone ; Bill Charlap, compact disc | 1 sound disc; 4 3/4 in. Gerry was pleased when a complimentary Parker invited him to a postconcert jam session. Biographies.net. In October of 1988, Mulligan was saluted at Yale University by being named a Duke Ellington Fellow and was awarded the Duke Ellington medal. He has been featured on musical soundtracks by such outstanding film composers as Andr Previn, Quincy Jones, Elmer Bernstein, and Johnny Mandel. Mulligan gave his final performance on the 13th Annual Floating Jazz Festival, Caribbean Cruise, November 9, 1995. Their dates at the Haig became sell-outs and the recordings they made in late 1952 became major sellers, that led to significant acclaim for Mulligan and Baker. He was consistently voted number one in jazz polls around the world and has won a record twenty-nine consecutive Down Beat Readers Poll awards. Free for commercial use, no attribution required. As he became older, Mulligan began spending time at Rose's house and was especially amused by Rose's player piano, which Mulligan later recalled as having rolls by numerous players, including Fats Waller. Instrumental parts | 15 parts (86 p.) ; 32 cm. Mulligan continued to work intermittently in small group settings until the end of his life, although performing dates started to become more infrequent during the mid 1960s. Franca with hand under Gerry's chin. The album Holliday with Mulligan, recorded in New York in 1961, included four tunes by Gerry Mulligan, with lyrics by Judy Holliday, with whom he had a relationship from the late fifties to the early sixties. While novel at the time in sound and style, this ethos of contrapuntal group improvisation hearkened back to the formative days of jazz. In 1987, Gerry Mulligan performed Entente in Tel Aviv with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, led by Maestro Mehta and K-4 Pacific, his composition featuring the quartet with the orchestra. One of the most widely respected and admired jazz musicians of our time, Gerry Mulligan occupies a unique place in the American musical scene. [5] Thereafter, Mulligan and Brubeck would work together sporadically until the final year of Mulligan's life. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, . We all suffer similar pangs of anxiety over our work, what Quincy Jones calls the rolling around under the piano syndrome. The six Mulligan compositions on the album include pieces for the big band, small group, and vocals. Bock along with Roy Harte would soon after, start the Pacific Jazz label and release Mulligan's records. Photo by Bill Frate. In 1975, Mulligan recorded an album with Italian pianist / composer Enrico Intra, bassist Pino Presti, flutist Giancarlo Barigozzi and drummer Tullio De Piscopo. Sadly, it was not to be, as Miles passed away. | Privacy Policy | Processing History The Gerry Mulligan Collection was processed by Thomas Barrick in 2008. We need you! If you have specific questions or information about content, the website, and applications, please contact us. His compositions "Walking Shoes" and "Young Blood", stand out as embodiments of the contrapuntal style that became Mulligan's signature. [5] The band initially consisted of Davis on trumpet, Mulligan on baritone saxophone, trombonist Mike Zwerin, alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, Junior Collins on French horn, tubist Bill Barber, pianist John Lewis, bassist Al McKibbon and drummer Max Roach. Gerry (center) with his brothers Phil, Dan, and George. Miles was very enthusiastic and said to let him know when it was going to be. The world premiere of Momos Clock, was presented by the Concordia Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop, at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, in January 1991. The band toured and recorded extensively through the end of 1964, eventually recording five albums for Verve Records. Photo by Milt Hinton. Later groups featured Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Art Farmer, and Red Mitchell. The Gerry Mulligan Tentet, the Re-Birth of the Cool touring band, featuring Art Farmer on flugelhorn/trumpet and Lee Konitz on alto sax, embarked on a highly successful concert tour, premiering at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. Thinking hed been invited to the session just to listen, Gerrys heart skipped a beat when Parker retrieved Gerrys tenor from the checkroom, blew a few notes through it, and insisted that Gerry play. Used by permission. He contacted bandleader Tommy Tucker when Tucker was visiting Philadelphia's Earle Theatre. Net Worth: Undisclosed. Gerry was also part of the internationally televised events of the Bicentennial closing ceremonies of Liberty Weekend in New York, as a guest soloist with the Manhattan Transfer group. , . In 1991, Mulligan was again recognized by his peers and was inducted into The American Jazz Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Lionel Hampton School of Musics Jazz Hall of Fame in February of 1992 and was awarded the Sarasota Jazz Clubs Satchmo Award in 1993. (Content). PICRYL is an AI-driven search & similarity engine. Copyright Franca R. Mulligan. His big band recordings of the late 1940s and 1950s had superb swing and sensitivity, especially on Gerry Mulligan arrangements. In 1999, Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Big Band featuring Zoot Sims in 1960 Zurich from the Swiss Radio Series was released on CD by TCB Music, SA, Switzerland. Mulligan continued to lead small, medium-sized and large bands, all of which evolved from the pianoless quartet idea. It never hurts to have someone like him give you a shove when youre young., Gerry outside of a TV studio in New York, 1957. 1974 Met future wife Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti Recorded Summit with Astor Piazzolla in Milan (Copyright Notice) Photo of Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti Mulligan, wife of Gerry Mulligan. Photo by Louise Mulligan, Gerry's mother. Mulligan appeared at the Brecon Jazz Festival in 1991. This quartet structure remained the core of Mulligan's groups throughout the rest of the 1950s,[5] with sporadic personnel changes and expansions of the group with trumpeters Jon Eardley and Art Farmer, saxophonists Zoot Sims, Al Cohn and Lee Konitz, and vocalist Annie Ross. The Downbeat Jazz Hall of Fame Museum and Jazz Club, designed and constructed in collaboration with Universal Studios, was opened in February 1999 at Universal CityWalk in Orlando, Florida. ; 4 3/4 in. Gerry then continued to tour with the Quartet until September, when he recorded Idol Gossip with a sextet, with whom he toured in Europe, joined by Art Farmer for some concerts. Property of Franca R. Mulligan. Although recorded in New York, this new sound became synonymous with the cool, laid-back lifestyle of the West and became known as West Coast Jazz.. Gerry Mulligan was born in Queens Village, Queens, New York, United States, the son of George and Louise Mulligan. (Content). Who Is Gerry Mulligan's Wife? Being Gerry Mulligan, My Life in Music. In March of 1988, Mulligan was invited to Italy by the Chancellor of the University of Bologna to take part in their 900th anniversary celebrations, with a concert in the ancient city square. While in Milan for the recording sessions, Mulligan met his future wife, Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti, a freelance photojournalist and reporter. Considered one of the seminal albums of modern jazz, Birth of the Cool was elected to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982. This work was premiered by the Cincinnati Symphony in 1973. a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. Mulligan's more classical work with orchestras began in May 1970 with a performance of Dave Brubeck's oratorio, The Light in the Wilderness with Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Symphony. Mulligan, Franca R, - Mini Bio (1) Born in New York, raised in Philadelphia, Mulligan was the foremost baritone sax player of his generation, as well as an acclaimed composer and arranger, and one of the founders of the post-WWII "West Coast" school of jazz. When the family moved to Philadelphia, sixteen-year-old Gerry called on Johnny Warrington, director of the WCAU-CBS radio orchestra, to offer his services. Dates included 1957 recordings with Vinnie Burke's String Jazz Quartet, a 1959 orchestra album with Andr Previn and a 1965 album of the Gerry Mulligan Quintet and Strings. Used by permission. (Content) Ellington composed Prima Bara Dubla for Mulligan and his good friend, baritone saxophonist Harry Carney. Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as Copyright Hank O'Neal. At nineteen, Mulligan wrote and played for Gene Krupas orchestra and then for Claude Thornhill. Although the creative team had great hopes for the work, it never made it past a workshop production at the University of Alabama. ZU VERKAUFEN . Update this biography Mulligan also arranged for and recorded with bands led by Georgie Auld and Chubby Jackson. At the invitation of the King and Queen of Sweden, Gerry was part of the Bob Hope TV Benefit for the Children International Summer Villages in Stockholm. Data provided by Radaris Geraldine M Mulligan Age 86 / Jan 1936 View Profile 6327 W Boysen Rd, Oak Harbor, OH 43449 also known as GerryMulligan Geraldine Mulligan related to Patricia Jennings, 41 Justin Griffith, 38 Kricket Mulligan, 35 Zachary Manore Lindsey Mortus, 44 has lived in Oak Harbor, OH phone number (419) 734-4247 view more The biographical film Listen: Gerry Mulligan was premiered as a pilot at the Walter Reade Theater, Lincoln Center on October 24, 1996 and presented by Wynton Marsalis. While every effort has been made to obtain permission to use these songs or portions of these songs, in some cases, the rights' owner may have only granted permission to use a portion of the material online. Photograph. The program included Entente, Mr. Mulligans composition in which he appeared as the featured guest soloist with the orchestra, and K-4 Pacific, his composition featuring the quartet with the orchestra. The bandleader offered constructive criticism and began buying Gerrys arrangements. However, Get Archive LLC does not own each component of the compilation displayed and accessible on the PICRYL website and applications. Mulligan reportedly had a relationship with actress Judy Holliday until she died in 1965, and with actress Sandy Dennis from 1965 through 1973. In 1988, Mulligan's Octet for Sea Cliff was premiered. Gerrys autobiography, recorded on tape in 1995, will eventually be published in audio and book form. (Copyright Notice). Gerry Mulligan Legacy, also sponsored by the Library of Congress via a grant from the Ira and Leonore Gershwin Fund, was released by N2K, Inc. in January 1997. They played to a standing-room-only audience in Los Angeles and then made their final U.S. appearance at Carnegie Hall in New York as part of the JVC Jazz Festival. Please contact: Performing Arts Reading Room. Get Archive LLC, creator of PICRYL, endeavors to provide information that it possesses on the copyright status of the content and to identify any other terms and conditions that may apply to the use of the content, however, Get Archive LLC offers no guarantee or assurance that all pertinent information is provided, or that the information is correct in each circumstance. Gerry toured North America and Europe with the band and recorded five albums for Norman Granzs Verve Records. In a surprise encore, violinist Itzhak Perlman joined Mulligan and his quartet to improvise on Georgia on My Mind. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonistsplaying the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazzMulligan was also a significant arranger, working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan . Property of Franca R. Mulligan. The band appeared at the Village Vanguard in New York and featured the pianoless rhythm section, five reeds, including Gerry, and six brass. After Dave Brubeck's quartet broke up in 1967, Mulligan began appearing regularly with Brubeck as the "Gerry Mulligan / Dave Brubeck Quartet" through 1973. The permanent exhibit of the Gerry Mulligan Collection is open to the public. He was also one of only four musicians who played on all the recordings, with Davis, Konitz and Barber. In 1978, Mulligan reformed the Concert Jazz Band for a concert at the Newport Jazz Festival in New York which went on to tour in the United States. The family's moves continued with stops in South Jersey, where Mulligan lived with his maternal grandmother, Chicago, Illinois, and Kalamazoo, Michigan, where Mulligan lived for three years and attended Catholic school. Play with Fire, a play written by Dale Wasserman, with music by Gerry Mulligan, was performed at the Eugene ONeill Theater in 1978. During his period of occasional work with the Davis nonet between 1949 and 1951, Mulligan also regularly performed with and arranged for trombonist Kai Winding. (Copyright) In 1974 Mulligan met his future wife, Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti, in Milan, Italy. This was the first time that the prize was awarded to a musician from the world of jazz. When Mulligan was sixteen, he approached Johnny Warrington at local radio station WCAU about writing arrangements for the station's house band. [5] While most of Mulligan's work for Kenton were pedestrian arrangements, that Kenton needed to fill out money-making dance performances, Mulligan was able to throw in some more substantial original works along the way. In the 1970s and 1980s, Mulligan worked to build and promote a repertoire of baritone saxophone music for orchestra. MLA citation style: Photographer Unknown. [6] Mulligan's first recording sessions in Los Angeles were produced by Bock for Pacific Jazz. For big band. [1] Though Mulligan is primarily known as one of the leading baritone saxophonists in jazz history - playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era Copyright 2023 [5] These early live dates were recorded by Richard Bock on a portable reel-to-reel tape deck. Property of Franca R. Mulligan. Gerrys wish was to have Wynton and the New Orleans band at his funeral. This was the first jazz CD Plus (with photos and video clips after each tune) produced in the world. A doctoral dissertation by Jon Gudmundson, Assistant Professor, Saxophone, and Director of Jazz Studies at Brevard College, was presented in 1999 for the degree of Doctor of Arts, entitled The Gerry Mulligan Quartet of 1952-53: A Study of the Arranging Style Through Selected Transcriptions.. The Diminished Class. In 1951, he headed west in search of better opportunities, hitchhiking and playing his way across the United States. The written permission of the copyright owners and/or other rights holders (such as holders of publicity and/or privacy rights) is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use of protected items beyond that allowed by fair use or other statutory exemptions. . In 1991, the Concordia Orchestra premiered Momo's Clock, a work for orchestra (without saxophone solo) that was inspired by a book by German author Michael Ende. Photo, Print, Drawing [ Photo of Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti Mulligan, wife of Gerry Mulligan] Gerry Mulligan - IMDb Both the video and published music are designed for educational/home use. Other television appearances include a cable special with the Quartet for Jazz America, an appearance for the same producers with Dizzy Gillespies Dream Band, a program with Mel Torme for CBS, and a guest appearance on a Buddy Rich show. Photo of Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti Mulligan, wife of Gerry Mulligan. In 1995, the video tape The Gerry Mulligan Workshop A Master Class on Jazz and Its Legendary Players, was produced by the Hal Leonard Corporation and released in 1997 in conjunction with The Gerry Mulligan Play-Along Collection, a publication of Mulligans selected compositions. Dominating the back wall of the exhibition are handsome woodblock-print portraits of Gerry Mulligan in different shades, by Antonio Frasconi. Black musicians sometimes came through town, and because many motels would not take them, they often had to stay at homes within the black community. In 1975, Mulligan recorded a string album with Italian composer Enrico Intra. Recognized as an important 20th century composer, arranger, saxophonist, and conductor, he has played a vital role in the history of modern jazz and contemporary music. In 1989, Mulligan recorded Lonesome Boulevard for A & M Records. Unequivocally, in December of 1989, the highlight of Mulligans work with symphonic orchestra occurred when the Gerry Mulligan Quartet appeared with the New York Philharmonic, led by Maestro Mehta, in a highly successful six-concert series at Lincoln Center. Used by permission. (Copyright Notice). While Tucker did not need an additional reedman, he was looking for an arranger and Mulligan was hired at $100 a week to do two or three arrangements a week (including all copying). While in Milan for the recording sessions, Mulligan met his future wife, Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti, a freelance photojournalist and reporter. (Standard photograph | Louise S. Mulligan with cape and hat looking a wall, 1919. Throughout Mulligan's orchestral work and until the end of his life, Mulligan maintained an active career performing and recording jazz usually with a quartet that included a piano. At the conclusion of Mulligan's three-month contract, Tucker told Mulligan that he should move on to another band that was a little less "tame". Copyright Franca R. Mulligan. In November of 1984, Mulligan was awarded the prestigious Viotti Prize at a special presentation ceremony in Vercelli, Italy. Mulligan, like many jazz musicians of his era, occasionally recorded with strings. While in Milan for the recording sessions, Mulligan met his future wife, Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti, a freelance photojournalist and reporter. In 1991, Zarin Mehta, Executive Director of the Ravinia Festival (the summer home of the Chicago Symphony), invited Mulligan to be the artistic director for the launching of the new series of jazz concerts produced as part of Ravinias summer festival, Jazz in June. This catalog data provides the details known to the Library of Congress regarding the corresponding items and may assist users in making independent assessments of the legal status of these items as related to their desired uses. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. This item used by permission of the copyright holder. Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 - January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger.Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonistsplaying the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz . The album was not released until 1980. photograph | Louise in costume for a play in which she played the widow. The work was commissioned by the Sea Cliff Chamber Players and received its world premiere at a concert in 1988. Used by permission. While in Milan for the recording sessions, Mulligan met his future wife, Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti, a freelance photojournalist and reporter. Faces of Monarchies. American jazz musician (1927-1996) Musical artist. In September 1951, Mulligan recorded the first album under his own name, Mulligan Plays Mulligan. Get Archive LLC, creator of PICRYL, endeavors to provide information that it possesses on the copyright status of the content and to identify any other terms and conditions that may apply to the use of the content, however, Get Archive LLC offers no guarantee or assurance that all pertinent information is provided, or that the information is correct in each circumstance. His widow Franca - to whom he had been married since 1976 - said he had also been suffering from liver cancer. Gerry Mulligan would not, could not, be categorized, and he flourished through changing times, in many cultures, and with many musical voices ranging from the baritone saxophone that was his principal instrument, to the full orchestra., Billington also paid tribute to Franca Mulligan, Gerrys wife, as a valued friend with whom we have worked and will continue to work on many projects that have been inspired by Gerrys life and work., Longtime friend of Gerry and Franca Mulligan, the Venerable Thamthog Rinpoche, abbot of monasteries in Tibet and master of the Sera Je Monastery in India and the Center of Tibetan Studies in Milan, came from Italy just for the ceremony and draped a ceremonial scarf or Kata on the saxophone. A chamber work, it was commissioned by the Sea Cliff Chamber Players. Property of Franca R. Mulligan. Mulligan's final recording was a quartet album (with guests), Dragonfly, recorded in the summer of 1995 and released on the Telarc label. In 1974, at the recording of the Summit album with Astor Piazzolla in Milan, Italy, Gerry met his future wife, Countess Franca Rota Borghini Baldovinetti, whose career covered managing the family wine business, working for the International Castle Institute, freelancing as a photo journalist, and reporting for Italian television in New York. This fortuitous collaboration came to an abrupt end with Mulligan's arrest on narcotics charges in mid-1953, leading to six months at Sheriff's Honor Farm. During the Monday night jam sessions, a young trumpeter named Chet Baker began sitting in with Mulligan. In 1992, Mr. Mulligan revisited the cool school that began with the Birth of the Cool recording and assembled the Gerry Mulligan Tentet. [5] At various times in the 1970s, he performed with Charles Mingus. On display is Mulligans gold-plated Conn saxophone, which will be played periodically in concerts at the Library of Congress. 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