Gerry Mulligan

Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996) was an American jazz musician, composer and arranger best known for his baritone saxophone playing, although he also played piano and clarinet. Early in his

Gerald Joseph "Gerry" Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996) was an American jazz musician, composer and arranger best known for his baritone saxophone playing, although he also played piano and clarinet. Early in his career however, his reputation was built as an arranger and composer.

Mulligan was born in Queens, New York and raised in Marion, Ohio where his father worked for the Erie Railroad.