In fact, I heard Bird first, and had got well into listening to him. You know, it’s the kind of accidental thing that awareness of a player is: what’s available, what somebody happens to play for you. Gerry Mulligan Read Quote
Only the French, I guess, really use tenor and alto to any great extent in the orchestra. Gerry Mulligan Read Quote
The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing. Gerry Mulligan Read Quote
The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don’t have much point in the orchestra. Gerry Mulligan Read Quote
So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone. Gerry Mulligan Read Quote
The recording industry has changed; they’re enjoying such incredible success in the pop field. Gerry Mulligan Read Quote
Actually, it is a fact that I’ve been doing more writing than playing in recent years. Gerry Mulligan Read Quote
When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins. Gerry Mulligan Read Quote