Paris Concert (Gerry Mulligan album)

Paris Concert
Live album by
Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Released1955
RecordedJune 1, 3 & 7, 1954
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
GenreJazz
LabelDisques Vogue (France)/Pacific Jazz (USA)
Gerry Mulligan chronology
Gene Norman Presents the Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet
(1953) 		Paris Concert
(1955) 		California Concerts
(1954)
1966 Cover

Paris Concert (also released in France as 3e Salon du Jazz, Paris, 1954, À Pleyel) is a live album by saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded at the Salle Pleyel in Paris in June 1954 and released on the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2] In 1966, Pacific Jazz released an album with the same title but with a slightly different track listing and edited versions of previously released tracks.[3] The original recordings were made by Disques Vogue who issued the recordings in France.[4][5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow described the album as containing "Cool jazz at its best, played with plenty of wit and creativity.".[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerry Mulligan, except as indicated

  1. "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" (Jule Styne, Sammy Cahn) - 3:54
  2. "Five Brothers" - 4:40
  3. "Laura" (David Raksin, Johnny Mercer) - 4:10
  4. "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 5:10
  5. "Utter Chaos" - 0:43
  6. "Bernie's Tune" (Bernie Miller, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) - 4:23
  7. "Walkin' Shoes" - 5:05
  8. "Moonlight in Vermont" (Karl Suessdorf, John Blackburn) - 3:11
  9. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:36
  10. "Utter Chaos" - 0:49
  • Recorded at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, France, on June 1, 1954 (tracks 6 & 7), June 3, 1954 (tracks 2, 9 & 10) and June 7, 1954 (tracks 1, 3, 4, 5 & 8).

1966 Release

  1. "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" (Styne, Cahn) - 2:35
  2. "Five Brothers" - 3:40
  3. "Makin' Whoopee" (Donaldson, Kahn) - 2:36
  4. "Laura" (Raskin, Mercer) - 4:05
  5. "Love Me or Leave Me" (Donaldson, Kahn) 4:42
  6. "Bernie's Tune" (Miller, Leiber, Stoller) - 4:01
  7. "Walkin' Shoes" - 4:35
  8. "Soft Shoe" - 3:52
  9. "Moonlight in Vermont" (Suessdorf, Blackburn) - 3:09
  10. "Motel" - 3:35
  • Recorded at the Salle Pleyel in Paris, France, on June 1, 1954 (tracks 6, 7 & 10), June 3, 1954 (tracks 2, 3 & 8) and June 7, 1954 (tracks 1, 4 5 & 9).

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed February 29, 2016
  2. ^ Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 29, 2016
  3. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10100/20100 series accessed February 29, 2016
  4. ^ Stewart, Zan (June 23, 1995). "A Treasure Trove From Paris Is Reissued". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  5. ^ "Pacific Jazz Records Discography: 1952-1954". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Paris Concert – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.