What Is There to Say?

What Is There to Say?
Studio album by
Gerry Mulligan
Released1959
RecordedDec 17, 1958–Jan 15, 1959
GenreJazz
Length40:41
LabelColumbia
ProducerTeo Macero
Gerry Mulligan chronology
Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan!
(1958) 		What Is There to Say?
(1959) 		Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges
(1959)

What Is There to Say? is a 1959 album by Gerry Mulligan.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Allmusic's Scott Yanow states: "The last of the pianoless quartet albums that Gerry Mulligan recorded in the 1950s is one of the best", and observes that "Virtually every selection is memorable, with 'What Is There to Say,' 'Just in Time,' 'Festive Minor,' 'My Funny Valentine,' and 'Utter Chaos' being the high points".[5]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Gerry Mulligan except where indicated

  1. "What Is There to Say?" (Vernon Duke, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg) – 4:03
  2. "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) – 4:11
  3. "News from Blueport" (Art Farmer) – 5:03
  4. "Festive Minor" – 6:14
  5. "As Catch Can" – 3:54
  6. "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 4:06
  7. "Blueport" (Bill Crow) – 8:47
  8. "Utter Chaos" – 4:23

Recording dates

17 December 1958 (7); 23 December 1958 (5, 6, 8); 15 January 1959 (1, 2, 3, 4)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Gerry Mulligan Discography accessed February 29, 2016
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1053. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ What Is There to Say? review at AllMusic