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Gerry Mulligan

1927 - 1996

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Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz—Mulligan was also a significant arranger working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. His piano-less quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz ensembles. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerry Mulligan is the 648th most popular musician (down from 646th in 2019), the 3,655th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,316th in 2019) and the 197th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Gerry Mulligan ranks 648 out of 3,175. Before him are Van Cliburn, Tyler, the Creator, Dick Taylor, Jacob Gade, Johann Friedrich Fasch, and David Foster. After him are Maria Yudina, Archie Shepp, Mike Ratledge, Joan Jett, Antonio Bazzini, and Myung-whun Chung.

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Among people born in 1927, Gerry Mulligan ranks 157. Before him are Theodor Wagner, Christian Marquand, Andy Williams, Emmanuel III Delly, Varkey Vithayathil, and Carl Switzer. After him are Neil Simon, Mikhail Ulyanov, Martha Chase, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Marcel Ophüls, and Joan Segarra. Among people deceased in 1996, Gerry Mulligan ranks 110. Before him are Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, Zeki Müren, Leo Joseph Suenens, Shams Pahlavi, Bartel Leendert van der Waerden, and Dondinho. After him are Margaux Hemingway, Petro Shelest, Karl Rappan, Pierre Grimal, Don Simpson, and Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gerry Mulligan ranks 3,655 out of 20,380. Before him are Jimmie Angel (1899), Mangas Coloradas (1792), Frank Wolff (1928), Joe Don Baker (1936), Carl Switzer (1927), and Priscilla Chan (1985). After him are Dean Rusk (1909), Katharine Graham (1917), Archie Shepp (1937), Winfield Scott (1786), Joan Jett (1958), and Sam Wood (1883).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gerry Mulligan ranks 197. Before him are Jason Newsted (1963), John Frusciante (1970), Freddie King (1934), Wes Montgomery (1923), Van Cliburn (1934), and Tyler, the Creator (1991). After him are Archie Shepp (1937), Joan Jett (1958), Chad Smith (1961), Clifford Brown (1930), Wendy Carlos (1939), and Curtis Mayfield (1942).

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