Top 29 Quotes by Gerry Mulligan

Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs.

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.

The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing.

When we've finished the current tour I'm going to go back to Italy and see if I can do some more writing.

I like what I hear other guys doing, but the thing that really attracts me is melodic playing.

I've appeared on some other people's albums.

I've always wanted a C trumpet on top, to have that same kind of facility without shouting.

This life of being a transient human being has gotten to a point when it's very hard to bear.

It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way.

Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays.