Top 29 Quotes by Gerry Mulligan

New York is still where I live most of the time.

I'm fascinated with the electronic devices that we can mess around with.

In a way, I started out to be a baritone player.

Eliminating the piano means that I've always worked closer with the bass than most players.

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

Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was two or three saxophones.

If you've only got one horn playing, I still want the sense of ensemble.

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

People are approaching electronic levels in music; although not all of it happens to tickle my fancy.

Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays.