Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately. Gerry Mulligan havemakemelody Change image and share on social
New York is still where I live most of the time. Gerry Mulligan livetimeyork Change image and share on social
You can make a saxophone into an electric organ; you can do everything with it. Gerry Mulligan electricmakeorgan Change image and share on social
In a way, I started out to be a baritone player. Gerry Mulligan baritoneplayerstart Change image and share on social
Eliminating the piano means that I've always worked closer with the bass than most players. Gerry Mulligan bascloseeliminate Change image and share on social
The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing. Gerry Mulligan composerdynamickind Change image and share on social
The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra. Gerry Mulligan instrumentorchestrapoint Change image and share on social
Only the French, I guess, really use tenor and alto to any great extent in the orchestra. Gerry Mulligan altoextentfrench Change image and share on social
The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine. Gerry Mulligan concertminepiece Change image and share on social
So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone. Gerry Mulligan altobaritonemoney Change image and share on social