Jennifer Hall

Jennifer Hall: Jennifer Hall Meets... A West Coast Tribute to Gerry Mulligan

by Jack Bowers
January 31, 2007

I've heard a number of tributes to the late great Gerry Mulligan, none warmer or more persuasive than this. Jennifer Hall, a superb baritone saxophonist whose abiding respect for Mulligan is evident in every note she plays, has assembled an all-star group of West Coast musicians for a heartfelt remembrance that scans eleven of Mulligan's memorable compositions and another, “Bernie's Tune, that was a hallmark of Mulligan and trumpeter Chet Baker's pianoless quartet in the early '50s.

It's a testament ...