Perfection: Gerry Mulligan - Night Lights (1963)
If all Gerry Mulligan had composed and recorded was the song Night Lights, he'd be extraordinary. The impossibly beautiful and hypnotic ballad appeared on his 1963 album of the same name. To make the track even more compelling, Mulligan plays piano, not baritone saxophone, and he was accompanied by Art Farmer (flhrn), Bob Brookmeyer (v-tb), Jim Hall (g), Bill Crow (b) and Dave Bailey (d).
Here's Gerry Mulligan's Nigh Lights; do yourself a favor and set the clip to loop, so you can hear it over and over. You do this by putting your curser over the image of the video, right clicking and choosing “loop" at the top. This way, the song will start again immediately after it ends...
Here's Gerry Mulligan's Nigh Lights; do yourself a favor and set the clip to loop, so you can hear it over and over. You do this by putting your curser over the image of the video, right clicking and choosing “loop" at the top. This way, the song will start again immediately after it ends...
This story appears courtesy of JazzWax by Marc Myers.
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Track Listing
Night Lights; Morning Of The Carnival From Black Orpheus; Wee Small Hours; Prelude In E Minor; Festive Minor; Tell Me When.
Personnel
Gerry Mulligan
saxophone, baritone
Art Farmer
flugelhorn
Bob Brookmeyer
trombone
Jim Hall
guitar
Bill Crow
bass, acoustic
Dave Bailey
drumsAlbum information
Title: Night Lights | Year Released: 1963 | Record Label: Phillips
