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Jeru Blue: A Tribute to Gerry Mulligan

By Kerry Strayer Septet

Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 1999

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Kerry Strayer Septet: Jeru Blue: A Tribute to Gerry Mulligan

by Dave Hughes
August 1, 1999

Kansas City baritone saxophonist and educator Kerry Strayer has put together an excellent straight-ahead jazz outing that serves both as a worthy tribute to the late Gerry Mulligan (unquestionably the most influencial baritone saxophonist in jazz), as well as a good introduction to his own talents. Eight of the nine tunes are Strayer's arrangements of Mulligan ...

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Jeru Blue: A Tribute to Gerry Mulligan

By The Kerry Strayer Septet

Label: Palmetto Records
Released: 1998

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The Kerry Strayer Septet: Jeru Blue: A Tribute to Gerry Mulligan

by Jack Bowers
December 1, 1998

Palmetto Records has struck gold again with Jeru Blue, Kansas City–based saxophonist Kerry Strayer’s heartfelt and picturesque salute to one of his earliest musical influences, the peerless Gerry Mulligan. It was after hearing a recording by Mulligan and alto saxophonist Paul Desmond that Strayer was hooked forever on the baritone, which he wields in a style ...

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The Kerry Strayer Septet: Jeru Blue: A Tribute to Gerry Mulligan

by Joel Roberts
December 1, 1998

In the years since Gerry Mulligan's death, a number of albums have been recorded in tribute to the great baritone saxophonist and cool jazz patriarch. Kerry Strayer's Jeru Blue, his debut release on the Palmetto label, certainly deserves consideration as one of the best. Strayer, a Kansas City baritone saxophonist and bandleader, has written eight fresh ...