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Jeru
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedJune 30, 1962
Nola Penthouse Studio, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length36:23
Label Columbia CL-1932/CS-8732
ProducerJazztime Productions Inc.
Gerry Mulligan chronology
The Gerry Mulligan Quartet
(1962)
Jeru
(1962)
Two of a Mind
(1962)

Jeru is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in 1962 which were released on the Columbia label. [1] [2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [5]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "Mulligan is in fine form and, even if the music on this LP is not all that essential, it is quite enjoyable". [3]

Track listing

  1. "Capricious" ( Billy Taylor) - 5:47
  2. "Here I'll Stay" ( Kurt Weill, Alan Jay Lerner) - 5:00
  3. "Inside Impromptu" (Taylor) - 5:32
  4. "You've Come Home" ( Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) - 5:40
  5. " Get Out of Town" ( Cole Porter) - 4:12
  6. "Blue Boy" (Gerry Mulligan) - 4:38
  7. " Lonely Town" ( Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 5:34

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Watts, R., Callahan, M., Eyries, P. & Edwards, D. Columbia Main Series, Part 15: CL 1900-1999/CS 8700-8799 (1962-1963) accessed February 29, 2016
  2. ^ Dugelay, G & Hallqvist, K. Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 29, 2016
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Jeru – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  4. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN  978-0195313734.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1054. ISBN  978-0-141-03401-0.