Gerry Mulligan

Gerry Mulligan
Mulligan, c. 1980s, by William P. Gottlieb
Background information
Birth name	Gerald Joseph Mulligan
Born	(1927-04-06)April 6, 1927 Queens, New York, U.S.
Died	January 20, 1996(1996-01-20) (aged 68) Darien, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres	Jazz cool jazz third stream
Occupation(s)	Musician composer arranger
Instrument(s)	Baritone saxophone piano
Years active	1946–1996
Spouse(s)	Jeffie Boyd ​ ​ (m. 1953; ann. 1953)​ [1] Arlyne Brown ​ ​ (m. 1953; div. 1959)​ [2] Franca Rota ​ (m. 1982)​ [3]
Partner(s)	Judy Holliday (1958–1965; her death)[4] Sandy Dennis (1965–1974)[5]

Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru,^[6] was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger.^[7] Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz—Mulligan was also a significant arranger working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. His piano-less quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz ensembles. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. Several of his compositions including "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers", have become standards.