Jeru
Studio album by
Gerry Mulligan
Released1962
RecordedJune 30, 1962
Nola Penthouse Studio, NYC
GenreJazz
Length36:23
LabelColumbia 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.
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