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Actually, it is a fact that I've been doing more writing than playing in recent years.

~Gerry Mulligan

Topics: Actually Been Doing Fact More Playing Recent Recent Years Than Writing Years

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This life of being a transient human being has gotten to a point when it's very hard to bear.

~Gerry Mulligan

Topics: Bear Being Gotten Hard Human Human Being Life Point Transient Very

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The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine.

~Gerry Mulligan

Topics: Concerts First Mine New Piece Play Reason Starting Symphony

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When we've finished the current tour I'm going to go back to Italy and see if I can do some more writing.

~Gerry Mulligan

Topics: Back Current Finished Go Going Italy More See Some Tour Writing I Can

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It's true I've always been attracted to the jazz band in an orchestral way, rather than a band way.

~Gerry Mulligan

Topics: Always Attracted Band Been Jazz Orchestral Rather Than True Way

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I've appeared on some other people's albums.

~Gerry Mulligan

Topics: Albums Appeared Other People Some

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The recording industry has changed; they're enjoying such incredible success in the pop field.

~Gerry Mulligan

Topics: Changed Enjoying Field Incredible Industry Pop Recording Success

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You start way down on a low B flat on the tuba and you have a chromatic scale; you can match the colours all the way up, till you get to the top of the trumpet.

~Gerry Mulligan

Topics: Colours Down Flat Get Low Match Scale Start Till Top Trumpet Tuba Up Way You

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The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing.

~Gerry Mulligan

Topics: Composers Dynamic Kind Orchestra Rhythmic Russian Symphony Thing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Musician

Born: April 6th, 1927

Died: January 20th, 1996

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