All Gerry Mulligan Quotes
Only the French, I guess, really use tenor and alto to any great extent in the orchestra.
Gerry Mulligan
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Eliminating the piano means that I've always worked closer with the bass than most players.
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I've always wanted a C trumpet on top, to have that same kind of facility without shouting.
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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.
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If you've only got one horn playing, I still want the sense of ensemble.
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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.
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The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing.
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People talk about innovations and evolutions and that kind of thing; I don't understand about that nonsense. It's like, all instruments are there to use all the time.
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Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was two or three saxophones.
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The recording industry has changed; they're enjoying such incredible success in the pop field.
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The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine.
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So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone.
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