- Description
Description
Being Gerry Mulligan: My Life in Music is Gerry Mulligan in his own words. This autobiography tells the story of the iconic American jazz saxophonist, clarinettist, composer, and arranger.
Author: Gerry Mulligan
Publisher: Backbeat Books
Published: 11/15/2022
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.56lbs
Size: 9.24h x 6.31w x 1.07d
ISBN13: 9781493064823
ISBN10: 1493064827
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Music | Genres & Styles | Jazz
About the Author
Gerry Mulligan learned to play piano when he was two and sold his first arrangement when he was sixteen, beginning his six-decade career as a composer, arranger, saxophonist, and conductor. Mulligan traveled the world for his music and won countless awards, including a Grammy Award in 1981 for "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance by a Big Band." His album, Birth of the Cool, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1982. The Gerry and Franca Mulligan Foundation was established in 2001 after his death in 1996 to fulfill his wish to support talented young musicians and inner-city schools.
