Gerry Mulligan

• COLLECTOR'S DIGIPACK SERIES

• SPECIAL 3-PANEL DIGIPACK + INSIDE BOOKLET

• LIMITED EDITION

• INCLUDES 1 BONUS TRACKS

Presented here is the complete original album Mulligan Meets Monk (Riverside RLP12-247), which marked the only studio collaboration ever between jazz masters Gerry Mulligan and Thelonious Monk. All of the songs recorded during the dates but not included on the original LP have also been added here as a bonus, as well as an extended version of “Now’s the Time” recorded live at the NewporJazz Festival in 1955 and showcasing both musicians.

PERSONNEL:

• Gerry Mulligan - baritone sax
• Thelonious Monk - piano
• Wilbur Wilson - bass
• Shadow Wilson - drums

New York, August 12 & 13, 1957.

• (*) BONUS TRACK:
• Gerry Mulligan (bar), Thelonious Monk (p), Miles Davis (tp)
• Zoot Sims (ts), Percy Heath (b), Connie Kay (d).
• Newport Jazz Festival, Freebody Park, Newport, July 17, 1955.

TRACKS:

• 01. ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT
• 02. RHYTHM-A-NING
• 03. SWEET AND LOVELY
• 04. DECIDEDLY
• 05. STRAIGHT, NO CHASER
• 06. I MEAN YOU
• 07. DECIDEDLY (alt tk)
• 08. STRAIGHT, NO CHASER (alt tk)
• 09. I MEAN YOU (alt tk 1)
• 10. I MEAN YOU (alt tk 2)
• 11. NOW’S THE TIME (*)

• TOTAL TIME: 74:41 min.