Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band on Tour (subtitled Guest Soloist: Zoot Sims) is a live album recorded by American jazz saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded in California, Berlin and Milan 1960 which were released on the Verve label. In the CD era it has been superseded by The Complete Santa Monica Concert Verve Records Catalog: 8400 series accessed February 26, 2016Discography of the Verve, Clef and Norgran labels accessed February 26, 2016Gerry Mulligan Discography accessed February 29, 2016
Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars calling it a "highly recommended album" and stating "Tenor saxophonist Zoot Sims, who had previously toured with Mulligan's sextet and always swings effortlessly, is featured as a special guest on several of the selections".
Track listing "Go Home" (Ben Webster) - 7:27 "Barbara's Theme" (Johnny Mandel) - 5:17 "I Want to Live" (Mandel) - 6:57 "Red Door" (Zoot Sims, Gerry Mulligan) - 5:32 "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:41 "Apple Core" (Mulligan) - 5:05 "Go Home" (Webster) - 5:40 Recorded at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, CA on October 1, 1960 (tracks 4, 5 & 7), West Berlin in West Germany on November 4, 1960 (track 3) and the Teatro Lirico in Milan, Italy on November 14, 1960 (tracks 1, 2 & 6)
Personnel Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone Conte Candoli, Don Ferrara, Nick Travis - trumpet Willie Dennis - trombone Alan Raph - bass trombone Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone, piano track 4 Bob Donovan - alto saxophone Gene Quill - alto saxophone, clarinet Jim Reider, Zoot Sims (full feature on tracks 5 and 6) - tenor saxophone Gene Allen - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet Buddy Clark - bass Mel Lewis - drums Bill Holman (tracks 1, 6 & 7), Johnny Mandel (tracks 2 & 3), Gerry Mulligan (track 5) - arranger
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