Gerry Mulligan

Then, of course, I played alto and tenor, wherever there were jobs. ”

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

So I played alto for quite a while until I saved up the money for the baritone. ”

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

In fact, I heard Bird first, and had got well into listening to him. You know, it's the kind of accidental thing that awareness of a player is: what's available, what somebody happens to play for you. ”

I like what I hear other guys doing, but the thing that really attracts me is melodic playing. ”

Because if you've got the wit, you can make anything into a melody, ultimately. ”

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

New York is still where I live most of the time. ”

I'm fascinated with the electronic devices that we can mess around with. ”