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Live at Mcg
Billy Taylor, Gerry Mulligan
Live at Mcg
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
 
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In late 1993 jazz masters Billy Taylor and Gerry Mulligan performed a series of concerts at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (MCG) in Pittsburgh, PA for the first time together. The result of those performances is "Billy Tayl...  more »

     
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All Artists: Billy Taylor, Gerry Mulligan
Title: Live at Mcg
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Mcg Jazz
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 8/28/2007
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Modern Postbebop, Swing Jazz, Bebop, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 612262102523

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In late 1993 jazz masters Billy Taylor and Gerry Mulligan performed a series of concerts at Manchester Craftsmen's Guild (MCG) in Pittsburgh, PA for the first time together. The result of those performances is "Billy Taylor and Gerry Mulligan, Live at MCG." During the concert weekend MCG also taped the pilot program for what became "Billy Taylor's Jazz from the Kennedy Center." That NPR series went on to become one of the most successful national radio series of all time. Billy Taylor and Gerry Mulligan were the best of friends on and off the bandstand - which can genuinely be heard throughout this entire performance. You will hear them finishing each others phases and laughing at each other's musical jokes. Their duet on "All The Things You Are" is a glowing example of their shared musical heritage and life-long bond. All of the songs on Billy Taylor and Gerry Mulligan, Live at MCG are beloved classics including the two original tunes, "Line for Lyons" by Gerry Mulligan and "Capricious" by Billy Taylor. Others including "Stompin' At The Savoy" "Body And Soul," and Ellington's "Come Sunday," make this live recording date a classic for all times.

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CD Reviews

Wonderful performance
Bomojaz | South Central PA, USA | 10/08/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Beautiful, impeccable playing by two jazz masters. Recorded live before an audience at the Manchester Craftsmen's Guild in Pittsburgh in 1993, pianist Billy Taylor and baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan (with Chip Jackson on bass and Carl Allen on drums) perform a program of chestnuts that show off the melodic and harmonic inventions of the group. Gorgeous ballad interpretations include DARN THAT DREAM, BODY AND SOUL, and especially COME SUNDAY, where there's no question we've been taken to church but where the sermon is uplifting, not damning. ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE pit Billy and Gerry in a friendly counterpoint battle from the git-go, and LINE FOR LYONS proves once again no matter how many times Mulligan plays the tune (and I wish I had a nickel for every time) he finds something fresh and exciting to express in it. It's a totally enjoyable CD - definitely worth getting.

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Exquisite
Howard Wexler | White Plains, NY United States | 03/10/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Just absolutely beautiful work by the two of them. Excellent recording, Mulligan's sax sounds stunning. In some recording, Mulligan steamrolls his accompaniment, not here."