The New Sounds
by Gerry Mulligan & Allen Eager
- Type: Album
- Released: 1952
- Label: Prestige
- Country: United States
- Community rating: 3.35/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Featuring early, crucial sessions that helped define the impending West Coast aesthetic, this split release highlights Gerry Mulligan's emerging compositional voice. The baritone saxophonist weaves intricate, relaxed counterpoint alongside tenor player Allen Eager, steering away from the frantic aggression of pure bebop. It stands as an important developmental bridge toward the laid-back, highly arranged sound that Mulligan would soon popularize.
Genres
Descriptors: Acoustic, Instrumental, Rhythmic
Tracklist
Credits
- Gerry Mulligan - primary artist, baritone saxophone
- Allen Eager - primary artist, tenor saxophone
- Max McElroy - baritone saxophone
- Phil Leshin - bass
- Walter Bolden - drums
- Ira Gitler - liner notes
- Gail Madden - maracas
- George Wallington - piano
- Ollie Wilson - trombone
- Jerry Hurwitz - trumpet
- Nick Travis - trumpet