Gerry Mulligan

Gerald Joseph Mulligan, also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz—Mulligan was also a significant arranger working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. His piano-less quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz ensembles. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. Several of his compositions including "Walkin' Shoes" and "Five Brothers", have become standards.

6 April 1927

Born on the same birth day (6 April): Alexander Herzen • Black Francis • Erich Mühsam • Fabrice Muamba • Gerard Majella • Guillaume Bigourdan • Horst Ludwig Störmer • Joi Lansing • Karl Staaf • Katie Weatherston • Leonora Carrington • Lord Frederick Windsor • Max Bemis • Nicolas Chamfort • Sebastian Spreng • Travis Moen • Vince Flynn • Will Crooks • William Bate Hardy

Born in the same month (April 1927): Ahmed Arif • Arne Hoel • Bill Slater (footballer) • Carmen Basilio • Dany Robin • Joe Moakley • Laurel Aitken • Lokesh Chandra • Margot Honecker • Marshall Warren Nirenberg • Thanin Kraivichien • Tiny Hill (rugby union) • Walter Bahr