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

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• Gerry Mulligan:

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

• Gerry Mulligan:

  The other saxophones, except as solo instruments, really don't have much point in the orchestra.

• Gerry Mulligan:

  The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing.

• Gerry Mulligan:

  Only the French, I guess, really use tenor and alto to any great extent in the orchestra.

• Gerry Mulligan:

  Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions.

• Gerry Mulligan:

  When I began listening to saxophones, I was first attracted to Coleman Hawkins.

• Gerry Mulligan:

  In fact, I heard Bird first, and had got well into listening to him. You know, it's the kind of acc

• Gerry Mulligan:

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

• Gerry Mulligan:

  Miles Davis is one who writes songs when he plays.

• Gerry Mulligan:

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