64 Quotes by Gerry Mulligan

If you've only got one horn playing, I still want the sense of ensemble.

Now, the instrumentation in the jazz band and the jazz dance band has gone through many evolutions. For instance, in the 'twenties the tradition was two or three saxophones

People talk about innovations and evolutions and that kind of thing; I don't understand about that nonsense. It's like, all instruments are there to use all the time

I've always wanted a C trumpet on top, to have that same kind of facility without shouting.

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

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

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

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

The first reason for starting to do the symphony concerts was to play this new piece of mine.