64 Quotes by Gerry Mulligan

People are approaching electronic levels in music; although not all of it happens to tickle my fancy.

Eliminating the piano means that I’ve always worked closer with the bass than most players.

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

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

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

Actually, it is a fact that I’ve been doing more writing than playing in recent years.

The recording industry has changed; they’re enjoying such incredible success in the pop field.

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

The Russian composers, especially, tricked the symphony orchestra into the kind of dynamic, rhythmic thing.