Gerry Mulligan, American saxophonist and composer (born 1927)

Gerry Mulligan

American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (1927–1996)

Gerald Joseph Mulligan, also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, 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…