Gerry Mulligan & Chet Baker

The Profile

American jazz collaboration between baritone saxophonist Gerry Mulligan and trumpeter/vocalist Chet Baker, central to the West Coast cool jazz sound. First joined in Mulligan’s pianoless quartet (1952–1953), reunited for Reunion (1957), and again for The Carnegie Hall Concert in the mid-1970s.

Duo of American jazz icons associated with cool/West Coast jazz; first major collaboration in the pianoless Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1952–1953); celebrated for performances of standards such as My Funny Valentine; notable reunions include the album Reunion (1957) and The Carnegie Hall Concert in the mid-1970s.

A single, glowing review focuses on the instrumental My Funny Valentine performed by Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker at Carnegie Hall. The writer frames it as a life-defining, late-night piece, best heard in solitude. Notes its origin as a 1937 show tune and its widespread fame. Overall, an emotive, reverent celebration of a classic performance.