Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band

Gerry Mulligan and the Concert Jazz Band were an American jazz ensemble formed in 1960 that combined big-band instrumentation with cool and West Coast jazz sensibilities. Their arrangements balanced written ensemble passages with small-group improvisation, emphasising contrapuntal horn lines, relaxed tempos and clear dynamics, and the band contributed to expanding modern jazz arranging and large-ensemble approaches in the early 1960s.