Gerry Mulligan story

[Durium]

A friend of mine sent me a story about how Gerry Mulligan started his carreer at Minton's wanting to play bag pipe for Thelonious Monk. A rather fancy story. Can someone confirm this story?

Keep swinging

[JSngry]

I seriously doubt it.

[AllenLowe]

I heard it was harmonica - but Monk was already using Little Walter -

[ghost of miles]

It's true... I once heard Wynton scat an example of what he sounded like.

[Spontooneous]

It's true... I once heard Wynton scat an example of what he sounded like.

Wynton's just telling the story that Phil Schaap told him, and imitating the way Schaap scats.

[couw]

Mulligan explains he never played with Monk until they recorded the Riverside album together:

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/ihas/html/mulligan/gm-monk.html

[fasstrack]

I heard it was harmonica - but Monk was already using Little Walter -

[fasstrack]

It's true... I once heard Wynton scat an example of what he sounded like.

[fasstrack]

Mulligan explains he never played with Monk until they recorded the Riverside album together:

http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cocoon/ihas/html/mulligan/gm-monk.html

I've visited that site before and it's excellent. His insights are really worth reading.

People interested in Mulligan, jazz of the 50s, or well-presented oral history and lore in general would do well to give that link a visit IMO.