MUSICIAN

Gerry Mulligan

1927 - 1996

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Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, 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 was also a significant arranger working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others. His piano-less quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz ensembles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerry Mulligan has received more than 1,162,655 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 34 in 2019). Gerry Mulligan is the 646th most popular musician (down from 522nd in 2019), the 3,316th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,781st in 2019) and the 195th most popular American Musician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Gerry Mulligan ranks 646 out of 3,175. Before him are Ian Hill, Rachid Taha, Joe Pass, Steve Gadd, Moondog, and Mikhail Pletnev. After him are David Knopfler, Tony Banks, Gerd Albrecht, Pierre Rode, Manfred Mann, and Andrea Guarneri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Gerry Mulligan ranks 149. Before him are Gae Aulenti, William Labov, Roger Walkowiak, Stanisław Kania, Christian Marquand, and Colin Davis. After him are Tom Bosley, Neil Simon, Vittorio Gregotti, Patti Page, Paul Volcker, and Albert Zafy. Among people deceased in 1996, Gerry Mulligan ranks 113. Before him are Juan Hohberg, Antonín Mrkos, J. R. Jayewardene, Alejandro Agustín Lanusse, Koichi Oita, and Brunó Ferenc Straub. After him are Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho, Károly Grósz, Haing S. Ngor, Edison Denisov, Hyman Minsky, and Chas Chandler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gerry Mulligan ranks 3,316 out of 20,380. Before him are Paul Giamatti (1967), P. J. Kennedy (1858), Leslie Lamport (1941), Sanford Robinson Gifford (1823), Frankie Valli (1934), and Halsey (1994). After him are Lauren Graham (1967), Richard Jordan (1937), Terry Goodkind (1948), Nancy Marchand (1928), Tom Bosley (1927), and Earl Warren (1891).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Gerry Mulligan ranks 195. Before him are Ron Carter (1937), Joan Jett (1958), Victor Young (1900), Joe Pass (1929), Steve Gadd (1945), and Moondog (1916). After him are Marcus Miller (1959), Kenny G (1956), Dick Dale (1937), Michael Stipe (1960), Alec John Such (1951), and Ric Ocasek (1949).

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