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When [Billy] Strayhorn came on the scene, he just blew us away.
Gerry Mulligan
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Gerry Mulligan
Age: 68 †
Born: 1927
Born: April 6
Died: 1996
Died: January 19
Bandleader
Composer
Conductor
Film Score Composer
Jazz Musician
Music Arranger
Musician
Pianist
Recording Artist
Saxophonist
Singer
New York City
New York
Gerald J. Mulligan
Gerald Joseph Mulligan
Jeru
Away
Billy
Blew
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Came
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