Spring Is Sprung

Spring Is Sprung
Spring Is Sprung
Studio album by Gerry Mulligan Quartet
Released	1963
Recorded	December 11 & 12, 1962
Studio	A&R Studios, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:12
Label	Philips PHS 600-077
Producer	Quincy Jones
Gerry Mulligan chronology

Spring Is Sprung is an album by American jazz saxophonist Gerry Mulligan's Quartet featuring performances recorded in late 1962 and first released on the Philips label.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating: "Mulligan and Brookmeyer always seem to stimulate one another's playing to a high level, and this album is no exception".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated

"Jive at Five" (Count Basie, Harry Edison) - 6:24
"Four for Three" - 4:58
"17 Mile Drive" - 4:57
"Subterranean Blues" - 9:41
"Spring Is Sprung" - 6:42
"Open Country" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 4:30

Personnel

Gerry Mulligan - baritone saxophone, piano, track 5
Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone, piano, track 4
Bill Crow - bass
Gus Johnson - drums

References

^ Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 22, 2016
^ Philips Records Discography accessed February 22, 2016
^ ^a ^b Dryden, Ken. Spring Is Sprung – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2016.

[Mulligan_discography-1] Gerry Mulligan Discography Archived 2012-04-22 at the Wayback Machine accessed February 22, 2016

[2] Philips Records Discography accessed February 22, 2016

[Allmusic-3] Dryden, Ken. Spring Is Sprung – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 22, 2016.

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v t e Gerry Mulligan
Years given are for the recording(s), including the soundtrack albums, not first release. Some of the titles have been shortened.
Albums as leader or co-leader	Lee Konitz Plays with the Gerry Mulligan Quartet (1953) Paris Concert (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1954) California Concerts (1954) Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (1955) Mainstream of Jazz (1956) At Storyville (1956) The Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan Quartet with Bob Brookmeyer at Newport (split album, 1957) Jazz Giants '58 (with Harry Edison, Stan Getz, 1958) Mulligan Meets Monk (with Thelonious Monk, 1957) Blues in Time (with Paul Desmond, 1957) Gerry Mulligan Meets Stan Getz Jazz Concerto Grosso (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1957) The Gerry Mulligan Songbook (1957) Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan! (1957–58) What Is There to Say? (1958–59) Meets Johnny Hodges (1959) Gerry Mulligan Meets Ben Webster (1959) The Concert Jazz Band (1960) The Concert Jazz Band on Tour (1960) The Concert Jazz Band at the Village Vanguard (1960) Holliday with Mulligan (with Judy Holliday, 1961) Presents a Concert in Jazz (1961) The Gerry Mulligan Quartet (with Bob Brookmeyer, 1962) Jeru (1962) Two of a Mind (with Paul Desmond, 1962) Spring Is Sprung (1962) Gerry Mulligan '63 (1962) Night Lights (1963) Butterfly with Hiccups (1963–64) If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em! (1965) Feelin' Good (1965) Something Borrowed - Something Blue (1966) Summit (with Astor Piazzolla, 1974) Walk on the Water (1980)
With Chet Baker	Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1 (1952) Gerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 2 (1953) Gene Norman Presents the Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet and Quartet (1953) Reunion (1957) Carnegie Hall Concert (1974)
With Dave Brubeck	Live at the Berlin Philharmonie (1970) The Last Set at Newport (1971) We're All Together Again for the First Time (1972)
With others	Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis, 1949–50) 2:00 AM Paradise Cafe (Barry Manilow, 1984) Pelé (Sérgio Mendes & Pelé, 1977) Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert (1972) The Classic Concert Live (with Mel Tormé & George Shearing, 1982)
Soundtracks	The Sound of Jazz (1957) I Want to Live! (1958) The Subterraneans (1960) The Hot Rock (Quincy Jones, 1971)