This
Gerry Mulligan CD features some rare music from live broadcasts originating at the Red Hill Inn in New Jersey or Basin Street in New York City. The quartet tracks with valve trombonist
Bob Brookmeyer include
Mulligan's upbeat "Motel," the easygoing "Five Brothers," and a richly textured "Laura." Trumpeter
Jon Eardley and tenor saxophonist
Zoot Sims are also on hand for the sextet dates, including the swinging
Mulligan/
Sims collaboration "The Red Door" and very aptly named "Soft Shoe," though the source material for the sextet performances is much more noisy and there is considerable tape flutter in places. This isn't an essential CD, but
Gerry Mulligan fans should definitely acquire it.