Blues in Time


Gerry Mulligan - Paul Desmond Quartet is a jazz album by Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan released in 1957 on the Verve label. The idea for this album was born in 1954, then postponed till summer of 1957 when Desmond suggested to record some pieces together. Producer Norman Granz managed to set up the recording date for the first session in August. Blues in Time was also reissued on Verve V 8478 with a different cover. The album is the first of two albums Mulligan and Desmond recorded in a pianoless quartet setting. The second, recorded in 1962, was ''Two of a Mind.''

Contrafacts

Four of the original compositions on the album are contrafacts. They are:
  • "Stand Still"
  • "Wintersong"
  • "Battle Hymn of the Republican"
  • "Fall Out"

    Track listing

Original LP

  1. "Blues in Time" – 9:01
  2. "Body and [Soul |Body and Soul]" – 9:38
  3. "Standstill" – 3:30
  4. "Line for Lyons" – 3:08
  5. "Wintersong" – 6:58
  6. "Battle Hymn of the Republican" – 7:45
  7. "Fall Out" – 5:45

    Bonus tracks released on 1993 U.S. Verve CD