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Spring Is Sprung

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Spring Is Sprung
Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedDecember 11 & 12, 1962
StudioA&R Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length37:12
LabelPhilips PHS 600-077
ProducerQuincy Jones
Gerry Mulligan chronology
Two of a Mind
(1962)
Spring Is Sprung
(1963)
Gerry Mulligan '63
(1963)

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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

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All compositions by Gerry Mulligan except as indicated

  1. "Jive at Five" (Count Basie, Harry Edison) - 6:24
  2. "Four for Three" - 4:58
  3. "17 Mile Drive" - 4:57
  4. "Subterranean Blues" - 9:41
  5. "Spring Is Sprung" - 6:42
  6. "Open Country" (Bob Brookmeyer) - 4:30

Personnel

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References

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