If You Can't Beat 'Em, Join 'Em
- 艺人
- Gerry Mulligan
- 语种
- 英语
- 厂牌
- Limelight
- 发行时间
- 1970年01月01日
- 专辑类别
- 录音室专辑
专辑介绍
by Ken Dryden
The album title gives a strong hint to the contents of this early-'60s Limelight LP by Gerry Mulligan. Many jazz musicians were frustrated with the public's focus on rock & roll and pop music in general at the time this recording was made. So Mulligan, like many other jazzmen, decided to take a few of the hits and recast them in a jazz setting. Roger Miller's &King of the Road& and &Engine, Engine No. 9& retain their country flavor due to the presence of guitarist Johnny Gray, yet both tracks work because they are strong melodies on which Mulligan builds strong improvisations. His arrangements of a trio of Beatles' hits include a boogie treatment of &Can't Buy Me Love,& a bluesy, loping &A Hard Day's Night,& and a downright corny &If I Fell.& Less successful is a pair of pieces written for British pop singer Petula Clark, including her huge hit &Downtown& and &I Know a Place.& Strangest of all is the setting of Bob Dylan's &Mr. Tambourine Man,& with a long introduction by pianist Pete Jolly in a drastically revised chart. This long unavailable LP will be of borderline interest to serious fans of Gerry Mulligan, due to the uneven material and a supporting cast that is not up to the level one expects on the baritone saxophonist's records.
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