Gerry Mulligan was known for his outstanding writing skills along with his talent
             as a baritone saxophonist. Mulligan's skills were developed at an early age, when
             he was seventeen he wrote for Jonny Warrington's radio band. Even before
             settling on the baritone sax, he played the piano and other various reed
             instruments. He also wrote arrangements for influential musicians such as Claude
             Thornhill and Stan Kenton (Down Beat 1).
             Mulligan became known for his work as an arranger, writer, and soloist on
             the Miles Davis Album The Birth of Cool. Some of Mulligan's Compositions
             included on this album are Godchild and Jeru (Klinkowitz 233). His influential
             involvement with this album helped to launch his career.
             After his success he then moved to Los Angeles where Mulligan, along
             with trumpeter Chet Baker, formed the first piano-less quartet (Down Beat1) This
             was unheard of at the time, and was definitely a shock to the jazz community
             (Williams 29). The event that attributed to this unusual quartet happened at a gig
             one night when the piano player, Jimmy Rawles didn't show up. Due to the fact
             that the group was forced to play without him, Mulligan came to the realization
             that he could carry the band without the use of a piano. That night they cut three
             numbers and convinced a club owner that if he stored the piano elsewhere, it
             would create more space for people to sit. This in turn would increase the
             numbers of the audience, and therefore increase the profit. The owner, liking the
             idea, hired the quartet. This led to the start of the popularity of the piano-less
             After some time Chet Baker was replaced with trombonist Bob Brookmeyer
             (Excite 1). Brookmeyer had a happier more lively feeling that was in great
             contrast to the former quartet in which Baker as the trombonist. Their new sound
             worked for the group and the popularity grew. During the 1950's,
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