Gerry Mulligan

 

James Todd

  1937 - 2025 (biography)

1994  

wood engraving 

8 1/4 x 5 1/2" image 

pencil, lower right 

5 of 50  

titled in pencil in lower left & dated after signature; iinscribed verso in pencil: wood engraving in upper left corner of the paper; also bears the artist's red seal in the lower right after signature and date 

illustrated on page 79 in Jazz Icons: Wood Engravings, Wood Cuts, and Paintings by James Gilbert Todd 

cream, hand made Kitakata wove paper 

published 

artist 

20686 

$500.00 

James Todd was a fan of jazz music, owing partially to the vinyl records he purchased while stationed in West Germany in the 1960s. He created a series of woodengravings of noted blues and jazz musicians, including Gerry Mulligan, to celebrate their contributions to the music world.

According the official site for Gerry Mulligan, he occupies a unique place in the American musical scene. As composer, arranger, saxophonist and conductor, he played a vital role in the history of modern jazz and contemporary music. As one of the great jazz innovators,his writing and playing influenced entire stylistic movements, including both "cool jazz" and "bossa nova." He also wrote for Musicals, Chamber Orchestra and Symphony Orchestra.