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Gerry Mulligan, an Uncommon card
Gerald Joseph Mulligan, also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, pianist, composer and arranger.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 48
- Power
- 122
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 110,000
Power 122 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Gerry Mulligan quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Gerry Mulligan card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Mulligan was also a ______ pianist and played several other reed instruments.
Answer
skilled. Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments. From the Gerry Mulligan article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
His piano-less quartet of the early ____s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz ensembles.
Answer
1950s. His piano-less quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz ensembles. From the Gerry Mulligan article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Gerry Mulligan. Gerry Mulligan 74 · Erhu 69 · Tom Verlaine 66 · Beige 59 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists, playing the instrument with a light and airy tone in the era of cool jazz, Mulligan was also a significant arranger working with Claude Thornhill, Miles Davis, Stan Kenton, and others.
- His piano-less quartet of the early 1950s with trumpeter Chet Baker is still regarded as one of the best cool jazz ensembles.
- Mulligan was also a skilled pianist and played several other reed instruments.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Gerry Mulligan article was read about 110,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 48: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Gerry Mulligan
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Gerry Mulligan (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.