Herb Geller: Gypsy, 1959

Of all the musicals that were hits on Broadway, the Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim collaboration on Gypsy produced songs that were among the most covered by top jazz musicians. I'm sure West Side Story, My Fair Lady and South Pacific were up there, too, but they weren't quite as naturally jazzy as Gypsy. That's because Styne, who wrote the music, came …