Interview: Bob Whitlock

The bassist in the original Gerry Mulligan Quartet in 1952 and '53

Bassist Bob Whitlock was an original member of the piano-less Gerry Mulligan Quartet, in 1952 and '53. Bob helped establish a new way of playing bass in a small group on the West Coast—light, bright and conversational rather than merely keeping time. [Pictured above, clockwise from the top: Chet Baker, Bob Whitlock, Gerry Mulligan and Chico Hamilton in …