Mick Mulligan & George Melly

Trumpeter and bandleader Mick Mulligan was a leading light of Britain's traditional jazz revival of the 1950s. A larger-than-life figure renowned for his irresistible charm and boozy insouciance, his antics often overshadowed his music, but also guaranteed that his celebrity far outlasted the more fleeting fame afforded the vast majority of his contemporaries. Born Peter Sidney Mulligan in Middlesex, England, on January 24, 1928, he discovered jazz while a student at Merchant Taylors' School, and in time took up the trumpet. After serving in the Rifle Brigade, Mulligan worked ...