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Blue Mitchell

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Biography

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Owner of a direct, lightly swinging, somewhat plain-wrapped tone that fit right in with the Blue Note label's hard bop ethos of the 1960s, Blue Mitchell tends to be overlooked today perhaps because he never really stood out vividly from the crowd, despite his undeniable talent. After learning the trumpet in high school — where he got his nickname — he started touring in the early '50s with the R&B bands of Paul Williams, Earl Bostic, and Chuck Willis before returning to Miami and jazz. There, he attracted the attention of Cannonball Adderley, with whom he recorded for Riverside in 1958. That year, he joined the Horace Silver Quintet, with whom he played and recorded until the band's breakup in March 1964, polishing his hard bop skills. During his Silver days, Mitchell worked with tenor Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor, drummer Roy Brooks, and various pianists as a separate unit and continued recording as a leader for Riverside. When Silver disbanded, Mitchell's spinoff quintet carried on with Al Foster replacing Brooks and a young future star named Chick Corea in the piano chair. This group, with several personnel changes, continued until 1969, recording a string of albums for Blue Note. Probably aware that opportunities for playing straight-ahead jazz were dwindling, Mitchell became a prolific pop and soul session man in the late '60s, and he toured with Ray Charles from 1969 to 1971 and blues/rock guitarist John Mayall in 1971-1973. Having settled in Los Angeles, he also played big-band dates with Louie Bellson, Bill Holman, and Bill Berry; made a number of funk and pop/jazz LPs in the late '70s; served as principal soloist for Tony Bennett and Lena Horne; and kept his hand in hard bop by playing with Harold Land in a quintet. He continued to freelance in this multifaceted fashion until his premature death from cancer at age 49. ~ Richard S. Ginell, Rovi

Title: Winter Holidays

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Rainstorm

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Balloon

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Boss Horn

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Lonely Sounds

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Nica's Dream

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Headman

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Smooth as the Wind

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Light Branched

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Heads Up!

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Your Decision Today

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue's Blue

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Cup Bearers

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Out Of The Blue

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Fresh As Dew

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Park Avenue Petite

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Bouse

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Vital Blue

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Step Lightly (CD24)

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Summer Cocktail

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Bantu Village

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz, Soul Jazz

Title: Live

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: In The Fairy Land

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Graffiti Blues

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Tea Time

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Thing to Do

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Looking For Freedom

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Lets Have A Drink

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Live Through This

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Stablemates

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Spring Awakening

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Super Top Hits

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Our Starlet

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Hit It

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Freedom Loving

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Many Shades of Blue

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Nightingale

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Down With It!

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: One By One

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz 4 Life

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Gaudy Colours

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Mitchell Live

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Title: Summerish

Artist: Blue Mitchell

Genre: Jazz

Collections

Title: 20 Samba Hits

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Note 75

Genre: Jazz

Title: 100% Soul Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Rhythm and Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: High Fidelity Jazz

Genre: Jazz

Title: Golden Jazz Trumpet

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazzin' the 60'S

Genre: Jazz

Title: Cream Of Jazz Funk

Genre: Jazz

Title: Top 20 Jazz Trumpet

Genre: Jazz

Title: Cafe Blue Note

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Funk

Genre: Soul, Jazz, Funk

Title: Rare Funk Vol. 1

Genre: Soul, Jazz, Funk

Title: Legendary Hard Bop

Genre: Jazz, Funk

Title: Soul Jazz Trumpet

Genre: Jazz

Title: Golden Jazz Vol. 07

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Blue Soul

Artist: Blue Mitchell Sextet

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz For Kids

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Blue Funk

Artist: Blue Funk

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Title: New Blue Horns

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Images

Artist: Sonny Red

Genre: Jazz

Title: All American Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Hard Bop Heroes

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Jazz 'n' Samba

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: The Trumpet

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Acoustic Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: 100 Soul Jazz

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

Title: Trumpet Titans

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Jazz

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