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Blue Mitchell
Blue Mitchell
Born: Mar 13, 1930 in Miami, FL
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Died: May 21, 1979 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Hard Bop, Mainstream Jazz, Standards, Ballads, Post-Bop
Biography: 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 ...Read full biography
The Thing to Do
The Thing to Do
Released: 1964
Label: Blue Note Japan
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This Blue Mitchell date is a classic, particularly the opening "Fungii Mama," which is really catchy. The trumpeter's quintet of the period (which includes tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, the young pianist ...Read full review
Blue Soul
Blue Soul
Released: 1959
Label: Fantasy Inc.
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Trumpeter Blue Mitchell left his home in Miami for a short stint in New York City, headed back to Florida, and then to Los Angeles before his brief but vital career as a jazz trumpeter ended. This sojourn ...Read full review
More Blue Mitchell albums: Main Albums (34), Compilations (4)
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