Blue Mitchell
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Richard Allen (Blue) Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and funk trumpeter. He was born and grew up in Miami, Florida. After high school he played in the rhythm and blues ensembles of Paul Williams, Earl Bostic, and Chuck Willis. He was noticed by Cannonball Adderley, with whom he recorded in 1958. He then joined the Horace Silver Quintet. After the Silver quintet disbanded, Mitchell formed a group which included Chick Corea. This group disbanded in 1969, after which Mitchell performed, recorded, and worked as a session man in the genres noted previously. Other band leaders Mitchell recorded with include Lou Donaldson, Grant Green, Philly Joe Jones, Jackie McLean, Hank Mobley, and Jimmy Smith. Mitchell also performed with John Mayall on Jazz Blues Fusion. Blue Mitchell died of cancer on May 21st, 1979 in Los Angeles, California at the age of 49.
Discography
As Leader
- 1958 Big 6
- 1958 Blues on My Mind
- 1959 Out of the Blue
- 1959 Blue Soul
- 1960 Blue's Moods
- 1960 Smooth As the Wind
- 1962 A Sure Thing
- 1962 The Cup Bearers
- 1963 Blue Mitchell
- 1963 Step Lightly
- 1964 The Thing to Do
- 1965 Down with It!
- 1966 Bring It on Home to Me
- 1966 Boss Horn
- 1967 Heads Up
- 1968 Collision in Black
- 1969 Bantu Village
- 1971 Soul Village
- 1971 Vital Blue
- 1972 Blue's Blues
- 1973 The Last Tango = Blues
- 1973 Graffiti Blues
- 1974 Many Shades of Blue
- 1975 Stratosonic Nuances
- 1975 Strato Sonic
- 1976 Live [Just Jazz]
- 1976 Funktion Junction
- 1976 True Blue
- 1976 Funktion
- 1977 Last Dance
- 1977 African Violet
- 1977 Mapanzi
- 1977 Summer Soft
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