American trumpeter and composer
Blue Mitchell
Mitchell performing in Amsterdam, 1959
Birth name Richard Allen Mitchell Born (1930-03-13 ) March 13, 1930Miami , Florida , U.S.Died May 21, 1979(1979-05-21) (aged 49)Los Angeles , California , U.S. Genres Occupation Musician Instrument Trumpet Years active 1952 – 1979 Labels
Musical artist
Richard Allen "Blue " Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979)[ 1] trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz , rhythm and blues , soul , rock and funk . He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside , Mainstream Records , and Blue Note .[ 2]
Early life
Mitchell was born and raised in Miami , Florida , United States.[ 2] [ 2]
Career
After high school, he played in the rhythm & blues ensembles of Paul Williams , Earl Bostic , and Chuck Willis .[ 2] Cannonball Adderley , with whom he recorded for Riverside Records in New York in 1958.[ 2]
Mitchell then joined the Horace Silver Quintet,[ 2] Junior Cook , bassist Gene Taylor , and drummer Roy Brooks . Mitchell stayed with Silver's group until the band's break-up in 1964, after which Mitchell formed a group with members from the Silver quintet, substituting the young pianist Chick Corea for Silver and replacing Brooks, who had fallen ill, with drummer Al Foster .[ 2] Blue Note .[ 2] Ray Charles until 1971.[ 2]
From 1971 to 1973 Mitchell performed with John Mayall , appearing on Jazz Blues Fusion [ 2] Louie Bellson , Bill Holman , and Bill Berry , and was the principal soloist for Tony Bennett and Lena Horne .[ 2] Lou Donaldson , Grant Green , Philly Joe Jones , Jackie McLean , Hank Mobley , Johnny Griffin , Al Cohn , Dexter Gordon , and Jimmy Smith .
Death
Mitchell performed with the Harold Land quintet[ 2] Los Angeles , California, aged 49.[ 3]
Discography
As sideman
References
External links
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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Portrait of Cannonball Cannonball Adderley , 1958)Back to the Tracks Tina Brooks , 1960)Street Singer Jackie McLean , 1960)My Kind of Jazz Ray Charles , 1970)True Blue Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976)Silver Blue Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976)Dolo! Dolo Coker , 1976)California Hard Junior's Cookin' Junior Cook , 1961)Filthy! Papa John Creach , 1972)Red's Good Groove Red Garland , 1962)Green Is Beautiful Grant Green , 1970)Soul Mist! Richard "Groove" Holmes , 1966)Homecoming! Elmo Hope , 1961)Montara Bobby Hutcherson , 1975)The Soul Brotherhood Charles Kynard , 1969)The Blue Yusef Lateef Yusef Lateef , 1968)Rakin' and Scrapin' Harold Mabern , 1968)Jazz Blues Fusion John Mayall , 1971)Ten Years Are Gone Les McCann Ltd. in New York Les McCann , 1961)Can't Hide Love Carmen McRae , 1976)Capuchin Swing Jackie's Bag Hi Voltage Hank Mobley , 1967)Captain Buckles David "Fathead" Newman , 1970)Opus De Don Don Patterson , 1968)Oh Baby! Big John Patton , 1965)Breezing Sonny Red , 1960)Images Good Move! Freddie Roach , 1963)Takin' Care of Business Charlie Rouse , 1960)Open House Jimmy Smith , 1960)Plain Talk Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass Sonny Stitt , 1962)Soul Time Bobby Timmons , 1960)Steppin' Out! Harold Vick , 1963)The Caribbean Suite Spectrum Cedar Walton , 1968)The Electric Boogaloo Song Beyond Mobius Money in the Pocket Joe Zawinul , 1966)
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