Альбомы исполнителя
Blue's Moods
1994 · альбом
The Cup Bearers
1993 · альбом
Blue's Blue
1991 · альбом
Graffiti Blues
1991 · альбом
Out Of The Blue
1991 · альбом
Vital Blue
1971 · Мини-альбом
Blue Mitchell
1971 · альбом
Step Lightly
1980 · альбом
Louie Bellson Jam With Blue Mitchell
1979 · альбом
African Violet
1978 · альбом
Summer Soft
1978 · альбом
Your Decision Today
2021 · альбом
Many Shades of Blue
1974 · альбом
Blue Soul [Keepnews Collection]
2008 · альбом
Boss Horn (Remastered)
2005 · альбом
The Thing To Do (The Rudy Van Gelder Edition)
2004 · альбом
Plays For Lovers
2003 · альбом
The Last Tango Blues
1973 · альбом
Bantu Village
1969 · альбом
Bring It Home To Me
1967 · альбом
Big 6
1958 · альбом
Heads Up!
1968 · альбом
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Биография
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