Blue Mitchell
Richard Mitchell, aka Blue Mitchell, was a jazz trumpet player and vocalist.
Born in Miami, Florida Mitchell learned to play the trumpet at high school. In
the early 1950s he played in R&B bands of Paul Williams, Earl Bostic and Chuck
Willis.
He returned to jazz and in 1958 recorded 'Big 6' the first of his albums for
Riverside Records. In the same year he also joined the Horace Silver Quintet,
working with tenor Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor and drummer Ray Brooks. The
Quintet disbanded in 1964 and a spin-off group continued featuring Mitchell,
Taylor and Cook with the a...
Creepin'Blue Mitchell
The Nearness of YouBlue Mitchell
Polka Dots and MoonbeamsBlue Mitchell
Lover, Come Back to MeDinah Washington, Wynton Kelly, Melba Liston, Blue Mitchell, Max Roach, Sahib Shihab and Paul E. West
Sweet and LovelyBlue Mitchell
I Wish I KnewBlue Mitchell
Creepin'Blue Mitchell
Stratosonic Nuances
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The Nearness of YouBlue Mitchell
Blue Soul
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Polka Dots and MoonbeamsBlue Mitchell
Blue Soul
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Lover, Come Back to MeDinah Washington, Wynton Kelly, Melba Liston, Blue Mitchell, Max Roach, Sahib Shihab and Paul E. West
Complete Jazz 1954 Vol. 2
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Sweet and LovelyBlue Mitchell
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I Wish I KnewBlue Mitchell
Blue Soul
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