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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.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Appearances
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| Recording Year |
Leader |
Title |
Label |
| 1952 |
Lou Donaldson |
New Faces-New Sounds |
Blue Note |
[edit] As Leader
| Recording Year |
Release Title |
Label |
| 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 |
Blue Note, Released Later |
| 1964 |
The Thing to Do |
Blue Note |
| 1965 |
Down with It! |
Blue Note |
| 1966 |
Bring It on Home to Me |
Blue Note |
| 1966 |
Boss Horn |
Blue Note |
| 1967 |
Heads Up |
Blue Note |
| 1968 |
Collision in Black |
Blue Note |
| 1969 |
Bantu Village |
Blue Note |
| 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 |
- |
