Blue Mitchell

• TONE POET SERIES

• 180gram vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jackeT

• MASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG TAPES

Genius work from trumpeter Blue Mitchell – one of his most solid sides as a leader from the 60s, and a well-deserved treasure in the Blue Note catalog!

The album's quite different than the straight soul jazz of Blue's early days on Riverside – or the more arranged dates of the late 60s – and it features him moving in a soulful, lyrical, modal style – quite similar to Horace Silver in conception, but with a fresh execution that's mighty nice – and which marks Mitchell as one of the fresher trumpet voices of his generation!

The whole group's great, too – and the lineup includes Junior Cook on tenor, Blue's old band mate from Horace Silver's group – plus Harold Mabern on piano, who really helps shape the sound of the record, Gene Taylor on bass and Billy Higgins on drums.

PERSONNEL:

• Blue Mitchel - (trumpet)
• Junior Cook - (tenor sax)
• Harold Mabern jr. - (piano)
• Gene Taylor - (bass)
• Billiy Higgins - (drums)

Englewood New Jersey, January 6, 1966.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1: Bring It Home To Me
• A2: Blues 3 For 1
• A3: Port Rico Rock  

• SIDE B
• B1: Ginger Bread Boy
• B2: Portrait Of Jennie
• B3: Blue's Theme