Blue Mitchell

American trumpeter and composer (1930–1979)

Born: 13 March 1930
Miami
Died: 21 May 1979
Los Angeles
Country: United States
Record labels: Blue Note, Riverside
Discography: 28 albums

Biography

Blue Mitchell was a jazz musician who played trumpet. Blue Mitchell was born on 13 March 1930 in Miami and died on 21 May 1979 in Los Angeles. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note and Riverside. The discography here lists 28 albums, from “Big 6” (1958) to “Baltimore 1966” (2016).

Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American 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. He is also credited as the most recorded trumpeter with jazz organ, accumulating 27 sideman recordings in the genre.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Big 6 1958 · Riverside Blue Soul 1959 · Original Jazz Classics Out of the Blue 1959 · Riverside Blue’s Moods 1960 · Riverside Smooth as the Wind 1961 · Riverside A Sure Thing 1962 · Riverside The Cup Bearers 1963 · Riverside The Thing to Do 1964 · Blue Note Bring It Home to Me 1966 · Blue Note Boss Horn 1967 · Blue Note Heads Up! 1968 · Blue Note Bantu Village 1969 · Blue Note Collision in Black 1969 · Blue Note Blue Mitchell 1971 · Mainstream Records Vital Blue 1971 · Mainstream Records Blue’s Blues 1972 · Mainstream Records Graffiti Blues 1973 · Mainstream Records The Last Tango=Blues 1973 · Mainstream Records Many Shades of Blue 1974 · Mainstream Records Stratosonic Nuances 1975 · RCA Funktion Junction 1976 · RCA African Violet 1978 · ABC Impulse! Summer Soft 1978 · ABC Records

Casa Blues 1983

Step Lightly 1994 · Blue Note

Live 1995 · Live

Stablemates 2006 · Candid Productions Ltd.

Baltimore 1966 2016 · Live

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Albums where Blue Mitchell is credited as a sideman

1952	New Faces - New Sounds — Lou Donaldson, Clifford Brown	trumpet
1957	Quartet/Quintet/Sextet — Lou Donaldson	trumpet
1959	Newport ’58 — Dinah Washington, Terry Gibbs, Max Roach & Don Elliott	trumpet
1959	The Time Is Right — Lou Donaldson	trumpet
1959	The Little Giant — Johnny Griffin	trumpet
1960	Showcase — Philly Joe Jones	trumpet
1960	Jackie's Bag — Jackie McLean	trumpet
1960	Capuchin Swing — Jackie McLean	trumpet
1960	Soul Time — Bobby Timmons	trumpet
1960	The Soul Society — Sam Jones	trumpet
1961	Together! — Philly Joe Jones & Elvin Jones	trumpet
1961	Rah — Mark Murphy	trumpet
1962	Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass — Sonny Stitt	trumpet
1964	A Chip off the Old Block — Stanley Turrentine	trumpet
1964	Beat — Roy Brooks	trumpet
1965	Money in the Pocket — Joe Zawinul	trumpet
1966	Rough ’n’ Tumble — Stanley Turrentine	trumpet
1966	The Spoiler — Stanley Turrentine	trumpet
1967	Mr. Shing-A-Ling — Lou Donaldson	trumpet
1967	Hi Voltage — Hank Mobley	trumpet
1967	Finger-Lickin’ Good — Dr. Lonnie Smith	trumpet
1968	The Blue Yusef Lateef — Yusef Lateef	trumpet
1968	Open House — The Incredible Jimmy Smith	trumpet
1968	Plain Talk — Jimmy Smith	trumpet
1968	Midnight Creeper — Lou Donaldson	cornet
1969	Say It Loud! — Lou Donaldson	trumpet
1969	Everything I Play Is Funky — Lou Donaldson	trumpet
1969	Rakin' and Scrapin' — Harold Mabern	trumpet
1970	Pretty Things — Lou Donaldson	trumpet
1970	Green Is Beautiful — Grant Green	trumpet