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Date: July 2 & 3, 1958
Location: New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Johnny Griffin (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Wilbur Ware (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)
| a. | a-01 | Blues March - 10:23 (Benny Golson)
Riverside LP 12": RS 93505 — The Compositions Of Benny Golson |
| b. | a-02 | Big Six - 6:42 (William Boone, Jr.) |
| c. | a-03 | There Will Never Be Another You - 4:59 (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12": OJC 6009 — Blues On My Mind (1988) Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 6009-2 — Blues On My Mind (1988) Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) |
| d. | b-01 | Brother 'Ball - 7:21 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12": OJC 6009 — Blues On My Mind (1988) Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 6009-2 — Blues On My Mind (1988) |
| e. | b-02 | JAMPH - 3:46 (Curtis Fuller) |
| f. | b-03 | Sir John - 8:05 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| g. | b-04 | Promenade - 1:40 (William Boone, Jr.) |
| All titles on: | Original Jazz Classics LP 12": OJC 615 — Big 6 (1991)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-273 — Big 6 Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 615-2 — Big 6 (1991) | |
Johnny Griffin (ts) on a-b, d-g; Curtis Fuller (tb) on a-b, d-g.
Date: January 5, 1959
Location: Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Benny Golson (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Wynton Kelly, Cedar Walton (p), Paul Chambers, Sam Jones (b), Art Blakey (d)
| a. | Blues On My Mind - 9:05 (Benny Golson)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-293 — Out Of The Blue (1959) Riverside LP 12": RLP 1131 — Out Of The Blue (1959) Original Jazz Classics LP 12": OJC 6009 — Blues On My Mind (1988) Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 6009-2 — Blues On My Mind (1988) | |
| b. | Boomerang - 5:01 (Clark Terry)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-293 — Out Of The Blue (1959) Riverside LP 12": RLP 1131 — Out Of The Blue (1959) | |
| c. | Sweet-Cakes - 6:09 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-293 — Out Of The Blue (1959) Riverside LP 12": RLP 1131 — Out Of The Blue (1959) Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 6009-2 — Blues On My Mind (1988) | |
| d. | It Could Happen To You - 5:52 (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-293 — Out Of The Blue (1959) Riverside LP 12": RLP 1131 — Out Of The Blue (1959) Original Jazz Classics LP 12": OJC 6009 — Blues On My Mind (1988) Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 6009-2 — Blues On My Mind (1988) | |
| e. | Missing You - 5:40 (Ronnell Bright)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-293 — Out Of The Blue (1959) Riverside LP 12": RLP 1131 — Out Of The Blue (1959) Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) | |
| f. | When The Saints Go Marching In - 7:00 (Traditional)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-293 — Out Of The Blue (1959) Riverside LP 12": RLP 1131 — Out Of The Blue (1959) Original Jazz Classics LP 12": OJC 6009 — Blues On My Mind (1988) Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 6009-2 — Blues On My Mind (1988) | |
| g. | Studio B - 7:18 (Paul Chambers)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-294 — New Blue Horns (1961) Original Jazz Classics LP 12": OJC 256 — New Blue Horns (1986) Riverside LP 12": RLP 1134 — New Blue Horns Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 256-2 — New Blue Horns | |
| All titles on: | Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 667-2 — Out Of The Blue (1991) | |
Wynton Kelly (p) on a-f; Cedar Walton (p) on g; Paul Chambers (b) on d-g; Sam Jones (b) on a-c.
CD issue gives date as December 1958. Bruyninckx (and Lord) gives the above. Apparently all from the same session.
Date: September 24, 1959
Location: Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Jimmy Heath (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)
| a. | tk 1 alt | Minor Vamp - 3:40 (Benny Golson) / arr: Benny Golson |
| b. | Minor Vamp - 3:42 (Benny Golson) / arr: Benny Golson
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-309 — Blue Soul Jazzland LP 12": JLP 990 — Blue Soul Riverside LP 12": RS 93505 — The Compositions Of Benny Golson Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 765-2 — Blue Soul (1992) | |
| c. | The Head - 4:28 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-309 — Blue Soul Jazzland LP 12": JLP 990 — Blue Soul Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 765-2 — Blue Soul (1992) | |
| All titles on: | Riverside CD: RCD 30508-2 — Blue Soul (2008) | |
Date: September 28, 1959
Location: Reeves Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Jimmy Heath (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Curtis Fuller (tb), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)
| a. | Top Shelf - 4:06 (Jimmy Heath) / arr: Jimmy Heath
Original Jazz Classics LP 12": OJC 6009 — Blues On My Mind (1988) Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-309 — Blue Soul Jazzland LP 12": JLP 990 — Blue Soul Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 6009-2 — Blues On My Mind (1988) Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 765-2 — Blue Soul (1992) Riverside CD: RCD 30508-2 — Blue Soul (2008) | |
| b. | Nica's Dream - 6:32 (Horace Silver) / arr: Benny Golson
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-309 — Blue Soul Jazzland LP 12": JLP 990 — Blue Soul Riverside LP 12": RS 93509 — The Compositions Of Horace Silver Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 765-2 — Blue Soul (1992) Riverside CD: RCD 30508-2 — Blue Soul (2008) | |
| c. | Polka Dots And Moonbeams - 5:50 (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) / arr: Benny Golson
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-309 — Blue Soul Jazzland LP 12": JLP 990 — Blue Soul Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 765-2 — Blue Soul (1992) Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) Riverside CD: RCD 30508-2 — Blue Soul (2008) | |
| d. | Waverly Street - 5:00 (Jimmy Heath) / arr: Jimmy Heath
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-309 — Blue Soul Jazzland LP 12": JLP 990 — Blue Soul Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 765-2 — Blue Soul (1992) Riverside CD: RCD 30508-2 — Blue Soul (2008) | |
| e. | Blues By Five (Red Garland) |
Date: September 30, 1959
Location: New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Blue Mitchell (t), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones (b), Philly Joe Jones (d)
| a. | The Way You Look Tonight - 3:22 (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-309 — Blue Soul Jazzland LP 12": JLP 990 — Blue Soul Riverside LP 12": RS 93516 — Great Jazz Artists Play Compositions Of Jerome Kern Riverside LP 12": RM 3516 — Great Jazz Artists Play Compositions Of Jerome Kern Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 765-2 — Blue Soul (1992) | |
| b. | tk 1 alt | Park Avenue Petite - 5:11 (Benny Golson) |
| c. | Park Avenue Petite - 3:58 (Benny Golson)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-309 — Blue Soul Jazzland LP 12": JLP 990 — Blue Soul Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 6009-2 — Blues On My Mind (1988) Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 765-2 — Blue Soul (1992) | |
| d. | Blue Soul - 4:12 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell)
Original Jazz Classics LP 12": OJC 6009 — Blues On My Mind (1988) Riverside LP 12": RLP 12-309 — Blue Soul Jazzland LP 12": JLP 990 — Blue Soul Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 6009-2 — Blues On My Mind (1988) Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 765-2 — Blue Soul (1992) | |
| e. | tk 2 alt | Blue Soul - 6:29 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| All titles on: | Riverside CD: RCD 30508-2 — Blue Soul (2008) | |
Date: August 24, 1960
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Blue Mitchell (t), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones (b), Roy Brooks (d)
| a. | When I Fall In Love - 5:39 (Victor Young, Edward Heyman)
Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) | |
| b. | I Wish I Knew - 4:26 (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) | |
| c. | Sir John - 6:03 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) | |
| All titles on: | Original Jazz Classics LP 12": OJC 138 — Blue's Moods (1985)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 336 — Blue's Moods Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 138-2 — Blue's Moods (1994) | |
Date: August 25, 1960
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Blue Mitchell (t, c), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones (b), Roy Brooks (d)
| a. | I'll Close My Eyes - 5:53 (Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid) | |
| b. | Scrapple From The Apple - 3:57 (Charlie Parker)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 93506 — The Compositions Of Charlie Parker (1962) Milestone CD: MCD 9166-2 — Bird Lives! (1988) | |
| c. | Kinda Vague - 6:24 (Wynton Kelly, Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) | |
| d. | Sweet Pumpkin - 4:16 (Ronnell Bright) | |
| e. | Avars - 4:03 (Rocky Boyd) | |
| All titles on: | Original Jazz Classics LP 12": OJC 138 — Blue's Moods (1985)
Riverside LP 12": RLP 336 — Blue's Moods Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 138-2 — Blue's Moods (1994) | |
Blue Mitchell (t) on a-b, d-e; (c) on c.
Date: December 27, 1960
Location: New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Burt Collins, Bernie Glow, Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry (t), Willie Ruff (frh), Julian Priester, Britt Woodman (tb), Tommy Flanagan (p), Tommy Williams (b), Charli Persip (d), Harry Lookofsky (vn), Tadd Dameron, Benny Golson (con)
| a. | Peace - 3:53 (Horace Silver) / arr: Benny Golson
Riverside LP 12": RS 93509 — The Compositions Of Horace Silver Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) | |
| b. | For Heaven's Sake - 3:32 (Elise Bretton, Sherwin Edwards, Don Meyer) / arr: Tadd Dameron | |
| c. | The Nearness Of You - 3:22 (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) / arr: Tadd Dameron
Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) | |
| d. | Strollin' - 3:16 (Horace Silver) / arr: Tadd Dameron
Riverside LP 12": RS 93509 — The Compositions Of Horace Silver | |
| All titles on: | Riverside LP 12": RLP 367 — Smooth As The Wind
Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 871-2 — Smooth As The Wind (1996) | |
Tadd Dameron (con) on b-d; Benny Golson (con) on a.
Date: March 29 & 30, 1961
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Burt Collins, Bernie Glow, Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry (t), Willie Ruff (frh), Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green (tb), Tommy Flanagan (p), Tommy Williams (b), Philly Joe Jones (d), Harry Lookofsky (vn), Tadd Dameron, Benny Golson (con)
| a. | Smooth As The Wind - 5:10 (Tadd Dameron) / arr: Tadd Dameron | |
| b. | But Beautiful - 3:35 (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) / arr: Tadd Dameron
Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) | |
| c. | A Blue Time - 4:52 (Tadd Dameron) / arr: Tadd Dameron | |
| d. | The Best Things In Life Are Free - 3:18 (Lew Brown, Buddy DeSylva, Ray Henderson) / arr: Tadd Dameron | |
| e. | For All We Know - 3:21 (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) / arr: Benny Golson
Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) | |
| f. | I'm A Fool To Want You - 3:37 (J. S. Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) / arr: Benny Golson
Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) | |
| All titles on: | Riverside LP 12": RLP 367 — Smooth As The Wind
Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 871-2 — Smooth As The Wind (1996) | |
Tadd Dameron (con) on a-d; Benny Golson (con) on e-f.
Date: March 7, 1962
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Jerome Richardson (f, as), Jimmy Heath (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry (t), Julius Watkins (frh), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones (b), Albert 'Tootie' Heath (d)
| a. | I Can't Get Started - 3:48 (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) / arr: Jimmy Heath
Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) | |
| b. | Hootie Blues - 5:24 (George Brown, Jay McShann) / arr: Jimmy Heath | |
| Both titles on: | Riverside LP 12": RLP 9414 — A Sure Thing (1962)
Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 837-2 — A Sure Thing (1994) | |
Date: March 8, 1962
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Jerome Richardson (f, as), Jimmy Heath (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry (t), Julius Watkins (frh), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones (b), Albert 'Tootie' Heath (d)
| a. | Blue On Blue - 4:48 (Jimmy Heath) / arr: Jimmy Heath | |
| b. | Sure Thing - 4:34 (Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin) / arr: Jimmy Heath | |
| Both titles on: | Riverside LP 12": RLP 9414 — A Sure Thing (1962)
Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 837-2 — A Sure Thing (1994) | |
Date: March 28, 1962
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Jerome Richardson (f, as), Jimmy Heath (ts), Pat Patrick (bar), Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry (t), Julius Watkins (frh), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones (b), Albert 'Tootie' Heath (d)
| a. | West Coast Blues - 5:40 (Wes Montgomery) / arr: Jimmy Heath | |
| b. | Hip To It - 5:00 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) / arr: Jimmy Heath | |
| c. | Gone With The Wind - 5:57 (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) | |
| All titles on: | Riverside LP 12": RLP 9414 — A Sure Thing (1962)
Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 837-2 — A Sure Thing (1994) | |
Jerome Richardson (f) on a-b; (as) on a-b; Pat Patrick (bar) on a-b; Clark Terry (t) on a-b; Julius Watkins (frh) on a-b.
CD issue incorrectly lists Pepper Adams (bar) on a.
Date: August 28 & 30, 1962
Location: Plaza Sound Studios, New York City
Label: Riverside
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Cedar Walton (p), Gene Taylor (b), Roy Brooks (d)
| a. | a-01 | Turquoise - 4:59 (Cedar Walton)
Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) |
| b. | a-02 | Why Do I Love You - 5:25 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II)
Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) |
| c. | a-03 | Dingbat Blues - 5:37 (Charles Davis) |
| d. | a-04 | Capers - 5:59 (Tom McIntosh) |
| e. | b-01 | The Cupbearers - 6:16 (Tom McIntosh) |
| f. | b-02 | How Deep Is The Ocean - 6:40 (Irving Berlin)
Riverside LP 12": RM 3519 — Great Jazz Artists Play Irving Berlin Riverside LP 12": RS 93519 — Great Jazz Artists Play Irving Berlin Riverside CD: RCD 6021-2 — Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers (2003) |
| g. | b-03 | Tiger Lily - 8:32 (Thad Jones) |
| All titles on: | Riverside LP 12": RS 9439 — The Cup Bearers (1962)
Riverside LP 12": RM 439 — The Cup Bearers (1962) Original Jazz Classics CD: OJCCD 797-2 — The Cup Bearers (1993) | |
Date: August 13, 1963
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Leo Wright (as), Joe Henderson (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Herbie Hancock (p), Gene Taylor (b), Roy Brooks (d)
| a. | tk 4 | Little Stupid [aka Andrea] - 5:16 (Roger Boykin) |
| b. | tk 11 | Cry Me A River - 6:48 (Arthur Hamilton) |
| c. | tk 14 | Mamacita - 5:49 (Joe Henderson) |
| d. | tk 15 | Sweet And Lovely - 7:46 (Gus Arnheim, Jules Lemare, Harry Tobias) |
| e. | tk 22 | Step Lightly - 8:32 (Joe Henderson) |
| f. | tk 24 | Bluesville - 4:10 (Sylvester 'Sonny Red' Kyner) |
| All titles on: | Blue Note LP 12": LT 1082 — Step Lightly (1980)
Mosaic CD: MD4-178 — The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) (1998) | |
Date: July 30, 1964
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Chick Corea (p), Gene Taylor (b), Al Foster (d)
| a. | 1391 (tk 5) | Fungii Mama - 7:45 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| b. | 1392 (tk 14) | Step Lightly - 10:25 (Joe Henderson) |
| c. | 1393 (tk 15) | The Thing To Do - 7:03 (Jimmy Heath) |
| d. | 1394 (tk 17) | Chick's Tune - 9:34 (Chick Corea) |
| e. | 1395 (tk 19) | Mona's Mood - 5:15 (Jimmy Heath) |
| All titles on: | Blue Note LP 12": BST 84178 — The Thing To Do
Blue Note CD: CDP 7 84178 2 — The Thing To Do (1988) Mosaic CD: MD4-178 — The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) (1998) Blue Note CD: 7243 5 94319 2 5 — The Thing To Do (2004) | |
Date: July 14, 1965
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Chick Corea (p), Gene Taylor (b), Al Foster (d)
| a. | 1635 (tk 2) | Samba De Stacy - 5:59 (William Boone, Jr.) |
| b. | 1636 (tk 5) | Hi-Heel Sneakers - 8:21 (Robert Higginbotham) |
| c. | 1637 (tk 7) | Alone, Alone And Alone - 7:43 (Terumasa Hino) |
| d. | 1638 (tk 9) | Perception - 5:39 (Chick Corea, Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| e. | 1640 (tk 25) | March On Selma - 6:13 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| f. | 1639 (tk 32) | One Shirt - 7:27 (William Boone, Jr.) |
| All titles on: | Blue Note LP 12": BST 84214 — Down With It!
Blue Note CD: CDP 7243 8 54327 2 9 — Down With It! (1997) Mosaic CD: MD4-178 — The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) (1998) Blue Note CD: 09463 11492 2 1 — Down With It! (2005) | |
Date: December 29, 1965
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Chick Corea (p), Gene Taylor (b), Joe Chambers (d)
| a. | 1676 alt | Bring It Home To Me (Jimmy Heath) |
| b. | 1677 alt | Port Rico Rock (Tom McIntosh) |
All performances were rejected.
Date: January 6, 1966
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Junior Cook (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Harold Mabern, Jr. (p), Gene Taylor (b), Billy Higgins (d)
| a. | 1678 (tk 8) | Port Rico Rock - 6:34 (Tom McIntosh) |
| b. | 1679 (tk 14) | A Portrait Of Jennie - 5:39 (Gordon Burdge, J. Russell Robinson) |
| c. | 1681 (tk 23) | Gingerbread Boy - 6:36 (Jimmy Heath) |
| d. | 1682 (tk 24) | Bring It Home To Me - 7:58 (Jimmy Heath) |
| e. | 1680 (tk 30) | Blues 3 For 1 - 6:04 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| f. | 1683 (tk 31) | Blue's Theme - 5:23 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| All titles on: | Blue Note LP 12": BST 84228 — Bring It Home To Me
Mosaic CD: MD4-178 — The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) (1998) | |
Date: November 17, 1966
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Jerry Dodgion (f, as), Junior Cook (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Blue Mitchell (t), Julian Priester (tb), Chick Corea, Cedar Walton (p), Gene Taylor (b), Mickey Roker (d)
| a. | 1788 (tk 5) | O Mama Enit - 5:35 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) / arr: Duke Pearson |
| b. | 1789 (tk 15) | Rigor Mortez - 6:21 (Dave Burns) / arr: Duke Pearson |
| c. | 1790 (tk 17) | I Should Care - 7:32 (Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston, Sammy Cahn) / arr: Duke Pearson |
| d. | 1791 (tk 22) | Millie - 6:21 (Duke Pearson) / arr: Duke Pearson |
| e. | 1792 (tk 31) | Straight Up And Down - 6:39 (Chick Corea) / arr: Duke Pearson |
| f. | 1793 (tk 42) | Tones For Joan's Bones - 6:38 (Chick Corea) / arr: Duke Pearson |
| All titles on: | Blue Note LP 12": BST 84257 — Boss Horn
Mosaic CD: MD4-178 — The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) (1998) Blue Note CD: 7243 5 63813 2 2 — Boss Horn (2005) | |
Jerry Dodgion (f) on f; Chick Corea (p) on e-f; Cedar Walton (p) on a-d.
Date: November 17, 1967
Location: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Label: Blue Note
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Jerry Dodgion (as), Junior Cook (ts), Pepper Adams (bar), Burt Collins, Blue Mitchell (t), Julian Priester (tb), McCoy Tyner (p), Gene Taylor (b), Al Foster (d)
| a. | 1988 (tk 8) | Len Sirrah - 7:20 (Melba Liston) / arr: Melba Liston
Blue Note LP 12": BST 84272 — Heads Up! |
| b. | 1989 (tk 14) | Togetherness - 6:49 (Jimmy Heath) / arr: Jimmy Heath
Blue Note LP 12": BST 84272 — Heads Up! |
| c. | 1989 (tk 16) alt | Togetherness - 6:38 (Jimmy Heath) / arr: Jimmy Heath |
| d. | 1990 (tk 18) | Heads Up! Feet Down! - 5:59 (Jimmy Heath) / arr: Jimmy Heath
Blue Note LP 12": BST 84272 — Heads Up! |
| e. | 1991 (tk 23) alt | Good Humor Man - 5:12 (Don Pickett) / arr: Don Pickett |
| f. | 1991 (tk 24) | Good Humor Man - 5:40 (Don Pickett) / arr: Don Pickett
Blue Note LP 12": BST 84272 — Heads Up! |
| g. | 1992 (tk 32) | The Folks Who Live On The Hill - 5:33 (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) / arr: Duke Pearson
Blue Note LP 12": BST 84272 — Heads Up! |
| h. | 1993 (tk 34) | The People In Nassau - 5:40 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) / arr: Duke Pearson
Blue Note LP 12": BST 84272 — Heads Up! |
| All titles on: | Mosaic CD: MD4-178 — The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) (1998) | |
Date: September 9, 1968
Location: RPM Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Label: Blue Note
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Jim Horn, Ernie Watts (f), Monk Higgins (ts, p, org), Anthony Ortega (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Dick 'Slyde' Hyde, Jack Redmond (tb), Al Vescovo (g), Miles Grayson (p, per), Dee Ervin (org, per), Bob West (b), Paul Humphrey (d), John Cyr (per)
| a. | 2944 | Collision In Black - 3:02 (Monk Higgins [Milton Bland]) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| b. | 2945 | Deeper In Black - 3:28 (Peggy Grayson) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| c. | 2946 | Jo Ju Ja - 3:20 (Virginia P. Bland [aka Vee Pea]) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| d. | 2947 | Blue On Black - 2:55 (Monk Higgins [Milton Bland]) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| e. | 2948 | Swahili Suite - 2:58 (Monk Higgins [Milton Bland]) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| f. | 2949 | Monkin' Around - 3:38 (Monk Higgins [Milton Bland]) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| g. | 2950 | Keep Your Nose Clean - 3:25 (Virginia P. Bland [aka Vee Pea]) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| h. | 2951 | I Ain't Jivin' - 2:45 (Virginia P. Bland [aka Vee Pea]) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| i. | 2952 | Diggin' In The Dirt - 3:30 (Monk Higgins [Milton Bland]) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| j. | 2953 | Who Dun It - 2:56 (Monk Higgins [Milton Bland]) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| k. | 2954 | Kick It - 2:28 (Virginia P. Bland [aka Vee Pea]) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| l. | 2955 | Keep Your Soul - 2:48 (Monk Higgins [Milton Bland]) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| All titles on: | Blue Note LP 12": BST 84300 — Collision In Black (1969) | |
Blue Mitchell overdubbed on September 11, 1968 at RPM Studios.
Other horns overdubbed on September 12, 1968 at RPM Studios.
Date: May 22, 1969
Location: RPM Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Label: Blue Note
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Buddy Collette (f), Bill Green (f, as), Plas Johnson (ts), Bobby Bryant, Blue Mitchell (t), Charlie Loper (tb), Freddy Robinson, Al Vescovo (g), Dee Ervin (p, per), Monk Higgins (p, per, con), Bob West (b), John Guerin (d), Alan Estes (cga)
| a. | 5170 | Blue Dashiki (Fred Robinson) / arr: Monk Higgins
Blue Note LP 12": BST 84324 — Bantu Village |
| b. | 5168 | Heads Down (Dee Ervin, Monk Higgins [Milton Bland]) / arr: Monk Higgins
Blue Note LP 12": BST 84324 — Bantu Village |
| c. | 5166 | Flat Backing (Dee Ervin, Monk Higgins [Milton Bland]) / arr: Monk Higgins
Blue Note LP 12": BST 84324 — Bantu Village |
| d. | 3-6-9 arr: Monk Higgins |
d. may come from May 23, 1969.
Date: May 23, 1969
Location: RPM Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Label: Blue Note
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Buddy Collette (f), Bill Green (f, as), Plas Johnson (ts), Bobby Bryant, Blue Mitchell (t), Charlie Loper (tb), Freddy Robinson, Al Vescovo (g), Dee Ervin (p, per), Monk Higgins (p, per, con), Wilton Felder (eb), Paul Humphrey (d), King Errisson (cga)
| a. | 4779/80 | HNIC (Dee Ervin, Monk Higgins [Milton Bland], Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| b. | 5167 | Na Ta Ka (Fred Robinson) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| c. | 5171 | Bush Girl (Virginia P. Bland [aka Vee Pea], Dee Ervin) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| d. | 5169 | Bantu Village (Dee Ervin, Monk Higgins [Milton Bland]) / arr: Monk Higgins |
| All titles on: | Blue Note LP 12": BST 84324 — Bantu Village | |
Possible that selection "3-6-9" listed as from May 22, 1969 is from this session instead.
Date: March 1971
Location: New York City
Label: Mainstream
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Jimmy Forrest (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Larry Gales (b), Doug Sides (d)
| a. | a-01 | Soul Village - 6:00 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell)
Mainstream 45: 5506 — Soul Village/Queen Bey |
| b. | a-02 | Blues For Thelma - 7:00 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| c. | a-03 | Queen Bey - 5:00 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell)
Mainstream 45: 5506 — Soul Village/Queen Bey |
| d. | b-01 | Are You Real - 7:19 (Benny Golson) |
| e. | b-02 | Mi Hermano - 5:17 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| All titles on: | Mainstream LP 12": MRL 315 — Blue Mitchell (1972) | |
LP issue gives no recording date - above date is from Lord.
Date: June 26 & 27, 1971
Location: New York City
Label: Mainstream
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Joe Henderson (f, ts), Ernie Watts (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Walter Bishop, Jr. (p), Stanley Gilbert (b), Doug Sides (d), Susaye Greene (v)
| a. | a-01 | Booty Shakin' - 5:20 (Ernie Wilkins) |
| b. | a-02 | Vital Blue - 5:17 (Ernie Wilkins) |
| c. | a-03 | Unseen Sounds - 3:24 (Jimmy Bond) |
| d. | b-01 | Herman's Helmet - 6:57 (Jack Wilson) |
| e. | b-02 | I Love You - 5:09 (Cole Porter) |
| f. | b-03 | For All We Know - 2:32 (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) |
| All titles on: | Mainstream LP 12": MRL 343 — Vital Blue (1971) | |
Date: 1972
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Mainstream
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Herman Riley (f, ts), Donald Bailey, John Mayall (h), Blue Mitchell (t, fh), Freddy Robinson (g), Joe Sample (p, ep), Darrell Clayborn (eb), John Guerin, Raymond Pounds (d)
| a. | a-01 | Casa Blues - 8:24 (John Guerin)
Mainstem LP 12": MRL 374 — Blue's Blues (1972) Mainstream CD: MDCD 710 — Blue's Blues (1990) |
| b. | a-02 | Just Made Up - 7:33 (Joe Sample)
Mainstem LP 12": MRL 374 — Blue's Blues (1972) Mainstream CD: MDCD 710 — Blue's Blues (1990) |
| c. | a-03 | Blue's Blues - 7:04 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell)
Mainstem LP 12": MRL 374 — Blue's Blues (1972) Mainstream CD: MDCD 710 — Blue's Blues (1990) |
| d. | b-01 | Granite And Concrete - 9:56 (Hadley Caliman)
Mainstem LP 12": MRL 374 — Blue's Blues (1972) Mainstream CD: MDCD 710 — Blue's Blues (1990) |
| e. | b-02 | I Didn't Ask To Be - 10:08 (George Bohanon)
Mainstem LP 12": MRL 374 — Blue's Blues (1972) Mainstream CD: MDCD 710 — Blue's Blues (1990) |
| f. | Valerie - 12:26 (Walter Bishop, Jr.)
Mainstream LP 12": MRL 408 — Jazz (1974) Mainstream CD: MDCD 710 — Blue's Blues (1990) | |
| g. | Alone Again (Naturally) - 3:24 (Gilbert O'Sullivan)
Mainstream LP 12": MRL 413 — Booty (1974) Mainstream CD: JK 57120 — Graffiti Blues (1991) |
Donald Bailey (h) on g; John Mayall (h) on a-f; Freddy Robinson (g) on g; Joe Sample (p) on a-f.
LP issue give no recording date - 1972 is issue date.
Date: 1973
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Mainstream
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Jackie Kelso, Bill Perkins (f, ts), David Angel (cl, as), Steve Kravitz (bcl, bar), Herman Riley (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), David T. Walker (g), Charles Kynard (org), Darrell Clayborn, Chuck Rainey (eb), Raymond Pounds (d), King Errisson, Paul Humphrey, Chino Valdes (per)
| a. | a-01 | Soul Turn Around - 4:20 (Walter Bishop, Jr.) / arr: Dick Fritz |
| b. | a-02 | Killing Me Softly With His Song - 2:53 (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) / arr: Dick Fritz |
| c. | a-03 | The Message - 3:20 (Patrick Patterson, Steve Scipio) / arr: Dick Fritz |
| d. | a-04 | Steal The Feel - 4:15 (Richard Fritz) / arr: Dick Fritz |
| e. | b-01 | Last Tango In Paris - 2:42 (Leandro 'Gato' Barbieri) / arr: Dick Fritz |
| f. | b-02 | One For Russ - 4:15 (Alf Clausen) / arr: Dick Fritz |
| g. | b-03 | Peace - 2:50 (Horace Silver) / arr: Dick Fritz |
| h. | b-04 | P. T. Blues - 3:04 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) / arr: Dick Fritz |
| All titles on: | Mainstream LP 12": MRL 392 — The Last Tango = Blues (1973) | |
Multiple sessions - collective personnel. LP issue gives no recording date - 1973 is issue date.
Confirmation needed that arranger Richard Fritz is the bassist Dick Fritz.
Date: March 1, 1973
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Mainstream
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Herman Riley (f, ts), Donald Bailey (h), Blue Mitchell (t), Freddy Robinson (g), Joe Sample (p, ep), Darrell Clayborn (eb), Raymond Pounds (d)
| a. | a-01 | Graffiti Blues - 7:16 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell)
Mainstream 45: 5552 — Graffiti Blues, parts 1 & 2 |
| b. | a-02 | Yeah Ya Right - 5:29 (Herman Riley) |
| c. | a-03 | Express - 5:06 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| d. | b-01 | Asso-Kam - 7:24 (Joe Sample) |
| e. | b-02 | Dorado - 8:59 (Joe Sample) |
| All titles on: | Mainstream LP 12": MRL 400 — Graffiti Blues
Mainstream CD: JK 57120 — Graffiti Blues (1991) | |
LP issue gives location as New York City, which seems to be in error - confirmation needed.
Further details needed regarding the possible involvement of Walter Bishop, Jr. (p).
Date: 1974
Location: New York City
Label: Mainstream
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Joe Farrell (f, ts), Seldon Powell (ts, bar), Frank Vicari (ts), Jim Bossy, Jon Faddis, Irving 'Marky' Markowitz, Blue Mitchell (t), Joe Beck, John Tropea (g, acg), Sam Brown (acg), Wilbur Bascomb, Jr., Michael Moore (eb), Jimmy Madison (d), Dave Matthews (con)
| a. | a-01 | Where It's At - 3:30 (David Matthews) / arr: Dave Matthews
Mainstream CD: JK 57120 — Graffiti Blues (1991) |
| b. | a-02 | Harmony Of The Underworld - 5:50 (David Matthews) / arr: Dave Matthews |
| c. | a-03 | Funky Walk - 4:36 (David Matthews) / arr: Dave Matthews
Mainstream CD: JK 57120 — Graffiti Blues (1991) |
| d. | a-04 | Blue Funk - 4:37 (David Matthews) / arr: Dave Matthews
Mainstream CD: JK 57120 — Graffiti Blues (1991) |
| e. | b-01 | Golden Feathered Bird - 4:04 (David Matthews) / arr: Dave Matthews |
| f. | b-02 | Beans & Taters - 4:25 (David Matthews) / arr: Dave Matthews |
| g. | b-03 | Funny Bone - 3:37 (David Matthews) / arr: Dave Matthews |
| h. | b-04 | Hot Stuff - 3:55 (David Matthews) / arr: Dave Matthews |
| All titles on: | Mainstream LP 12": MRL 402 — The Many Shades Of Blue (1974) | |
LP issue gives no recording date - 1974 is issue date.
Date: 1975
Location: RCA Studio A, Hollywood, CA
Label: RCA
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Ralph Jones (f, ts), Harold Land (ts), Terry Harrington (bar), Oscar Brashear (t), Blue Mitchell (t, fh), Gale Robinson (frh), George Bohanon (tb), Mike Anthony, David T. Walker (g), Hampton Hawes (ep), Clarence McDonald (ep, clv, syn), Cedar Walton (ep, syn), Tony Newton (eb), James Gadson (d), Gary Coleman (per), Wade Marcus (con)
| a. | a-01 | Satin Soul - 7:24 (Barry White) / arr: Mike Lipskin, Wade Marcus, Clarence McDonald
RCA 45: 10462 — Creepin'/Satin Soul |
| b. | a-02 | Creepin' - 12:06 (Stevie Wonder) / arr: Mike Lipskin, Wade Marcus, Clarence McDonald
RCA 45: 10462 — Creepin'/Satin Soul |
| c. | b-01 | Bump It - 4:57 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) / arr: Wade Marcus |
| d. | b-02 | Nutty - 8:59 (Thelonious Monk) / arr: Mike Lipskin, Wade Marcus, Clarence McDonald |
| e. | b-03 | Melody For Thelma - 6:54 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) / arr: Wade Marcus |
| All titles on: | RCA LP 12": APL1-1109 — Stratosonic Nuances (1975) | |
Ralph Jones (f) on e; Blue Mitchell (t) on a, c-e; (fh) on b; Hampton Hawes (ep) on d-e; Clarence McDonald (ep) on b; (clv) on d; (syn) on a-b; Cedar Walton (ep) on a, c; (syn) on c.
LP issue gives no recording date - 1975 is issue date.
45 rpm issue contains edited versions.
Wade Marcus credited as horn section arranger.
Date: February 1, 1976
Location: Douglas Beach House, Half Moon Bay, CA
Label: [private recording]
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Mike Morris (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Mark Levine (p), Kenneth Jenkins (b), Smiley Winters (d)
| a. | 01 | There Is No Greater Love (Isham Jones, Marty Symes) |
| b. | Pleasure Bent - 17:01 (Roland Alexander)
Just Jazz CD: JJCD 1007 — Live (1995) Culture Press CD: CP 2006 — Live At The Douglas Beach House (1998) | |
| c. | 03 | Hollywood Stampede [aka Sweet Clifford] - 11:10 (Coleman Hawkins)
Just Jazz CD: JJCD 1007 — Live (1995) Culture Press CD: CP 2006 — Live At The Douglas Beach House (1998) |
| d. | 04 | Something Old, Something Blue - 13:37 (Mark Levine)
Just Jazz CD: JJCD 1007 — Live (1995) Culture Press CD: CP 2006 — Live At The Douglas Beach House (1998) |
| e. | 05 | Blue's Theme - 5:22 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell)
Just Jazz CD: JJCD 1007 — Live (1995) Culture Press CD: CP 2006 — Live At The Douglas Beach House (1998) |
| f. | 08 | A Portrait Of Jennie - 9:26 (Gordon Burdge, J. Russell Robinson)
Just Jazz CD: JJCD 1007 — Live (1995) Culture Press CD: CP 2006 — Live At The Douglas Beach House (1998) |
| g. | 09 | Whispering (Richard Coburn, Vincent Rose, John Schonberger) |
Location may be Bach Dancing and Dynamite Society, El Granada, CA.
Master tape in the Robert D. Meuse Collection at the U. S. Library of Congress indicates 02, 06, 07 as untitled. "Pleasure Bent" is one of these. There is also a final selection listed as "Theme" which may or may not be one of the compositions known as "The Theme".
"Hollywood Stampede" listed as "Sweet Smiley Winters".
Date: February 17, 1976
Location: RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: RCA
Blue Mitchell (ldr), George Young (f, ts), Harold Land (ts), Jon Faddis, John Gatchell, Blue Mitchell (t, fh), Wayne Andre (tb), Alan Raph (btb), Mike Anthony, David T. Walker (g), Clarence McDonald (p, ep), Mike Lipskin (syn, per), Ron Brown, Henry Davis (eb), James Gadson (d), Gary Coleman (per), Norman Carr, Harold Kohon, Alvin Rogers (vn), Dave Moore (vc), Patti Austin, Frank Floyd, Gwen Guthrie (v)
| a. | a-01 | I'm In Heaven - 5:40 (Melvin Steals, Mervin Steals) |
| b. | a-02 | AM-FM Blues - 4:23 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| c. | a-03 | Then Came You - 4:56 (Sherman Marshall, Philip Pugh) |
| d. | a-04 | Day Dream - 4:47 (Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, John Latouche) |
| e. | b-01 | Love Machine - 7:24 (Billy Griffin, Warren Moore) |
| f. | b-02 | Delilah - 8:15 (Victor Young) |
| g. | b-03 | Collaborations - 5:16 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| All titles on: | RCA LP 12": APL1-1493 — Funktion Junction (1976) | |
Ron Brown (eb) on c-f; Henry Davis (eb) on a-b, g; Patti Austin (v) on a, c, e; Frank Floyd (v) on a, c, e; Gwen Guthrie (v) on a, c, e.
Date: 1977
Location: Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA
Label: Impulse!
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Harold Land, Herman Riley (ts), Blue Mitchell (t, fh), Lee Ritenour (g), Sonny Burke (p, ep), Michael Boddicker, McKinley Jackson (syn), Scott Edwards (b, eb), James Gadson (d), Eddie Brown (cga, per), Paulinho Da Costa (cga), Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters (v)
| a. | a-01 | Mississippi Jump - 6:38 (Larry Nash) |
| b. | a-02 | Ojos De Rojo - 4:04 (Cedar Walton) |
| c. | a-03 | Sand Castles - 6:08 (Dana Kaproff) |
| d. | a-04 | African Violet - 6:38 (Steve Hulse) |
| e. | b-02 | Square Business - 8:24 (Cedar Walton) |
| All titles on: | Impulse! LP 12": AS 9328 — African Violet (1977) | |
Harold Land (ts) on b-c, e; Herman Riley (ts) on a, d; Blue Mitchell (t) on a-b, d-e; (fh) on c; Sonny Burke (p) on b-c; (ep) on a, d-e; Michael Boddicker (syn) on c, e; McKinley Jackson (syn) on b, d; Scott Edwards (b) on a; (eb) on b-e; Eddie Brown (cga) on c; (per) on c; Paulinho Da Costa (cga) on a-b, d-e; Julia Tillman Waters (v) on c; Luther Waters (v) on c; Maxine Willard Waters (v) on c; Oren Waters (v) on c.
Multiple sessions. LP issue gives no recording date - 1977 is issue date.
Additional personnel on c (The Sid Sharp Strings) unknown.
Date: 1977
Location: Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA
Label: Impulse!
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Harold Land (ts), Blue Mitchell (t, fh), Bob Zimmitti (mar, per), Lee Ritenour (g), Sonny Burke (ep), Michael Boddicker, McKinley Jackson (syn), Chuck Domanico (b, eb), Harold Mason (d), Eddie Brown (cga), Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters (v)
| a. | b-01 | As - 6:28 (Stevie Wonder) |
| b. | b-03 | Forget - 6:51 (Don Sebesky) |
| Both titles on: | Impulse! LP 12": AS 9328 — African Violet (1977) | |
Blue Mitchell (t) on a; (fh) on b; Bob Zimmitti (mar) on b; Michael Boddicker (syn) on a; McKinley Jackson (syn) on b; Chuck Domanico (b) on b; (eb) on a; Julia Tillman Waters (v) on a; Luther Waters (v) on a; Maxine Willard Waters (v) on a; Oren Waters (v) on a.
Multiple sessions. LP issue gives no recording date - 1977 is issue date.
Additional personnel on b (The Sid Sharp Strings) unknown.
Date: April 14, 1977
Location: Sunwest Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label: Concord
Harold Land, Blue Mitchell (ldr), Harold Land (ts), Blue Mitchell (t, fh), Kirk Lightsey (p), Reggie Johnson (b), Albert 'Tootie' Heath (d)
| a. | a-01 | Mapenzi - 5:15 (Harold Land) |
| b. | a-02 | Rapture - 5:08 (Harold Land) |
| c. | a-03 | Habiba - 10:19 (Kirk Lightsey) |
| d. | b-01 | Blue Silver - 4:58 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| e. | b-02 | Everything Is Changed - 5:13 (Kirk Lightsey) |
| f. | b-03 | Inner Voice - 6:08 (Harold Land) |
| g. | b-04 | Tres Senderos - 5:29 (Harold Land) |
| All titles on: | Concord LP 12": CJ 44 — Mapenzi (1977)
Concord CD: CCD 4044 — Mapenzi (1990) | |
Date: April 28-30, 1977
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Disco Mate
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Dick Spencer (as), Blue Mitchell (t), Victor Feldman (p), John Heard (b), Dick Berk (d)
| a. | a-01 | Stablemates - 6:00 (Benny Golson) |
| b. | a-02 | A Portrait Of Jennie - 7:39 (Gordon Burdge, J. Russell Robinson) |
| c. | a-03 | There Will Never Be Another You - 7:05 (Harry Warren, Mack Gordon) |
| d. | b-01 | I'm Getting Sentimental Over You - 7:01 (Ned Washington, George Bassman) |
| e. | b-02 | I Can't Get Started - 8:35 (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) |
| f. | b-03 | Ow! - 6:13 (Dizzy Gillespie) |
| All titles on: | Jazz America Marketing LP 12": JAM 5002 — Last Dance
Disco Mate LP 12": DSP 5007 — Stablemates: Best Of The West, Volume 1 Candid CD: CCD 79553 — Stablemates (2006) | |
Date: 1978
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Label: Impulse!
Blue Mitchell (ldr), Eddie Harris (ts, ep), Harold Land, Herman Riley (ts), Blue Mitchell (t, fh, v), Mike Dosco, Lee Ritenour (g), Bobby Lyle, Cedar Walton (p, ep), Richard Tee (key), Michael Boddicker (syn), Scott Edwards (eb), James Gadson (d), Paulinho Da Costa (per), Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters (v)
| a. | a-01 | Try Not To Forget - 7:20 (Cedar Walton) |
| b. | a-02 | Summer Soft - 5:55 (Stevie Wonder) |
| c. | a-03 | A Day At The Mint - 6:15 (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| d. | b-01 | Love Has Made Me A Dreamer - 4:30 (Mike Dosco, Esmond Edwards) |
| e. | b-02 | Evergreen - 4:37 (Paul Williams, Barbra Streisand) |
| f. | b-03 | Thirty Degrees To The Wind - 5:53 (Cedar Walton, Susan Brickell) |
| g. | b-04 | Funkthesizer - 5:33 (Eddie Harris) |
| All titles on: | Impulse! LP 12": IA 9347 — Summer Soft (1978) | |
Eddie Harris (ts) on g; (ep) on g; Harold Land (ts) on a-b, f; Herman Riley (ts) on c; Blue Mitchell (t) on a, c-g; (fh) on b; (v) on g; Lee Ritenour (g) on d; Bobby Lyle (p) on e, g; (ep) on b; Cedar Walton (p) on a, f; (ep) on c; Richard Tee (key) on d; Michael Boddicker (syn) on a, e; Julia Tillman Waters (v) on b, d, f; Luther Waters (v) on b, d, f-g; Maxine Willard Waters (v) on b, d, f; Oren Waters (v) on b, d, f.
Multiple sessions. LP issue gives no recording date - 1978 is issue date.
Date: August 12, 1978
Location: International Jazz Festival, Laren, Netherlands
Label: [radio broadcast]
Harold Land, Blue Mitchell (ldr), Richie Cole (as), Teddy Edwards, Harold Land (ts), Blue Mitchell (t), Gildo Mahones (p), Tony Dumas (b), Billy Higgins (d), Eddie Jefferson (v)
| a. | 01 | Peace (Horace Silver) |
| b. | 02 | Blue Silver (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell) |
| c. | 03 | I Remember Clifford (Benny Golson) |
| d. | 04 | Invitation (Bronislau Kaper, Paul Francis Webster) |
| e. | 05 | Mapenzi (Harold Land) |
| f. | 06 | April Love (Teddy Edwards) |
| g. | 07 | Georgia On My Mind (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) |
| h. | 08 | Going Home (Teddy Edwards) |
| i. | 09 | Night Of The Dawn (Reuben Brown) |
| j. | 10 | I Can't Get Started (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) |
| k. | 11 | Harold's House Of Jazz (Richie Cole) |
| l. | 12 | A Night In Tunisia (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) |
| m. | 13 | Now's The Time (Charlie Parker) |
Richie Cole (as) on i-j; Teddy Edwards (ts) on f-h; Harold Land (ts) on a-b, d-m; Blue Mitchell (t) on a-c, e-m; Eddie Jefferson (v) on k-m.