sâmbătă, 21 mai 2011

Blue Soul Blue Mitchell


Richard Allen BLUE Mitchell began playing trumpet in the high school where he acquired the nickname BLUE.

1958 he recorded with Cannonball by Riverside Records in NY.


The debut album by Riverside Records in 1958


The second album released by Riverside in 1959
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "This early recording by Blue Mitchell finds the distinctive trumpeter in excellent form... It's an enjoyable date of high-quality hard bop".[1]

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "This is one of the most precious jazz recordings of a year that would soon give sway to the Blue Note sound, and is in many real and important ways as much of a prelude as any other statement. It's a must-have for all serious mainstream jazz fans".[2]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "the trumpeter is typically distinctive, swinging and inventive within the hard bop genre".[2]


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