Blue Mitchell

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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

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 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	-