African Violet (album)
African Violet is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell which features arrangements by McKinley Mitchell recorded and released on the Impulse! label in 1977.[1]
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2]
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| Review scores |
| Source |
Rating |
| Allmusic |
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Track listing
- "Mississippi Jump" (Larry Nash) – 6:38
- "Ojos de Rojo" (Cedar Walton) – 4:04
- "Sand Castles" (Dana Kaproff) – 6:08
- "African Violet" (Steve Hulse) – 6:38
- "As" (Stevie Wonder) – 6:28
- "Square Business" (Walton) – 8:24
- "Forget" (Don Sebesky) – 6:51
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- Recorded at The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California in 1977.
Personnel
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, & 4-6), flugelhorn (tracks 3 & 7)
- Herman Riley (tracks 1 & 4), Harold Land (tracks 2, 3 & 5-7) – tenor saxophone
- Sonny Burke – electric piano (tracks 1 & 4-7), piano (tracks 2 & 3)
- McKinley Jackson (tracks 2, 4 & 7), Michael Boddicker (tracks 3, 5 & 6) – synthesizer
- Lee Ritenour – electric guitar (tracks 1-7), guitar (track 7)
- Scott Edwards – bass (track 1), electric bass (tracks 2-4 & 6)
- Chuck Domanico – electric bass (track 5), bass (track 7)
- James Gadson (tracks 1-4 & 6), Harold Mason (tracks 5 & 7) – drums
- Paulinho Da Costa – congas (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown – congas, percussion (tracks 3, 5 & 7)
- Bob Zimmitti – marimba (track 7), percussion (tracks 5 & 7)
- Julia Tillman, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters – vocals (tracks 3 & 5)
- The Sid Sharp Strings (tracks 3 & 7)
References