Summer Soft
Summer Soft is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1977 and released on the Impulse! label in 1978.[1]
Reception
Allmusic awarded the album 2 stars with reviewer Scott Yanow stating "Although there are some fine players on this LP they are largely wasted on inferior material and commercial arrangements".[2]
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Track listing
- "Try Not to Forget" (Cedar Walton) - 7:20
- "Summer Soft" (Stevie Wonder) - 5:55
- " A Day at the Mint" (Blue Mitchell) - 6:15
- "Love Has Made Me a Dreamer" (Mike Dosco, Esmond Edwards) - 4:50
- "Evergreen" (Barbara Streisand, Paul Williams) - 4:37
- "30 Degrees to the Wind" (Cedar Walton, Susan Brickell) - 5:53
- "Funkthesizer" (Eddie Harris) - 5:33
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- Recorded in Los Angeles, California in 1977.
Personnel
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet (tracks 1 & 3-7), flugelhorn (track 2), vocals (track 7)
- Eddie Harris (track 7), Harold Land (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Herman Riley (track 3) - tenor saxophone
- Cedar Walton - piano (tracks 1, 2 & 6), electric piano (track 3)
- Bobby Lyle - electric piano (track 2), piano (tracks 5 & 7)
- Richard Tee - keyboard (track 4)
- Michael Boddicker - synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6)
- Mike Dosco, Lee Ritenour (track 4) - guitar
- Scott Edwards - bass
- James Gadson - drums
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
- Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters - vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7)
References