Blue Mitchell: Boss Horn-1967 Blue Note Liberty Label 1st Edition Mono 12" LP
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Used 1967 Blue Note "a Division of Liberty Records" on Label Mono Release of Bandleader/Composer/Trumpeter Blue Mitchell Entitled Boss Hown, Produced by Alfred Lion, Recording by Rudy Van Gelder, Arragements by Duke Pearson - "Owner of a direct, lightly swinging, somewhat plain-wrapped tone that fit right in with the Blue Note label's hard bop ethos of the 1960s, Blue Mitchell tends to be overlooked today perhaps because he never really stood out vividly from the crowd, despite his undeniable talent. After learning the trumpet in high school -- where he got his nickname -- he started touring in the early '50s with the R&B bands of Paul Williams, Earl Bostic, and Chuck Willis before returning to Miami and jazz. There, he attracted the attention of Cannonball Adderley, with whom he recorded for Riverside in 1958. That year, he joined the Horace Silver Quintet, with whom he played and recorded until the band's breakup in March 1964, polishing his hard bop skills. During his Silver days, Mitchell worked with tenor Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor, drummer Roy Brooks, and various pianists as a separate unit and continued recording as a leader for Riverside. When Silver disbanded, Mitchell's spinoff quintet carried on with Al Foster replacing Brooks and a young future star named Chick Corea in the piano chair. This group, with several personnel changes, continued until 1969, recording a string of albums for Blue Note. Probably aware that opportunities for playing straight-ahead jazz were dwindling, Mitchell became a prolific pop and soul session man in the late '60s, and he toured with Ray Charles from 1969 to 1971 and blues/rock guitarist John Mayall in 1971-1973. Having settled in Los Angeles, he also played big-band dates with Louie Bellson, Bill Holman, and Bill Berry; made a number of funk and pop/jazz LPs in the late '70s; served as principal soloist for Tony Bennett and Lena Horne; and kept his hand in hard bop by playing with Harold Land in a quintet. He continued to freelance in this multifaceted fashion until his premature death from cancer at age 49." - "Trumpeter Blue Mitchell delivers a solid hard bop date with his 1966 Blue Note release Boss Horn. [The Rudy Van Gelder edition of Boss Horn features remastered sound by original producer Van Gelder that does significantly improve the overall sound quality over the original release.]" - Sensational Personnel for the Octets Features Legendary Composer Blue Mitchell on Trumpet, the Amazing Julian Priester on Trombone, Jerry Dodgion on Alto Sax, Junior Cook on Tenor Sax, the Talented Pepper Adams on Baritone Sax, the Brilliant Cedar Walton or Chick Corea on Piano, Gene Taylor on Bass & Mickey Roker on Drums! - Selections on Side 1 Are the Duke Pearson Penned Millie, Original Blue Mitchell Composition O Mama Enit and the Sammy Cahn/Axel Stordahl/Paul Weston Standard I Should Care at 7 Minutes 30 Seconds - Tracks for Side 2 Consist of the Dave Burns Song Rigor Mortez & Original Chick Corea Compositions Tones for Joan's Bones, Straight Up and Down - Used Copy, Front Cover Is Faded & Splotchy with some Discolorization, Record Very Good++ - Mono Recording, Product Code BLP 4257 - California Residents Add 9.75% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -
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