1960 studio album by Blue Mitchell
Blue's Moods is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.[1]
Reception [ edit ] 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] Frank Kofsky noted that Mitchell's style "reflects the attainment of a measure of self-assurance and restraint, hallmarks ... of the mature artist."[4]
Track listing [ edit ] All compositions by Blue Mitchell except as indicated "I'll Close My Eyes " (Buddy Kaye , Billy Reid ) - 5:56 "Avars" (Rocky Boyd ) - 4:07 "Scrapple from the Apple " (Charlie Parker ) - 4:00 "Kinda Vague" (Wynton Kelly , Blue Mitchell) - 6:28 "Sir John" - 6:06 "When I Fall in Love " (Edward Heyman , Victor Young ) - 5:42 "Sweet Pumpkin" (Ronnell Bright ) - 4:19 "I Wish I Knew" (Mack Gordon , Harry Warren ) - 4:26 Recorded in New York City on August 24 (tracks 5, 6 & 8) and August 25 (tracks 1-4 & 7), 1960. Personnel [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader WithLou Donaldson WithPhilly Joe Jones WithSam Jones WithJimmy McGriff WithHorace Silver WithStanley Turrentine With others Portrait of Cannonball (Cannonball Adderley , 1958) Back to the Tracks (Tina Brooks , 1960) Street Singer (Tina Brooks and Jackie McLean , 1960) My Kind of Jazz (Ray Charles , 1970) True Blue (Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976) Silver Blue (with Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976) Dolo! (Dolo Coker , 1976) California Hard (Dolo Coker, 1976) Junior's Cookin' (Junior Cook , 1961) Filthy! (Papa John Creach , 1972) Red's Good Groove (Red Garland , 1962) Green Is Beautiful (Grant Green , 1970) Soul Mist! (Richard "Groove" Holmes , 1966) Homecoming! (Elmo Hope , 1961) Montara (Bobby Hutcherson , 1975) The Soul Brotherhood (Charles Kynard , 1969) The Blue Yusef Lateef (Yusef Lateef , 1968) Rakin' and Scrapin' (Harold Mabern , 1968) Jazz Blues Fusion (John Mayall , 1971) Ten Years Are Gone (John Mayall, 1973) Les McCann Ltd. in New York (Les McCann , 1961) Can't Hide Love (Carmen McRae , 1976) Capuchin Swing (Jackie McLean, 1960) Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1960) Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley , 1967) Captain Buckles (David "Fathead" Newman , 1970) Opus De Don (Don Patterson , 1968) Oh Baby! (Big John Patton , 1965) Breezing (Sonny Red , 1960) Images (Sonny Red, 1961) Good Move! (Freddie Roach , 1963) Takin' Care of Business (Charlie Rouse , 1960) Open House (Jimmy Smith , 1960) Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960) Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (Sonny Stitt , 1962) Soul Time (Bobby Timmons , 1960) Steppin' Out! (Harold Vick , 1963) The Caribbean Suite (Harold Vick, 1966) Spectrum (Cedar Walton , 1968) The Electric Boogaloo Song (Cedar Walton, 1969) Beyond Mobius (Cedar Walton, 1976) Money in the Pocket (Joe Zawinul , 1966)