Album review: Blue Mitchell
Published Date:
06 July 2008
By ALISON KERR
BLUE MITCHELL
Blue Soul
**
Riverside 088072305083, £8.99
One of the often forgotten figures in jazz of the Fifties, Blue Mitchell was a trumpeter with a fiery, boppish playing style which made him a popular sideman on the New York scene. This 1959 album sees him leading a line-up which also features Curtis Fuller (trombone) and Jimmy Heath (tenor sax), and is an ideal introduction to his forthright and rather dry trumpet sound. It will certainly give foot-tappers a workout, but the "soul" reference is misleading as that is one quality that seems to be lacking.
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The full article contains 111 words and appears in Scotland On Sunday newspaper.
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Last Updated:
04 July 2008 10:57 PM
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Source:
Scotland On Sunday
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Location:
Scotland
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