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Blue Mitchell

Real Name:
Richard Allen Mitchell
Profile:
b. March 13, 1930 - Miami, Florida
d. May 21, 1979 - Los Angeles, California

American jazz trumpet player.
In Groups:
Blue Mitchell Quintet, The, Horace Silver Quintet, The
Variations:
All | Blue Mitchell | B. Mitchell | Mitchell
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Discography

Releases:
Blue Mitchell (LP)   Mainstream Records 1963
Boss Horn (Vinyl, LP)   Blue Note 1966
Heads Up! (LP, Album)   Blue Note 1968
Bantu Village (LP, Album)   Blue Note 1969
Vital Blue (LP, Album, Gat)   Mainstream Records 1971
Blues' Blues (LP, Album, Gat)   Mainstream Records, Capitol Records 1972
Collision In Black (LP, Album)   Blue Note 1973
Graffiti Blues ◄ (2 versions)   Mainstream Records 1973
The Last Tango---Blues (LP)   Mainstream Records 1973
The Last Tango=Blues (LP)   Mainstream Records 1973
Many Shades Of Blue (LP)   Mainstream Records 1974
Stratosonic Nuances (LP, Album)   RCA 1975
Stratosonic Nuances EP (7", EP, Promo)   RCA 1975
Funktion Junction (LP, Album)   RCA 1976
African Violet (LP)   Impulse!, ABC Records 1977
Summer Soft (LP, Album)   ABC Records 1978
Images (LP)   JAZZLAND 1984
The Thing To Do (CD, Album)   Blue Note 1985
Blues On My Mind (LP, Comp, RM)   Riverside Records 1988
Down With It (CD, Album)   Blue Note 1997
Boss Horn (CD, Album, RVG)   Blue Note 2005
Collision In Black / Swahilli Suite (7")   Blue Note  
Thunderfist ET's / Score From Thunderfist (7")   Artisan Releasing Corporation  
Appears On:
Blowin' The Blues Away (Album) ◄ (7 versions)   Blue Note ... 1959
Finger Poppin' With The Horace Silver Quintet (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Blue Note 1959
The Time Is Right (LP, Mono, Mic)   Blue Note 1959
Takin' Care Of Business (LP, Album) Blue Farouq Jazzland 1960
Doin' The Thing - At The Village Gate (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Blue Note 1961
Silver's Serenade (LP)   Blue Note 1963
Oh Baby! (LP, Album)   Blue Note 1964
Hi Voltage (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Blue Note 1967
Mr. Shing-A-Ling (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Blue Note 1967
Midnight Creeper (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Blue Note ... 1968
Money In The Pocket (LP, Mono) Money In The Pocket, I... Atlantic, Atlantic 1968
The Blue Yusef Lateef (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Atlantic ... 1968
The Worm (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Solid State Records (2) ... 1968
Say It Loud! (LP, Album, Gat)   Blue Note 1969
Green Is Beautiful (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Blue Note 1970
Pretty Things (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Blue Note 1970
Captain Buckles (LP)   Cotillion 1971
Feel Your Groove (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Alexander's Rag Time B... Capitol Records ... 1971
Filthy! (LP)   Grunt Records 1972
Jazz Blues Fusion ◄ (4 versions)   Polydor 1972
Moving On (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Polydor 1972
Montara (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Montara, (Se Acabo) La... Blue Note 1975
What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry / What Is This Thing Called Love (7", Single, Promo)   GNP Crescendo 1975
Benson Burner (2xLP)   Columbia 1976
Beyond Mobius (LP, Album)   RCA Victor 1976
Can't Hide Love (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Blue Note ... 1976
Concerto Retitled (LP)   Atlantic 1976
Waking And Dreaming (LP, Album) Golden State Asylum Records 1976
The Doctor Is In (LP)   Arista 1977
A Little Kiss In The Night (LP, Album) You Got The Power, Tha... Arista 1978
Raincheck (LP, Album)   Concord Jazz 1978
Fungi Mama (Bebopafunkadiscolypso) (12") Fungi Mama (Bebopafunk... Arista, Ariola Benelux 1981
Fungi Mama (Bebopafunkadiscolypso) / Funkin For Jamaica - Remix (12") Fungi Mama (Bebopafunk... Arista 1981
Fungi Mama/Bebopafunkadiscolypso (12", Promo)   GRP 1981
The Little Giant (LP)   Riverside Records 1984
A Sample Of Blue Notes (LP, Comp, Smplr) Blowin' The Blues Away EMI Records 1987
Plays Cedar Walton (LP, RM) Higgins Holler, Jake's... Prestige, Original Jazz Classics 1988
The Best Of Horace Silver (CD)   Blue Note 1988
Song For My Father (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Blue Note 1989
Fungi Rhythm (12")   Underground (2) 1991
Promo Mix 12 (12", Promo, Smplr) Fungi Rhythm (Extended... Media Records 1991
D.J. Line Euro Beats Volume 3 (CD, Comp) Fungi Rhythm (Extended... Numuzik Inc. 1992
Open House / Plain Talk (CD, Album, RE)   Blue Note 1992
The Soul Brotherhood (LP, RE)   Prestige 1992
This Here - 1955-1959 (CD, Comp) Minority (Take 3) Giants Of Jazz 1992
Afro Blue (CD, Comp) Appointment In Ghana Blue Note 1993
The Best Of Chick Corea (CD, Comp)   Blue Note 1993
So Blue, So Funky - Heroes Of The Hammond - Volume 2 (CD) When Malindy Sings, Th... Blue Note 1994
The Organization! The Best Of ´Big`John Patton (CD, Comp) Fat Judy Blue Note 1994
The Righteous Reed! The Best Of Poppa Lou (CD, Comp) Peepin', Midnight Cree... Blue Note 1994
The Rise & Fall Of The Third Stream / Money In The Pocket (CD, Album, Comp, RM)   Rhino Records (2) 1994
Everything I Play Is Funky ◄ (2 versions)   Blue Note 1995
The Lost Grooves ◄ (2 versions) Brother Soul (Alternat... Blue Note 1995
Blue Break Beats Volume 3 (CD) Ode To Billy Joe Blue Note 1996
Music Forever & Beyond: The Selected Works Of Chick Corea 1964-1996 (5xCD, Comp, Box) Chick’s Tune GRP 1996
The Best Of Grant Green Vol. II (CD, Comp) Ain't It Funky Now Blue Note 1996
The Tokyo Blues (CD, Album)   Blue Note 1996
Blue Movies: Scoring For The Studios (CD, Comp, Mono) The Shadow Of Your Smile Blue Note 1997
Down With It (LP)   Blue Note 1997
Jazz Profile No. 14 (CD) Sista Rebecca Blue Note 1997
The Instrumental History Of Jazz (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh + Box) Nica's Dream N2K Encoded Jazz 1997
Afro Blue Vol.2/The Roots And Rhythms Of Jazz (CD, Comp) Niger Mambo, Blue Dashiki Blue Note 1998
Blue Bossa - Cool Cuts From The Tropics - Volume 2 (CD, Comp) La Fiesta, Swinging Th... Blue Note 1998
Blue Breakbeats (Comp) ◄ (3 versions)   Blue Note 1998
Blue Break Beats: Volumes One - Four (4xCD + Box, Comp) Ain't It Funky Now, Go... Blue Note 1999
So Blue So Funky • Heroes Of The Hammond (CD, Comp, RP) The Silver Meter, Ever... Blue Note 1999
Rough´N´Tumble (CD, Album, RM)   Blue Note 2000
It's Uptown With The George Benson Quartet (CD, Album, RM)   Columbia 2001
The Big Lulu Vol. 3 (LP, Comp) Money In The Pocket EmArcy, Universal Music (Austria), Uptight 2001
The Soul Brotherhood (CD)   Prestige 2001
Capuchin Swing (CD, Album, RM, RVG)   Blue Note 2002
Jazzland Original Jazz Classics Sampler (CD, Smplr, RM) Things Ain't What They... JAZZLAND 2002
The Last Goodun' (CD, Comp)   Prestige 2002
Jackie's Bag (CD, Album, RM, RVG)   Blue Note 2003
Jackie's Bag (CD, Album, RM, RVG)   Blue Note 2003
The Soul Jazz Legacy - The Master Collection Volume 2 (2xCD) Storm Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 2003
Untinted (Sources For Madlib's Shades Of Blue) (CD, Comp) Montara, Peace Blue Note 2003
Beat (CD, Album, RE)   Fresh Sound Records 2004
Blue Note Plays Burt Bacharach (CD) Walk On By Blue Note 2004
Ain't It Funky Now! (The Original Jam Master, Volume One) (CD, Comp) Ain't It Funky Now! Blue Note 2005
Do Your Thing (CD, Maxi)   XL Recordings 2005
The Mix 2006 (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Do Your Thing (Robbie ... Hed Kandi Records 2005
The Singles (Comp) ◄ (5 versions) Do Your Thing XL Recordings ... 2005
The Very Best (CD, Album, Comp, RE) Sister Sade Blue Note 2005
Horace-Scope (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Blue Note 2006
Blue Note Trip - Sometin' Old Somethin' Blue (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Dig) Perception Blue Note 2007
Dancemix Summer Anthems (3xCD, Comp) Do Your Thing Ministry Of Sound 2007
The Finest In Jazz (CD, Comp) Fungii Mama Blue Note 2007
Return Of The Prodigal Son (CD, Comp, RM, Ltd, Con)   Blue Note 2008
Blue Notables Vol.11 : Six Shades Of Blue Funk - Past, Present And Future Funk (CD, Smplr) Filthy McNasty Blue Note  
Good Move (LP, Album, RE)   Blue Note  
Mack The Knife / The Nearness Of You (7")   Blue Note  
Rough 'N Tumble (LP)   Blue Note  
The Tokyo Blues (12", Mono)   Blue Note  
Together (LP)   Atlantic  
Tracks Appear On:
The Soul Of Jazz - 1961 (LP, Comp) Blue Soul Riverside 1961
Blue 'n Soul (CD) High Heel Sneakers Blue Note 1992
Blue Break Beats Volume 2 (2xLP) Good Humour Man Blue Note 1993
Blue Break Beats Volume 2 (CD) Good Humour Man Blue Note 1993
Blue Break Beats Volume 2 (CD) Good Humor Man EMI Records 1993
Blue Break Beats Volume 2 (2xLP, Comp) Good Humour Man Blue Note, EMI Records 1993
Blue N' Groovy ◄ (2 versions) High Heel Sneakers Blue Note 1993
Blue Break Beats Volume 3 (2xLP) Flat Backing Blue Note 1996
Blue 'N' Groovy Vol. 2 Mostly Modal (CD) Mamacita Blue Note 1997
Into The Blue (CD, Smplr) High Heel Sneakers Blue Note 1997
Afro Blue Vol.2/The Roots And Rhythms Of Jazz (CD, Comp) Blue Dashiki Blue Note 1998
Pulp Fusion: Return To The Tough Side ◄ (2 versions) Dorado Harmless 1998
Blue Break Beats: Volumes One - Four (4xCD + Box, Comp) Good Humour Man Blue Note 1999
Diggin' On Blue (CD, Mixed) Monkin Around Toshiba EMI Ltd, Fabulous Records, Blue Note 1999
The Blue Note Years: Hard Bop And Beyond 1963 - 1967 (2xCD, Comp) Fungii Mama Blue Note 1999
Blue Juice Volume 3 (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Collision In Black, Sw... Blue Note 2000
Best Of Blue Break Beats (CD) Flat Backing Blue Note 2001
Best Of Blue Break Beats (2xLP) Flat Blacking Blue Note 2001
Blue Funk (CD) Who Dun It? Blue Note 2001
Blue Funk (2xLP) Who Dun It? Blue Note 2001
Sampled Volume 3 (2xCD, Comp) Good Humour Man Virgin, Circa Records Ltd. 2002
Blue Note Trip - Sunset / Sunrise (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Good Humor Man Blue Note 2003
The Best Of Sampled (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Good Humour Man Virgin 2003
Blue Note Trip - Goin' Down / Gettin' Up (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) H.N.I.C. Blue Note 2004
Blue Note Trip - Sometin' Old Somethin' Blue (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Dig) Perception Blue Note 2007
One More Roses (CD, Mixed, Comp) Asso-Kam Show Tiku Bai 2007
Blue Note Trip - Somethin' Blue (2xLP, Comp) Perception Blue Note 2008
Unofficial Releases:
Rare Funk Vol. 1 (LP, Comp) The Message Cobalt Records 1993
Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.) / Fungi Mama (12") Fungi Mama (Bebopafunk... Arista 2007
Groovy In Time Vol. 1 (LP) The Message Not On Label  
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