Blue Mitchell

Blue Mitchell


Richard Allen (Blue) Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and funk trumpeter, known for many albums recorded as leader and sideman on Blue Note Records. Mitchell was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He began playing trumpet in high school where he acquired his nickname, Blue. After high school he played in the rhythm and blues ensembles of Paul Williams, Earl Bostic, and Chuck Willis. After returning to Miami he was noticed by Cannonball Adderley, with whom he recorded for Riverside Records in New York in 1958.

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But Beautiful

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The Nearness of You

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For All We Know

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Hip to It

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Gone with the Wind

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Blue on Blue

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Why Do I Love You?

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Who Dun It?

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Step Lightly

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Blue Soul

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Millie

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