Personnel:
Blue Mitchell (tp), Wynton Kelly (p), Sam Jones (b), Roy Brooks (d)
Reference: JW-069 LP
Format: LP / 12" / 33rpm / STEREO
Label: JAZZ WORKSHOP
Catalogue Reference: JW-069
Recording Year: 1960
Country of Pressing: SPAIN
Comments: Sealed New Copy
Reissue of the original Riverside RLP-9336
Cover Grade: MINT
Vinyl Grade: MINT
Side One:
1. I'll Close My Eyes (Kaye-Reid) 5:53
2. Avars (Boyd) 4:03
3. Scrapple From The Apple (Parker) 3:57
4. Kinda Vague (Mitchell-Kelly) 6:24
Side Two:
1. Sir John (Mitchell) 6:02
2. When I Fall In Love (Heyman-Young) 5:39
3. Sweet Pumpkin (Bright) 4:16
4. I Wish I Knew (Warren-Gordon) 4:26
Originally issued in Stereo on Riverside RLP-9336
Personnel:
Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Wynton Kelly (piano), Sam Jones (bass), Roy Brooks (drums).
Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios, New York, August 24 & 25, 1960
Original recordings produced by Orrin Keepnews
Engineering: Ray Fowler
Mastering: Jack Matthews (Components Corp.)
Cover design: Ken Deardoff
Back-liner photos: Lawrence N. Shustak
Liner notes: Orrin Keepnews
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Review:
"Of trumpeter Blue Mitchell's seven Riverside recordings, only this set -- along with three numbers on Blue Soul -- feature Mitchell as the only horn. Joined by pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Roy Brooks, the trumpeter is typically distinctive, swinging, and inventive within the hard bop genre. He performs four standards, plus Ronnell Bright's "Sweet Pumpkin," the obscure "Avars," and a pair of originals in fine fashion."
Scott Yanow -All Music Guide
