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1978 studio album by Blue Mitchell
Summer Soft Blue Mitchell , recorded in 1977 and released on the Impulse! label in 1978.[1] [2]
Reception [ edit ] In a review for AllMusic , Scott Yanow wrote: "Although there are some fine players on this LP they are largely wasted on inferior material and commercial arrangements".[3]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [3]
Track listing [ edit ] "Try Not to Forget" (Cedar Walton ) – 7:20
"Summer Soft" (Stevie Wonder ) – 5:55
" A Day at the Mint" (Blue Mitchell) – 6:15
"Love Has Made Me a Dreamer" (Mike Dosco, Esmond Edwards ) – 4:50
"Evergreen " (Barbra Streisand , Paul Williams ) – 4:37
"30 Degrees to the Wind" (Cedar Walton, Susan Brickell) – 5:53
"Funkthesizer" (Eddie Harris ) – 5:33 Personnel [ edit ] Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1 & 3–7), flugelhorn (track 2), vocals (track 7)
Eddie Harris (track 7), Harold Land (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Herman Riley (track 3) – tenor saxophone Cedar Walton – piano (tracks 1, 2 & 6), electric piano (track 3)Bobby Lyle – electric piano (track 2), piano (tracks 5 & 7)Richard Tee – keyboard (track 4)Michael Boddicker – synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6)Mike Dosco, Lee Ritenour (track 4) – guitar
Scott Edwards – bass
James Gadson – drumsPaulinho Da Costa – percussionJulia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters – vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7) References [ edit ]
^ Blue Mitchell discography accessed June 14, 2011^ Fraser, C. Gerald (24 May 1979). "Blue Mitchell, 49, Jazzman, Dies; A Trumpeter With Horace Silver". The New York Times . p. D21. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 14, 2011
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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Portrait of Cannonball Cannonball Adderley , 1958)Back to the Tracks Tina Brooks , 1960)Street Singer Jackie McLean , 1960)My Kind of Jazz Ray Charles , 1970)True Blue Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976)Silver Blue Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976)Dolo! Dolo Coker , 1976)California Hard 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 Les McCann Ltd. in New York Les McCann , 1961)Can't Hide Love Carmen McRae , 1976)Capuchin Swing Jackie's Bag 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 Good Move! Freddie Roach , 1963)Takin' Care of Business Charlie Rouse , 1960)Open House Jimmy Smith , 1960)Plain Talk Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass Sonny Stitt , 1962)Soul Time Bobby Timmons , 1960)Steppin' Out! Harold Vick , 1963)The Caribbean Suite Spectrum Cedar Walton , 1968)The Electric Boogaloo Song Beyond Mobius Money in the Pocket Joe Zawinul , 1966)
