Ollie Mitchell

Oliver Edward Mitchell (April 8, 1927 – May 11, 2013) was an American musician and bandleader. He was the son of Harold Mitchell, lead trumpeter for MGM Studios, who taught Ollie to play the trumpet.

Career
Mitchell would go on to play in big bands for Harry James, Buddy Rich and Pérez Prado, among others, as well as the NBC Symphony Orchestra. In the 1960s, Mitchell joined The Wrecking Crew, a group of studio and session musicians who played anonymously on many records for popular singers of the time, as well as television theme songs, film scores, and advertising jingles. Mitchell was also an original member of Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass. He would go on to have his own bands—Ollie Mitchell's Sunday Band, and the Olliephonic Horns.

Personal life
In 1995, Mitchell and his wife Nancy moved from Los Angeles to Puako, Hawaii, where he founded the Horns. In 2010, Mitchell published his memoir, Lost, But Making Good Time: A View from the Back Row of the Band. According to his wife, he stopped playing the trumpet toward the end of his life, due to macular degeneration and hand problems from an automobile accident. Mitchell also suffered from cancer and died on May 11, 2013. He was survived by his wife and four children.

Discography
With Chet Baker With Harry James With Stan Kenton With Irene Kral With Shorty Rogers With Pete Rugolo With Steely Dan With Dan Terry With Gerald Wilson
 * Blood, Chet and Tears (Verve, 1970)
 * The New James (Capitol Records – ST 1037, 1958)
 * Harry's Choice (Capitol Records – ST 1093, 1958)
 * Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra (Capitol, 1965)
 * Hair (Capitol, 1969)
 * Wonderful Life (Mainstream, 1965)
 * Chances Are It Swings (RCA Victor, 1958)
 * The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs (RCA Victor, 1959)
 * Shorty Rogers Meets Tarzan (MGM, 1960)
 * An Invisible Orchard (RCA Victor, 1961 [1997])
 * Bossa Nova (Reprise, 1962)
 * Jazz Waltz (Reprise, 1962)
 * Rugolo Plays Kenton (EmArcy, 1958)
 * The Music from Richard Diamond (EmArcy, 1959)
 * Behind Brigitte Bardot (Warner Bros., 1960)
 * The Original Music of Thriller (Time, 1961)
 * Ten Trumpets and 2 Guitars (Mercury, 1961)
 * Pretzel Logic (ABC Records, 1974)
 * ''The Complete Vita Recordings of Dan Terry (Vita Records, 1952)
 * California Soul (Pacific Jazz, 1968)