Blue Mitchell
USA
Born: 13 March 1930
Died: 21 May 1979
Styles: Bop, Hard Bop, Post-Bop, Modal Music, Mainstream Jazz, New Orleans/Classic Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal/Standards
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Owner of a direct, lightly swinging, somewhat plain-wrapped tone that fit right in with the Blue Note label's hard bop ethos of the 1960s, Blue Mitchell tends to be overlooked today perhaps because he never really stood out vividly from the crowd, despite his undeniable talent. After learning the trumpet in high school -- where he got his nickname -- he started touring in the early '50s with the R&B bands of Paul Williams, Earl Bostic, and Chuck Willis before returning to Miami and jazz. There, he attracted the attention of Cannonball Adderley,...
See also
- Al Foster (5)
Similar artists
- Freddie Hubbard (41)
- Lee Morgan (19)
- Donald Byrd (18)
- Woody Shaw (17)
- Kenny Dorham (15)
- Art Farmer (10)
- Wilbur Harden (6)
- Thad Jones (5)
- Howard Mcghee (1)
- Jack Sheldon (0)
Influenced by
- Miles Davis (281)
- John Coltrane (110)
- Clifford Brown (4)
Followers
- Lee Morgan (19)
- Lou Donaldson (17)
- Sam Jones (8)
- Tom Harrell (4)
- Wynton Kelly (4)
- Gene Taylor (1)
Performed Songs By
- Benny Golson (27)
- Horace Silver (11)
- Jimmy Heath (5)
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