Blue Mitchell Musical artist

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 for Riverside, Blue Note and then Mainstream Records.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Blue Mitchell
Birth dateMarch 13, 1930
Birth place
Miami , Florida , United States
Date of deathMay 21, 1979
Place of death
California , Los Angeles , United States

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Musical artist

associated musical artist
Cannonball Adderley
Chuck Willis
Earl Bostic
Horace Silver
Paul Williams (saxophonist)
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Soul jazz
Hard bop
instrument
Trumpet
record label
RCA Records
Blue Note Records
Mainstream Records
Riverside Records

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Blue Mitchell on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/MitchellBlue-ldr.php
  2. http://www.shout.net/~jmh/mitchell/index.htm