Blue Mitchell

trumpet · 1930–1979 · Miami

Trumpeter born in Miami in 1930, died in Los Angeles in 1979, who spent about ten years in Horace Silver's quintet before leading his own group on Blue Note. Settled in Los Angeles in 1974, he co-led a quintet with Harold Land until his death.

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Styles

• Hard bop

Landmark tracks

• Fungii Mama (1964)
• Mona's Mood (1964)
• The Thing to Do (1964)
• Chick's Tune (1964)

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