Blue Mitchell

Blue Mitchell — aka Richard Allen Mitchell (March 13, 1930 — May 21, 1979) — was an American post-bop/jazz-funk trumpeter from Miami.

Discography:

• Big 6 (1958)
• Blue Soul (1959 • Blue Mitchell Sextet)
• Out of the Blue (1959)
• Blue’s Moods (1960)
• Smooth as the Wind (1961)
• A Sure Thing (1962)
• The Cup Bearers (1962)
• The Thing to Do (1965)
• Down With It! (1966 • The Blue Mitchell Quintet)
• Bring It Home to Me (1967)
• Boss Horn (1967)
• Heads Up! (1968)
• Collision in Black (1969)
• Bantu Village (1969)
• Blue Mitchell (1971)
• Vital Blue (1971)
• Blues’ Blues (1972)
• Graffiti Blues (1973)
• The Last Tango = Blues (1973)
• Many Shades of Blue (1974)
• Stratosonic Nuances (1975)
• Funktion Junction (1976)
• African Violet (1977)
• Mapenzi (1977 • The Harold Land / Blue Mitchell Quintet)
• Summer Soft (1978)
• Step Lightly (archival, 1980)