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1978 studio album by Blue Mitchell
Summer Soft is an album by American trumpeter
Blue Mitchell , recorded in 1977 and released on the
Impulse! label in 1978.
[1] It was his final album.
[2]
Reception
In a review for
AllMusic ,
Scott Yanow wrote: "Although there are some fine players on this LP they are largely wasted on inferior material and commercial arrangements".
[3]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
AllMusic
[3]
Track listing
"Try Not to Forget" (
Cedar Walton ) – 7:20
"Summer Soft" (
Stevie Wonder ) – 5:55
" A Day at the Mint" (Blue Mitchell) – 6:15
"Love Has Made Me a Dreamer" (Mike Dosco,
Esmond Edwards ) – 4:50
"
Evergreen " (
Barbra Streisand ,
Paul Williams ) – 4:37
"30 Degrees to the Wind" (Cedar Walton, Susan Brickell) – 5:53
"Funkthesizer" (
Eddie Harris ) – 5:33
Personnel
Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1 & 3–7),
flugelhorn (track 2), vocals (track 7)
Eddie Harris (track 7),
Harold Land (tracks 1, 2 & 6),
Herman Riley (track 3) –
tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton – piano (tracks 1, 2 & 6),
electric piano (track 3)
Bobby Lyle – electric piano (track 2), piano (tracks 5 & 7)
Richard Tee – keyboard (track 4)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6)
Mike Dosco,
Lee Ritenour (track 4) – guitar
Scott Edwards –
bass
James Gadson – drums
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters – vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7)
References
^
Blue Mitchell discography accessed June 14, 2011
^ Fraser, C. Gerald (24 May 1979). "Blue Mitchell, 49, Jazzman, Dies; A Trumpeter With Horace Silver". The New York Times . p. D21.
^
a
b Yanow, S.
AllMusic Review accessed June 14, 2011
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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Lou Donaldson With
Philly Joe Jones With
Sam Jones With
Jimmy McGriff With
Horace Silver With
Stanley Turrentine With others
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