Blue Mitchell Discography
1958 (age 28)
Blue Mitchell Big Six
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Johnny Griffin, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano; Wilbur Ware, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, July 2 and 3, 1958
| Blues March | Riverside RLP 12-273, RLP 3505; Milestone M-47055 | |
| Big Six | Riverside RLP 12-273 | |
| There Will Never Be Another You | Riverside RLP 12-273; Original Jazz Classics OJC-6009; Riverside RCD-6021-2 | |
| Brother 'Ball | Riverside RLP 12-273; Original Jazz Classics OJC-6009 | |
| Jamph | Riverside RLP 12-273 | |
| Sir John | - | |
| Promenade | - |
* Riverside RLP 12-273 Blue Mitchell - Big 6 1958
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-615, OJCCD-615-2 - 1991
* Riverside RLP 3505, RLP 93505 Various Artists - Great Jazz Artists Play Compositions Of Benny Golson
* Milestone M-47055 Blue Mitchell - A Blue Time 1980
* Original Jazz Classics OJC-6009, OJCCD-6009-2 Blue Mitchell - Blues On My Mind: The Riverside Collection 1988
* Riverside RCD-6021-2 Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers
Blue Mitchell Quintet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Benny Golson, tenor sax; Wynton Kelly, piano #1-6; Cedar Walton, piano #7; Sam Jones, bass #1,3,4; Paul Chambers, bass #2,5-7; Art Blakey, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, December, 1958
| 1. | Blues On My Mind | Riverside RLP 12-293; Original Jazz Classics OJC-6009 |
| 2. | It Could Happen To You | - |
| 3. | Boomerang | Riverside RLP 12-293; Milestone M-47055 |
| 4. | Sweet-Cakes | Riverside RLP 12-293; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-6009-2 |
| 5. | Missing You | Riverside RLP 12-293, RCD-6021-2 |
| 6. | When The Saints Go Marching In | Riverside RLP 12-293; Original Jazz Classics OJC-6009 |
| 7. | Studio B | Riverside RLP 12-294, RLP 1134; Milestone M-47055; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-667-2 |
* Riverside RLP 12-293, RLP 1131 Blue Mitchell - Out Of The Blue 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-667-2 - 1991
* Original Jazz Classics OJC-6009, OJCCD-6009-2 Blue Mitchell - Blues On My Mind: The Riverside Collection 1988
* Milestone M-47055 Blue Mitchell - A Blue Time 1980
* Riverside RLP 12-294 Various Artists - New Blue Horns 1959
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-256 - 1986
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-256-2 - 1995
* Riverside RLP 1134 Various Artists - New Blue Horns 1959
* Riverside RCD-6021-2 Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers
1959
Blue Mitchell Sextet
Richard "Blue" Mitchell, trumpet; Curtis Fuller, trombone #1,2,5,6,8,9; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax #1,2,5,6,8,9; Wynton Kelly, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums.
Reeves Sound Studios, NYC, September, 1959
| 1. | Minor Vamp | Riverside RLP 12-309; Milestone M-47055 |
| 2. | The Head | Riverside RLP 12-309 |
| 3. | The Way You Look Tonight | - |
| 4. | Park Avenue Petite | Riverside RLP 12-309; Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-6009-2 |
| 5. | Top Shelf | Riverside RLP 12-309; Original Jazz Classics OJC-6009 |
| 6. | Waverley Street | Riverside R-45-433, RLP 12-309; Milestone M-47055 |
| 7. | Blue Soul | Riverside R-45-433, RLP 12-309; Original Jazz Classics OJC-6009 |
| 8. | Polka Dots And Moonbeams | Riverside RLP 12-309; Milestone M-47055; Riverside RCD-6021-2 |
| 9. | Nica's Dream | Riverside RLP 12-309; Milestone M-47055 |
* Riverside RLP 12-309, RLP 1155 Blue Mitchell Sextet - Blue Soul 1959
= Jazzland JLP 90, JLP 990 - 1966
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-765-2 - 1992
* Milestone M-47055 Blue Mitchell - A Blue Time 1980
* Original Jazz Classics OJC-6009, OJCCD-6009-2 Blue Mitchell - Blues On My Mind: The Riverside Collection 1988
* Riverside RCD-6021-2 Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers
* Riverside R-45-433 Blue Mitchell - Waverly Street / Blue Soul 1960
1960 (age 30)
Blue Mitchell Quartet
Richard "Blue" Mitchell, trumpet; Wynton Kelly, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, August 24 and 25, 1960
| I'll Close My Eyes | Riverside RLP 336; Milestone M-47055 | |
| Avars | Riverside RLP 336 | |
| Scrapple From The Apple | - | |
| Kinda Vague | Riverside R-45452, RLP 336 | |
| Sir John | Riverside RLP 336; Milestone M-47055 | |
| When I Fall In Love | Riverside RLP 336, RCD-6021-2 | |
| Sweet Pumpkin | Riverside R-45452, RLP 336 | |
| I Wish I Knew | Riverside RLP 336 |
* Riverside RLP 336, RLP 9336 Blue Mitchell - Blue's Moods 1960
= Original Jazz Classics OJC-138 - 1984
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-138-2 - 1994
* Milestone M-47055 Blue Mitchell - A Blue Time 1980
* Riverside RCD-6021-2 Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers
* Riverside R-45452 Blue Mitchell - Kinda Vague / Sweet Pumpkin 1960
Blue Mitchell With Strings And Brass
Burt Collins, Bernie Glow, Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry, trumpet; Jimmy Cleveland, Urbie Green, trombone #1-3,7,9,10; Julian Priester, Britt Woodman, trombone #4-6,8; Willie Ruff, French horn; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Tommy Williams, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums #1-3,7,9,10; Charlie Persip, drums #4-6,8; and a large string section, with Harry Lookofsky, concertmaster; Benny Golson, conductor; Tadd Dameron, arranger #1-3,5-8; Benny Golson, arranger #4,9,10.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, December 27, 1960, and March 29, 30, 1961
| 1. | Smooth As The Wind | Riverside R-4510, RLP 367; Milestone M-47055 |
| 2. | But Beautiful | Riverside R-4510, RLP 367; Milestone M-47055; Riverside RCD-6021-2 |
| 3. | The Best Things In Life Are Free | Riverside RLP 367 |
| 4. | Peace | Riverside RLP 367, RCD-6021-2 |
| 5. | For Heaven's Sake | Riverside RLP 367 |
| 6. | The Nearness Of You | Riverside R-45464, RLP 367; Milestone M-47055; Riverside RCD-6021-2 |
| 7. | A Blue Time | Riverside R-45464, RLP 367; Milestone M-47055 |
| 8. | Strollin' | Riverside RLP 367; Milestone M-47055 |
| 9. | For All We Know | Riverside RLP 367, RCD-6021-2 |
| 10. | I'm A Fool To Want You | - |
* Riverside RLP 367, RLP 9367 Blue Mitchell With Strings And Brass - Smooth As The Wind 1961
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-871-2 - 1996
* Milestone M-47055 Blue Mitchell - A Blue Time 1980
* Riverside RCD-6021-2 Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers
* Riverside R-4510 Blue Mitchell - Smooth As The Wind / But Beautiful 1962
* Riverside R-45464 Blue Mitchell - A Blue Time / The Nearness Of You 1961
1962
Blue Mitchell And Orchestra
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Clark Terry, trumpet #1-6; Julius Watkins, French horn #1-6; Jerome Richardson, alto sax, flute #1-6; Jimmy Heath, tenor sax; Pat Patrick, baritone sax #1,6; Pepper Adams, baritone sax #2-5; Wynton Kelly, piano; Sam Jones, bass; Albert Heath, drums; Jimmy Heath, arranger #1-6.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, March 7, 8 and 28, 1962
| 1. | West Coast Blues | Riverside RLP 414; Milestone M-47055 |
| 2. | I Can't Get Started With You | Riverside RLP 414; Milestone M-47055; Riverside RCD-6021-2 |
| 3. | Blue On Blue | Riverside RLP 414 |
| 4. | A Sure Thing | - |
| 5. | Hootie Blues | - |
| 6. | Hip To It | - |
| 7. | Gone With The Wind | - |
* Riverside RLP 414, RLP 9414 Blue Mitchell And Orchestra - A Sure Thing 1962
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-837-2 - 1994
* Milestone M-47055 Blue Mitchell - A Blue Time 1980
* Riverside RCD-6021-2 Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers
Blue Mitchell Quintet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
Plaza Sound Studios, NYC, August 28 and 30, 1962
| Turquoise | Riverside RF-45478, RM 439, RCD-6021-2 | |
| Why Do I Love You? | Riverside RM 439, RCD-6021-2 | |
| Dingbat Blues | Riverside RM 439 | |
| Capers | Riverside RF-45478, RM 439 | |
| Cup Bearers | Riverside RM 439 | |
| How Deep Is The Ocean? | Riverside RM 439, RCD-6021-2 | |
| Tiger Lily | Riverside RM 439 |
* Riverside RM 439, RS 9439 Blue Mitchell - The Cup Bearers 1962
= Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-797-2 - 1993
* Riverside RCD-6021-2 Blue Mitchell Plays For Lovers
* Riverside RF-45478 Blue Mitchell - Turquoise / Capers 1962
1963
Blue Mitchell Sextet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Leo Wright, alto sax; Joe Henderson, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Roy Brooks, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, August 13, 1963
| tk.4 | Little Stupid (as Andrea) | Blue Note LT-1082, BLP 4142 |
| tk.11 | Cry Me A River | - |
| tk.14 | Mamacita | - |
| tk.15 | Sweet And Lovely | - |
| tk.22 | Step Lightly | Blue Note LT-1082, BLP 4142; Mosaic MD5-271 |
| tk.24 | Bluesville | Blue Note LT-1082, BLP 4142 |
* Blue Note LT-1082 Blue Mitchell - Step Lightly 1980
= Mosaic MQ6-178, MD4-178 The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) 1998
* Blue Note BLP 4142 Blue Mitchell - Step Lightly not released
* Mosaic MD5-271 The Complete Joe Henderson Blue Note Studio Sessions 2021
1964
Blue Mitchell Quintet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Chick Corea, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Aloysius Foster, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 30, 1964
| 1391 tk.5 | Fungii Mama | Blue Note 45-1921, BLP 4178 |
| 1392 tk.14 | Step Lightly | Blue Note BLP 4178 |
| 1393 tk.15 | The Thing To Do | - |
| 1394 tk.17 | Chick's Tune | - |
| 1395 tk.19 | Mona's Mood | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4178, BST 84178 Blue Mitchell - The Thing To Do 1965
= Blue Note CDP 7 84178 2 - 1988
= Mosaic MQ6-178, MD4-178 The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) 1998
* Blue Note 45-1921 Blue Mitchell - Fungii Mama Parts 1 & 2 1965
1965
Blue Mitchell Quintet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Chick Corea, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Al Foster, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, July 14, 1965
| 1635 tk.2 | Samba De Stacy | Blue Note BLP 4214 |
| 1636 tk.5 | Hi Heel Sneakers | - |
| 1637 tk.7 | Alone, Alone And Alone | - |
| 1638 tk.9 | Perception | - |
| 1640 tk.25 | March On Selma | - |
| 1639 tk.32 | One Shirt | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4214, BST 84214 The Blue Mitchell Quintet - Down With It! 1966+
= Blue Note B1-54327, CDP 7243 8 54327 2 9 - 1997
= Mosaic MQ6-178, MD4-178 The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) 1998
Blue Mitchell Quintet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Chick Corea, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Joe Chambers, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, December 29, 1965
| 1676 | Bring It Home To Me | Blue Note rejected |
| 1677 | Port Rico Rock | - |
1966
Blue Mitchell Quintet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Harold Mabern, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Billy Higgins, drums.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, January 6, 1966
| 1678 tk.8 | Port Rico Rock | Blue Note BLP 4228 |
| 1679 tk.14 | Portrait Of Jennie | - |
| 1681 tk.23 | Gingerbread Boy | - |
| 1682 tk.24 | Bring It Home To Me | - |
| 1680 tk.30 | Blues 3 For 1 | - |
| 1683 tk.31 | Blue's Theme | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4228, BST 84228 Blue Mitchell - Bring It Home To Me 1967
= Mosaic MQ6-178, MD4-178 The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) 1998
Blue Mitchell Octet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Jerry Dodgion, alto sax, flute; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Cedar Walton, piano #1-4; Chick Corea, piano #5,6; Gene Taylor, bass; Mickey Roker, drums; Duke Pearson, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 17, 1966
| 1. 1788 tk.7 | O Mama Enit | Blue Note BLP 4257 |
| 2. 1789 tk.15 | Rigor Mortez | - |
| 3. 1790 tk.17 | I Should Care | - |
| 4. 1791 tk.22 | Millie | - |
| 5. 1792 tk.31 | Straight Up And Down | - |
| 6. 1793 tk.42 | Tones For Joan's Bones | - |
* Blue Note BLP 4257, BST 84257 Blue Mitchell - Boss Horn 1967
= Mosaic MQ6-178, MD4-178 The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) 1998
1967
Blue Mitchell Nonet
Burt Collins, Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Julian Priester, trombone; Jerry Dodgion, alto sax, flute; Junior Cook, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; McCoy Tyner, piano; Gene Taylor, bass; Al Foster, drums; Jimmy Heath, Melba Liston, Duke Pearson, Don Pickett, arranger.
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, November 17, 1967
| 1988 tk.8 | Len Sirrah | Blue Note BST 84272 |
| 1989 tk.14 | Togetherness | - |
| 1989 tk.16 | Togetherness (alternate take) | Mosaic MQ6-178 |
| 1990 tk.18 | Heads Up! Feet Down! | Blue Note BST 84272 |
| 1991 tk.23 | Good Humor Man (alternate take) | Mosaic MQ6-178 |
| 1991 tk.24 | Good Humor Man | Blue Note BST 84272 |
| 1992 tk.32 | The Folks Who Live On The Hill | - |
| 1993 tk.34 | The People In Nassau | - |
* Blue Note BST 84272 Blue Mitchell - Heads Up! 1968
= Mosaic MQ6-178, MD4-178 The Complete Blue Note Blue Mitchell Sessions (1963-67) 1998
1968
Blue Mitchell With Orchestra
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Dick Hyde, Jack Richmond, trombone; Jim Horn, Ernie Watts, flute; Anthony Ortega, tenor sax; Monk Higgins, piano, organ, tenor sax, arranger; Miles Grayson, piano, percussion; Dee Ervin, organ, percussion; Al Vescovo, guitar; Bob West, bass; Paul Humphrey, drums; John Cyr, percussion.
RPM International Studios, Los Angeles, CA, September 9, 11 and 12, 1968
| 2944 | Collision In Black | Blue Note 45-1944, BST 84300 |
| 2945 | Deeper In Black | Blue Note BST 84300 |
| 2946 | Jo Ju Ja | - |
| 2947 | Blue On Black | - |
| 2948 | Swahilli Suite | Blue Note 45-1944, BST 84300 |
| 2949 | Monkin' Around | Blue Note BST 84300 |
| 2950 | Keep Your Nose Clean | - |
| 2951 | I Ain't Jivin' | - |
| 2952 | Digging In The Dirt | - |
| 2953 | Who Dun It | - |
| 2954 | Kick It | - |
| 2955 | Keep Your Soul | - |
* Blue Note BST 84300 Blue Mitchell - Collision In Black 1969
* Blue Note 45-1944 Blue Mitchell - Swahilli Suite / Collision In Black 1969
1969
Blue Mitchell With Orchestra
Bobby Bryant, Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Charlie Loper, trombone; Buddy Collette, flute; Bill Green, alto sax, flute; Plas Johnson, tenor sax; Dee Ervin, piano, percussion; Monk Higgins, piano, percussion, arranger, conductor; Fred Robinson, Al Vescovo, guitar; Bob West, electric bass; John Guerin, drums; Alan Estes, congas.
RPM International Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 22, 1969
| 5170 | Blue Dashiki | Blue Note BST 84324 |
| 5168 | Heads Down | - |
| 5166 | Flat Backing | - |
* Blue Note BST 84324 Blue Mitchell - Bantu Village 1969
Blue Mitchell With Orchestra
Wilton Felder, electric bass; Paul Humphrey, drums; King Ellison, congas; replaces West, Guerin, Estes.
RPM International Studios, Los Angeles, CA, May 23, 1969
| 4779/80 | H.N.I.C. | Blue Note 45-1954, BST 84324 |
| 5167 | Na Ta Ka | Blue Note BST 84324 |
| 5171 | Bush Girl | - |
| 5169 | Bantu Village | - |
| 3-6-9 | unissued |
* Blue Note BST 84324 Blue Mitchell - Bantu Village 1969
* Blue Note 45-1954 Blue Mitchell - H.N.I.C. (Parts 1 & 2) 1969
1971 (age 41)
Blue Mitchell Quintet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Jimmy Forrest, tenor sax; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Larry Gales, bass; Doug Sides, drums.
NYC, March, 1971
| Soul Village | Mainstream MRL 5506, MRL 315 | |
| Blues For Thelma | Mainstream MRL 315 | |
| Queen Bey | Mainstream MRL 5506, MRL 315 | |
| Are You Real | Mainstream MRL 315 | |
| Mi Hermano | - |
* Mainstream MRL 315 Blue Mitchell 1971
* Mainstream MRL 5506 Blue Mitchell - Soul Village / Queen Bey
Blue Mitchell Sextet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Ernie Watts, tenor sax; Joe Henderson, tenor sax, flute; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Susaye Greene, vocal effects; Stanley Gilbert, bass; Doug Sides, drums.
NYC, June 26 and 27, 1971
| Booty's Shakin' | Mainstream MRL 343 | |
| Vital Blue | - | |
| Unseen Sounds | - | |
| Herman's Helmet | - | |
| I Love You | - | |
| For All We Know | - |
* Mainstream MRL 343 Blue Mitchell - Vital Blue 1971
1972
Blue Mitchell
Blue Mitchell, trumpet, flugelhorn; Herman Riley, tenor sax, flute; John Mayall, harmonica; Joe Sample, electric piano; Freddie Robinson, electric guitar; Darrell Clayborn, Fender bass; John Guerin, Ray Pounds, drums.
NYC, January 5, 1972
| Casa Blues | Mainstream MRL 374 | |
| Just Made Up | - | |
| Blues' Blues | - | |
| Granite And Concrete | - | |
| I Didn't Ask To Be | - | |
| Valerie | Mainstream MRL 408, MDCD 710 | |
| Alone Again Naturally | Mainstream MRL 413, MDCD 709 |
* Mainstream MRL 374 Blue Mitchell - Blues' Blues 1972
= Mainstream MRL 5002 -
= Mainstream MDCD 710 - 1990
* Mainstream MRL 408 Various Artists - Jazz 1974
* Mainstream MRL 413 Blue Mitchell, Roy Haynes, Charles Kynard, Charles Williams - Booty 1974
* Mainstream MDCD 709 Blue Mitchell - Graffiti Blues
1973
Blue Mitchell
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Herman Riley, tenor sax; Don Bailey, harmonica; Walter Bishop Jr., piano; Joe Sample, piano, electric piano; Freddie Robinson, guitar; Darrell Clayborn, bass; Ray Pounds, drums.
The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA, March 1, 1973
| Graffiti Blues | Mainstream MRL 400 | |
| Yeah Ya Right | - | |
| Express | - | |
| Asso-Kam | - | |
| Dorado | - |
* Mainstream MRL 400 Blue Mitchell - Graffiti Blues 1973
= Mainstream MRL 5006, MDCD 709 -
Blue Mitchell
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; David Angel, alto sax, clarinet; Jackie Kelso, Herman Riley, tenor sax; Bill Perkins, tenor sax, flute; Steve Kravitz, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Charles Kynard, organ; David T. Walker, guitar; Darrell Clayborn, bass; Chuck Rainey, electric bass; Ray Pounds, drums; King Errisson, Paul Humphrey, Chino Valdes, percussion; Richard Fritz, arranger.
Los Angeles, CA, 1973
| Soul Turn Around | Mainstream MRL 392 | |
| Killing Me Softly With His Song | - | |
| The Message | - | |
| Steal The Feel | - | |
| Last Tango In Paris | - | |
| One For Russ | - | |
| Peace | - | |
| P.T. Blues | Mainstream MRL 392, MDCD 720 |
* Mainstream MRL 392 Blue Mitchell - The Last Tango = Blues 1973
* Mainstream MDCD 720 Various Artists - Highstream - The Best Of Mainstream Jazz 1990
1974
Blue Mitchell
James Bossy, Jon Faddis, Irwin "Marky" Markowitz, Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Frank Vicari, tenor sax; Joe Farrell, tenor sax, flute; Seldon Powell, tenor, baritone sax; Joe Beck, Sam T. Brown, John Tropea, guitar; Wilbur Bascomb Jr., Michael Moore, Fender bass; James Madison, drums.
NYC, 1974
| Where It's At | Mainstream MRL 402, MDCD 709 | |
| Harmony Of The Underworld | Mainstream MRL 402 | |
| Funky Walk | Mainstream MRL 402, MDCD 709 | |
| Blue Funk | - | |
| Golden Feathered Bird | Mainstream MRL 402 | |
| Beans And Taters | - | |
| Funny Bone | - | |
| Hot Stuff | - |
* Mainstream MRL 402 Blue Mitchell - Many Shades Of Blue 1974
* Mainstream MDCD 709 Blue Mitchell - Graffiti Blues
1975
Blue Mitchell's Fusion Group
Oscar Brashear, trumpet; Blue Mitchell, trumpet, flugelhorn; George Bohanon, trombone; Gale Robinson, French horn; Harold Land, tenor sax; Ralph Jones, tenor sax, flute; Terry Harrington, baritone sax; Hampton Hawes, piano #4,5; Cedar Walton, piano #1, synthesizer, piano #3; Clarence McDonald, Clavinet, arranger #1,4, synthesizer, piano, arranger #2; Michael Anthony, David T. Walker, guitar; Tony Newton, electric bass; James Gadson, drums; Gary Coleman, percussion; Wade Marcus, horn arranger, conductor; Mike Lipskin, arranger #1,2,4.
RCA Studio A, Los Angeles, CA, 1975
| 1. | Satin Soul | RCA APL1-1109 |
| 2. | Creepin' | - |
| 3. | Bump It | - |
| 4. | Nutty | - |
| 5. | Melody For Thelma | - |
* RCA APL1-1109 Blue Mitchell - Stratosonic Nuances 1975
1976
Blue Mitchell's Fusion Group
Jon Faddis, John Gatchell, trumpet, flugelhorn; Blue Mitchell, trumpet, flugelhorn, arranger; Wayne Andre, trombone; Alan Raph, bass trombone; Harold Land, tenor sax; George Young, tenor sax, flute; Norman Carr, Harold Kohon, Alvin Rogers, violin; David Moore, cello; Clarence McDonald, piano, arranger; Mike Lipskin, synthesizer, percussion, arranger; Michael Anthony, David T. Walker, guitar; Henry Davis, bass #1,2,7; Ron Brown, bass #3-6; James Gadson, drums; Gary Coleman, percussion; Patti Austin, Frank Floyd, Gwendolyn Guthrie, voice; Rod Levitt, string arranger, horn arranger, conductor.
RCA Studio A, Los Angeles, CA, February 17, 1976
| 1. | I'm In Heaven | RCA APL1-1493 |
| 2. | AM-FM Blues | - |
| 3. | Then Came You | - |
| 4. | Daydream | - |
| 5. | Love Machine | - |
| 6. | Delilah | - |
| 7. | Collaborations | - |
* RCA APL1-1493 Blue Mitchell - Funktion Junction 1976
1977
Blue Mitchell Quintet
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Dick Spencer, alto sax; Victor Feldman, piano; John Heard, bass; Dick Berk, drums.
Los Angeles, CA, April 28-30, 1977
| Stablemates | Discomate (J) DSP-5007 | |
| A Portrait Of Jennie | - | |
| There Will Never Be Another You | - | |
| I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | - | |
| I Can't Get Started | - | |
| Ow! | - |
* Discomate (J) DSP-5007 Blue Mitchell - Stablemates - Best Of The West Vol. 1
= Jazz America Marketing JAM 5002 Blue Mitchell - Last Dance
Blue Mitchell
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Herman Riley, tenor sax; Sonny Burke, electric piano; Lee Ritenour, electric guitar; Scott Edwards, bass; James Gadson, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, conga drums.
The Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA, 1977
| Mississippi Jump | Impulse! AS-9328 |
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Sonny Burke, piano; McKinley Jackson, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, electric guitar; Scott Edwards, electric bass; James Gadson, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, conga drums.
| Ojos De Rojo | - |
Blue Mitchell, flugelhorn; Harold Land, tenor sax; Sonny Burke, piano; Michael Boddicker, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, electric guitar; Scott Edwards, electric bass; James Gadson, drums; Eddie "Bongo" Brown, conga drums, percussion; Julia Tillman, Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Maxine Willard, vocal; + The Sid Sharp Strings.
| Sand Castles | - |
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Herman Riley, tenor sax; Sonny Burke, electric piano; McKinley Jackson, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, electric guitar; Scott Edwards, electric bass; James Gadson, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, conga drums.
| African Violet | - |
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Sonny Burke, electric piano; Michael Boddicker, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, electric guitar; Chuck Domanico, electric bass; Harold Mason, drums; Eddie "Bongo" Brown, conga drums; Bob Zimmitti, percussion; Julia Tillman, Luther Waters, Oren Waters, Maxine Willard, vocal.
| As | - |
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Sonny Burke, electric piano; Michael Boddicker, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, electric guitar; Scott Edwards, electric bass; James Gadson, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, conga drums.
| Square Business | - |
Blue Mitchell, flugelhorn; Harold Land, tenor sax; Bob Zimmitti, marimba, percussion; Sonny Burke, electric piano; McKinley Jackson, synthesizer; Lee Ritenour, acoustic, electric guitar; Chuck Domanico, acoustic bass; Harold Mason, drums; Eddie "Bongo" Brown, conga drums; + The Sid Sharp Strings.
| Forget | - |
* Impulse! AS-9328 Blue Mitchell - African Violet 1977
Blue Mitchell
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Mike Boddicker, synthesizer; Mike Dosco, guitar; Scott Edwards, bass; James Gadson, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, percussion.
ABC Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, 1977
| Try Not To Forget | Impulse! IA-9347 |
Blue Mitchell, flugelhorn; Harold Land, tenor sax; Bobby Lyle, electric piano; Mike Boddicker, synthesizer; Mike Dosco, guitar; Scott Edwards, bass; James Gadson, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, percussion; Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, vocal.
| Summer Soft | - |
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Herman Riley, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, electric piano; Mike Dosco, guitar; Scott Edwards, bass; James Gadson, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, percussion.
| A Day At The Mint | - |
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Richard Tee, piano; Mike Dosco, rhythm guitar; Lee Ritenour, rhythm guitar, solo guitar; Scott Edwards, bass; James Gadson, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, percussion; Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, vocal.
| Love Has Made Me A Dreamer | - |
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Bobby Lyle, piano; Mike Boddicker, synthesizer; Mike Dosco, guitar; Scott Edwards, bass; James Gadson, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, percussion.
| Evergreen | - |
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Harold Land, tenor sax; Cedar Walton, piano; Mike Boddicker, synthesizer; Mike Dosco, guitar; Scott Edwards, bass; James Gadson, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, percussion; Julia Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, vocal.
| 30 Degrees To The Wind | - |
Blue Mitchell, trumpet; Eddie Harris, tenor sax, electric piano; Bobby Lyle, piano; Mike Dosco, guitar; Scott Edwards, bass; James Gadson, drums; Paulinho Da Costa, percussion; Esmond Edwards, Blue Mitchell, vocal.
| Funkthesizer | - |
* Impulse! IA-9347 Blue Mitchell - Summer Soft 1978