Blue Mitchell • Bring It Home To Me

 

Of the thirty three albums recorded as a leader, "Bring it home to me" in 1966 is the thirteenth. This is not only an excellent album but also the artistic peak of his discography. The album is mixing modal harmonies, lyrical moments and groovy and even funky rhythms. This album is very rare on LP format with Blue Michell on trumpet being joined by Junior Cook on tenor, Harold Mabern on piano, Gene Taylor on bass and the geat Billy Higgins on drums. The artistic direction is strong, the aesthetic is powerful. This re issue and its analog sound is the best tribute that can be given to this great and rare record and its original recording sound.
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Biography
by Richard S. Ginell
Owner of a direct, lightly swinging, somewhat plain-wrapped tone that fit right in with the Blue Note label's hard bop ethos of the 1960s, Blue Mitchell tends to be overlooked today perhaps because he never really stood out vividly from the crowd, despite his undeniable talent. After learning the trumpet in high school -- where he got his nickname -- he started touring in the early '50s with the R&B bands of Paul Williams, Earl Bostic, and Chuck Willis before returning to Miami and jazz. There, he attracted the attention of Cannonball Adderley, with whom he recorded for Riverside in 1958. That year, he joined the Horace Silver Quintet, with whom he played and recorded until the band's breakup in March 1964, polishing his hard bop skills. During his Silver days, Mitchell worked with tenor Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor, drummer Roy Brooks, and various pianists as a separate unit and continued recording as a leader for Riverside. When Silver disbanded, Mitchell's spinoff quintet carried on with Al Foster replacing Brooks and a young future star named Chick Corea in the piano chair. This group, with several personnel changes, continued until 1969, recording a string of albums for Blue Note. Probably aware that opportunities for playing straight-ahead jazz were dwindling, Mitchell became a prolific pop and soul session man in the late '60s, and he toured with Ray Charles from 1969 to 1971 and blues/rock guitarist John Mayall in 1971-1973. Having settled in Los Angeles, he also played big-band dates with Louie Bellson, Bill Holman, and Bill Berry; made a number of funk and pop/jazz LPs in the late '70s; served as principal soloist for Tony Bennett and Lena Horne; and kept his hand in hard bop by playing with Harold Land in a quintet. He continued to freelance in this multifaceted fashion until his premature death from cancer at age 49.
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De los treinta y tres álbumes grabados como líder, "Bring it home to me" de 1966 es el decimotercero. No sólo es un álbum excelente, sino también la cumbre artística de su discografía. El álbum mezcla armonías modales, momentos líricos y ritmos groovy e incluso funky. Este álbum es muy raro en formato LP con Blue Michell en la trompeta al que se unen Junior Cook en el tenor, Harold Mabern en el piano, Gene Taylor en el bajo y el geat Billy Higgins en la batería. La dirección artística es fuerte, la estética es poderosa. Esta reedición y su sonido analógico es el mejor homenaje que se le puede dar a este gran y raro disco y a su sonido de grabación original.
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Biografía
por Richard S. Ginell
Dueño de un tono directo, ligeramente oscilante y algo sencillo, que encajaba perfectamente en el ethos del hard bop del sello Blue Note en los años 60, Blue Mitchell tiende a ser pasado por alto hoy en día, quizás porque nunca llegó a destacar vivamente entre la multitud, a pesar de su innegable talento. Tras aprender a tocar la trompeta en el instituto -de donde le viene su apodo-, empezó a hacer giras a principios de los 50 con las bandas de R&B de Paul Williams, Earl Bostic y Chuck Willis antes de volver a Miami y al jazz. Allí llamó la atención de Cannonball Adderley, con quien grabó para Riverside en 1958. Ese año se unió al Horace Silver Quintet, con el que tocó y grabó hasta la disolución de la banda en marzo de 1964, puliendo sus habilidades en el hard bop. Durante sus días en Silver, Mitchell trabajó con el tenor Junior Cook, el bajista Gene Taylor, el baterista Roy Brooks y varios pianistas como una unidad separada y continuó grabando como líder para Riverside. Cuando Silver se disolvió, el quinteto de Mitchell continuó con Al Foster sustituyendo a Brooks y con una joven estrella del futuro llamada Chick Corea en la silla del piano. Este grupo, con varios cambios de personal, continuó hasta 1969, grabando una serie de álbumes para Blue Note. Probablemente consciente de que las oportunidades de tocar jazz directo estaban disminuyendo, Mitchell se convirtió en un prolífico sesionista de pop y soul a finales de los 60, y realizó giras con Ray Charles de 1969 a 1971 y con el guitarrista de blues/rock John Mayall en 1971-1973. Tras establecerse en Los Ángeles, también tocó con bandas grandes con Louie Bellson, Bill Holman y Bill Berry; grabó varios LPs de funk y pop/jazz a finales de los 70; fue el solista principal de Tony Bennett y Lena Horne; y siguió tocando en el hard bop con Harold Land en un quinteto. Siguió trabajando por su cuenta de esta forma tan polifacética hasta su prematura muerte por cáncer a los 49 años.
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Tracks:
1. Bring It Home To Me
2. Blues 3 For 1
3. Port Rico Rock
4. Gingerbread Boy
5. Portrait Of Jenny
6. Blue"s Theme

Credits:
    Bass – Gene Taylor
    Design [Art Director] – Reid Miles
    Design [Cover & Drawning] – George Wright (7)
    Drums – Billy Higgins
    Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
    Piano – Harold Mabern Jr.*
    Producer – Alfred Lion
    Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
    Tenor Saxophone – Junior Cook
    Trumpet – Blue Mitchell

Recorded on January 6, 1966.
Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Label:    Blue Note – BLP 4228
Released:    1966
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Hard Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/2081171-Blue-Mitchell-Bring-It-Home-To-Me

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