1977 Blue Mitchell – African Violet
African Violet is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell which features arrangements by McKinley Mitchell recorded and released on the Impulse! label in 1977.
Tracks
1 Mississippi Jump (Larry Nash) 6:53
2 Ojos De Rojo (Cedar Walton) 4:05
3 Sand Castles (Dana Kaproff) 6:11
4 African Violet (Steve Hulse) 6:38
5 As (Stevie Wonder) 6:30
6 Square Business (Cedar Walton) 8:24
7 Forget (Don Sebesky) 6:52
Biography
Musicians
1 Mississippi Jump
Bass | Scott Edwards |
Drums | James Gadson |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Sonny Burke |
Sax | Herman Riley |
Trumpet | Blue Mitchell |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
2 Ojos De Rojo
Bass | Scott Edwards |
Drums | James Gadson |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Sonny Burke |
Synthesizer | McKinley Jackson |
Sax | Harold Land |
Trumpet | Blue Mitchell |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
3 Sand Castles
Bass | Scott Edwards |
Drums | James Gadson |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Sonny Burke |
Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Flugelhorn | Blue Mitchell |
Sax | Harold Land |
Percussion | Eddie Brown |
Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
Vocals | Luther Waters |
Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
Vocals | Oren Waters |
4 African Violet
Bass | Scott Edwards |
Drums | James Gadson |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Sonny Burke |
Synthesizer | McKinley Jackson |
Sax | Herman Riley |
Trumpet | Blue Mitchell |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
5 As
Bass | Chuck Domanico |
Drums | Harold Mason |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Sonny Burke |
Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Sax | Harold Land |
Trumpet | Blue Mitchell |
Percussion | Robert Zimmitti |
Percussion | Eddie Brown |
Vocals | Julia Tillman Waters |
Vocals | Luther Waters |
Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
Vocals | Oren Waters |
6 Square Business
Bass | Scott Edwards |
Drums | James Gadson |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Sonny Burke |
Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Sax | Harold Land |
Trumpet | Blue Mitchell |
Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
7 Forget
Bass | Chuck Domanico |
Drums | Harold Mason |
Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Acoustic Guitar | Lee Ritenour |
Piano | Sonny Burke |
Synthesizer | McKinley Jackson |
Flugelhorn | Blue Mitchell |
Sax | Harold Land |
Percussion | Eddie Brown |
Liner Notes
Producer – Esmond Edwards
Arranged By – McKinley Mitchell
Conductor – McKinley Mitchell
Engineer (Mastering) – Geoff Sykes
Engineer (Recording) – Barney Perkins, John Neal
Strings – The Sid Sharp Strings (Tracks 3, 7)
Design – Philip Chiang
Photography – Jane O’Neal
Recorded At The Burbank Studios
Remixed At The Burbank Studios
Phonographic Copyright ABC Records Inc
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