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
Copyright ABC Records Inc