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1978 studio album by Blue Mitchell
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African Violet Blue Mitchell which features arrangements by McKinley Mitchell recorded in 1977 and released on the Impulse! label in 1978.[ 2]
"Mississippi Jump" (Larry Nash);– 6:38
"Ojos de Rojo" (Cedar Walton );– 4:04
"Sand Castles" (Dana Kaproff);– 6:08
"African Violet" (Steve Hulse);– 6:38
"As " (Stevie Wonder );– 6:28
"Square Business" (Cedar Walton);– 8:24
"Forget" (Don Sebesky );– 6:51 Recorded at The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California in 1977. Blue Mitchell ;– trumpet (tracks 1, 2, & 4–6), flugelhorn (tracks 3 & 7)Herman Riley (tracks 1 & 4), Harold Land (tracks 2, 3 & 5–7);– tenor saxophone Sonny Burke;– electric piano (tracks 1 & 4–7), piano (tracks 2 & 3)
McKinley Jackson (tracks 2, 4 & 7), Michael Boddicker (tracks 3, 5 & 6);– synthesizer
Lee Ritenour ;– electric guitar (tracks 1–7), guitar (track 7)Scott Edwards;– bass (track 1), electric bass (tracks 2–4 & 6)
Chuck Domanico ;– electric bass (track 5), bass (track 7)James Gadson (tracks 1–4 & 6), Harold Mason (tracks 5 & 7);– drums Paulinho Da Costa ;– congas (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)Eddie "Bongo" Brown ;– congas, percussion (tracks 3, 5 & 7)Bob Zimmitti;– marimba (track 7), percussion (tracks 5 & 7)
Julia Tillman , Luther Waters, Maxine Waters Willard , Oren Waters ;– vocals (tracks 3 & 5)The Sid Sharp Strings (tracks 3 & 7)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
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Portrait of Cannonball Cannonball Adderley , 1958)Back to the Tracks Tina Brooks , 1960)Street Singer Jackie McLean , 1960)My Kind of Jazz Ray Charles , 1970)True Blue Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976)Silver Blue Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon , 1976)Dolo! Dolo Coker , 1976)California Hard Junior's Cookin' Junior Cook , 1961)Filthy! Papa John Creach , 1972)Red's Good Groove Red Garland , 1962)Green Is Beautiful Grant Green , 1970)Soul Mist! Richard "Groove" Holmes , 1966)Homecoming! Elmo Hope , 1961)Montara Bobby Hutcherson , 1975)The Soul Brotherhood Charles Kynard , 1969)The Blue Yusef Lateef Yusef Lateef , 1968)Rakin' and Scrapin' Harold Mabern , 1968)Jazz Blues Fusion John Mayall , 1971)Ten Years Are Gone Les McCann Ltd. in New York Les McCann , 1961)Can't Hide Love Carmen McRae , 1976)Capuchin Swing Jackie's Bag Hi Voltage Hank Mobley , 1967)Captain Buckles David "Fathead" Newman , 1970)Opus De Don Don Patterson , 1968)Oh Baby! Big John Patton , 1965)Breezing Sonny Red , 1960)Images Good Move! Freddie Roach , 1963)Takin' Care of Business Charlie Rouse , 1960)Open House Jimmy Smith , 1960)Plain Talk Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass Sonny Stitt , 1962)Soul Time Bobby Timmons , 1960)Steppin' Out! Harold Vick , 1963)The Caribbean Suite Spectrum Cedar Walton , 1968)The Electric Boogaloo Song Beyond Mobius Money in the Pocket Joe Zawinul , 1966)
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