Person · Male
Blue Mitchell
American trumpet player
- From
- Miami, United States
- Active
- 1930–1979
- Releases
- 37
- hard bop
- jazz
About
Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and Blue Note. He is also credited as the most recorded trumpeter with jazz organ, accumulating 27 sideman recordings in the genre.
Member of
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The Blue Mitchell Quintet flugelhorn, trumpet, eponymous
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The Night Blooming Jazzmen trumpet
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The Mitchells trumpet
Discography
Albums
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Big 6 Apple Music
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Out of the Blue Apple Music
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Blue Soul Apple Music
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Blue’s Moods
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A Jazz Version of Kean
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Smooth as the Wind Apple Music
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A Sure Thing
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The Cup Bearers Apple Music
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The Thing to Do Apple Music
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Bring It Home to Me Apple Music
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Boss Horn Apple Music
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Heads Up! Apple Music
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Bantu Village Apple Music
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Collision in Black
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Vital Blue Apple Music
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Blue Mitchell Apple Music
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Blue’s Blues
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The Last Tango=Blues Apple Music
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Graffiti Blues Apple Music
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Many Shades of Blue Apple Music
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Stratosonic Nuances Apple Music
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Funktion Junction Apple Music
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African Violet Apple Music
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Summer Soft Apple Music
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Casa Blues
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Step Lightly Apple Music
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Stablemates
Links
Also known as
Mitchell, Blue · Richard Allen Mitchell · ブルー・ミッチェル
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- ee287f2c-b209-4edf-acbd-c2fa23e8da40
- ISNI
- 0000000080824229
- IPI
- 00087395136
- IPI
- 00087395234
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.