Blue Mitchell
- MatchBlue Mitchell
- 100%Freddie Hubbard
- 98%Lee Morgan
- 82%Thad Jones
- 72%Kenny Dorham
- 64%Arturo Sandoval
- 60%Fats Navarro
- 59%Art Farmer
- 59%Lou Donaldson
- 59%Stanley Turrentine
- 58%Cole Porter
Biography
Richard Allen Mitchell, 13 March 1930, Miami, Florida, USA, d. 21 May 1979, Los Angeles, California, USA. Mitchells early professional career found him playing trumpet in a number of R&B bands, including that led in the mid-50s by Earl Bostic. Later in the decade he worked briefly with Cannonball Adderley in New York, and then joined Horace Silvers band, an engagement that established Mitchells reputation. When Silver disbanded in 1963, Mitchell formed his own group,... Read more