A Sure Thing is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell with orchestra recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.[1]
| A Sure Thing | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | March 7, 8 & 28, 1962 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:52 | |||
| Label | Riverside | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Down Beat | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Trumpeter Blue Mitchell is well featured on this CD reissue with a nonet arranged by Jimmy Heath. The music is straightahead but, thanks to Heath's arrangements, sometimes unpredictable".[2]
Track listing
edit- "West Coast Blues" (Wes Montgomery) – 5:40
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:48
- "Blue on Blue" (Jimmy Heath) – 4:48
- "A Sure Thing" (Gershwin, Jerome Kern) – 4:34
- "Hootie Blues" (Jay McShann) – 5:24
- "Hip to It" (Blue Mitchell) – 5:00
- "Gone With the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 5:57
- Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on March 7 (tracks 2 & 5), March 8 (tracks 3 & 4), and March 28 (tracks 1, 6 & 7), 1962
Personnel
edit- Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry (tracks 1–6) – trumpet
- Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone, arrangement
- Jerome Richardson (tracks 1–6) – flute, alto saxophone
- Pepper Adams (tracks 2–5), Pat Patrick (tracks 1 & 6) – baritone saxophone
- Julius Watkins (tracks 1–6) – French horn
- Wynton Kelly – piano
- Sam Jones – bass
- Albert Heath – drums
References
edit- ^ Blue Mitchell discography accessed October 26, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2010
- ^ Down Beat: September 13, 1962, vol. 29, no. 24
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1009. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.