Blue Soul (Blue Mitchell album)

Blue Soul is an album led by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded and released in 1959 on the Riverside label.

Blue Soul
Studio album by Blue Mitchell
Released	1959
Recorded	September 24, 28 & 30, 1959
Studio	Reeves Sound Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:27
Label	Riverside
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Blue Mitchell chronology
Out of the Blue (1959) Blue Soul (1959) Blue's Moods (1960)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
DownBeat
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Reception

The Allmusic review by Michael G. Nastos awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "This is one of the most precious jazz recordings of a year that would soon give sway to the Blue Note sound, and is in many real and important ways as much of a prelude as any other statement. It's a must-have for all serious mainstream jazz fans".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Blue Mitchell, except where noted

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Minor Vamp" (Benny Golson)	3:42
2.	"The Head"	4:28
3.	"The Way You Look Tonight" (Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern)	3:22
4.	"Park Avenue Petite" (Golson)	3:58
5.	"Top Shelf" (Jimmy Heath)	4:06
6.	"Waverly Street" (Heath)	5:00
7.	"Blue Soul"	4:12
8.	"Polka Dots and Moonbeams" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)	5:50
9.	"Nica's Dream" (Horace Silver)	6:32

• Recorded September 24 (tracks 1 & 2), September 28 (tracks 5, 6, 8 & 9) and September 30 (tracks 3, 4 & 7), 1959.

Personnel

• Blue Mitchell – trumpet
• Curtis Fuller – trombone (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
• Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Sam Jones – bass
• Philly Joe Jones – drums