The Cup Bearers is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.[1]
| The Cup Bearers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | August 28 & 30, 1962 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:28 | |||
| Label | Riverside | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
| Blue Mitchell chronology | ||||
| ||||
Mitchell's group is the Horace Silver Quintet with Cedar Walton on piano in place of Silver.[2]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |    [2] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "The music swings hard, mostly avoids sounding like a Horace Silver group, and has particularly strong solos... excellent hard bop".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Turquoise" (Cedar Walton) - 5:03
- "Why Do I Love You?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:28
- "Dingbat Blues" (Charles Davis) - 5:41
- "Capers" (Tom McIntosh) - 6:04
- "The Cup Bearers" (McIntosh) - 6:15
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 6:43
- "Tiger Lily" (Thad Jones) - 8:31
- Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on August 28 & 30, 1962
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Blue Mitchell discography accessed October 26, 2010
- ^ a b Down Beat: April 11, 1963 vol. 30, no. 9
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1009. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.