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Blue Mitchell opens the solo sequence with three choruses on trumpet, the first of 4 solos on the recording. Taken at a medium-up swing tempo of 157 BPM over the 12-bar Blues in A♭, the improvisation flows with assured, relaxed momentum. Blue Mitchell opens with three trumpet choruses of characteristic warmth and directness, his playing rooted in the blues tradition with lyrical embellishments. Recorded for the album Horace-Scope in 1960, the performance captures Blue Mitchell at 29 to 30 years old. The blues format brings out the most earthy qualities in each soloist, reminding listeners that despite their harmonic sophistication, these musicians remained deeply connected to the blues roots of jazz.
Blue Mitchell was 29 to 30 years old at the time.
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